National affairs

Electoral Bonds & its enigmatic nature – An analysis by Sanjay Jha – National Spokesperson – INC

420: My name is Bond, Electoral Bond! Sanjay Jha 20 November 2019, 1:44 PM IST Everywhere I go, I am subjected to the same grumpy lamentation: why do good people not join Indian politics? I appear visibly distraught at the implied insinuation that I am a ‘bad’ guy, probably hand-in-glove with seedy characters, fixing deals, […]

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Prof. Rajeev Gowda analyses the judgement by SC in allowing the disqualified MLA’s in Karnataka to contest !

× Did our judges miss a chance to stem the rot in the system? Nov 14, 2019, 4:03 am IST Deccan Chronicle. | Rajeev Gowda Nation, Current Affairs Unfortunately, the learned judges missed out on a precious opportunity to discourage and put a check on such undemocratic practices.  A file photo of the disqualified MLAs at Raj […]

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A Reflection on Why Rahul Gandhi needs to come back…

Road ahead for Rahul Gandhi. What should he do? This is one question right now that everyone in India has an answer to. It is another matter that everyone has two assumptions pat down, thanks to the relentless propaganda against the man; first that Rahul is clueless and, second, that the coterie around him is […]

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Indian National Congress & Indira Gandhi’s role- A historical perspective

Menu WED, 16 NOV 2016 Indira Gandhi played a major role in shaping our country’s destiny during a critical period in history I am extremely happy and honoured to be invited to deliver the ‘Indira Gandhi Centennial Lecture’. Indiraji was a remarkable personality of the 20th century. Serving as Prime Minister for around 16 years, […]

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Rajdeep Sardesai speaks on the BJP – Shiv Sena tussle

25 years ago, one of the reasons I moved from Mumbai to Delhi as a journalist was because Maharashtra politics was considered too ‘boring’. Whoever would have thought that 25 years later, Maharashtra is where the action is! My column this week looks at why this is a make or break time for the Shiv […]