Page 12 - Indian Politics

Shekhar Gupta: Two fronts, one challenge

India must break out of the strategic triangulation between China and Pakistan. Before that, it has to decide if it will allow domestic electoral interests limit its strategic options

'Hitchiker's guide to democratic palsy'

Book review of Despite the State: Why India Lets Its People Down and How They Cope

BJP using emotions so people don't raise issues of misgovernance: Congress

The Congress accused the BJP government of "manufacturing controversies" and using emotions to divide people so that they do not raise issues of misgovernance and economic mismanagement.

Shekhar Gupta: Politics takes economic turn

New ideological battle lines have been drawn in Indian politics and they're on economic terrain. It is change for good

Best of BS Opinion: A different Modi, politics takes economic turn & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Cong, regional parties bent on Babur's rule in Assam: BJP MLA Himanta

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the sole aim of the entire opposition, comprising the Congress-led Grand Alliance and the newly-formed regional parties, is to bring "Babur's rule" in the state

Dynastic politics biggest enemy of democracy, says PM Narendra Modi

The nation's politics like any other sector needs them and their new thoughts, energy, ideas and dreams a lot, he said

Retrospective restraint: Pranab's last memoir hides more than it tells

It avoids real political issues, refuses to go into details, hides more than it tells, and is therefore a big let-down

Rising quietly, organically

Shiv Sena and AIMIM are growing without engineering splits or defections

Who will take vaccine with question marks on its reliability: Manish Tewari

Congress leader Manish Tewari said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has "politically misused" the Covid-19 pandemic and raised question marks on the reliability of the vaccine

Sourav Ganguly was under pressure to join politics, says CPI(M) leader

Senior CPI(M) leader Ashok Bhattacharya's statement that former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who suffered a heart attack, was under pressure to join politics created a storm

Chaos, uneasy peace: 2020, a year of protests and politics amid Covid-19

This year was bookended by protests-anti-CAA demonstrations in the beginning and farmer agitation at the end. A violent standoff with China also kept the nation on edge

Sonia and Rahul Gandhi skip Congress party's 136th Foundation Day event

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday gave the party's 136th Foundation Day event a miss

Shiv Sena mocks PM Modi for visiting gurdwara amid farmers' protest

Prime Minister Modi sought inspiration from Guru Tegh Bahadur. Thousands of Sikh fighters are also fighting (protesting) from the same inspiration near Delhi border, Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said

Development should not be seen through political prism: PM Modi at AMU

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said politics can wait but development cannot, and asserted that development should not be seen through the political prism

Amit Shah likely to visit Assam on Dec 26, ahead of 2021 assembly polls

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit Assam on December 26. Several Opposition MLAs and leaders are likely to join the BJP ahead of 2021 Assembly polls in Assam

Things India must do to be a functioning social democracy

If even a modest but growing social welfare package is to be affordable, the public sector has to perform or be disbanded so that the govt can shut down one of the two cash burners, writes T N Ninan

PM attacks political dynasties, says for some 'heritage' is family's name

In a veiled attack on political dynasties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said some people paid more attention to their family's legacy than to their country's heritage.

Socialising social media

Online media platforms must be regulated to protect the public from lies that polarise society

Bihar elections' message for India

The results confirm the age of the mythological prime ministership is finally here