The government seems to have found a middle way to address the farmers’ concerns—put the reform laws on hold for a year-and-a-half. This is the latest...
This year is going to see a series of Assembly polls, the most crucial being the ones in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. Barring...
The Supreme Court has finally had to step in to mediate between the farmers and the government. It is indeed ironic that our politicians who have...
Akhilesh Yadav set the cat amongst the pigeons when he claimed that he would not take any of the Covid vaccines being offered in India as...
The government’s most immediate challenge comes in from the in tray of 2020 which is of course the ongoing farmers’ protests. With the talks now shifted...
Resisting the temptation to send the year off with a good riddance, it certainly has been a year of upheavals. There are a lot of spin...
It’s indeed very interesting. We have the government insisting that the farm reforms are all being undertaken keeping the farmers’ benefits in mind, but the farmer himself is arguing otherwise. In fact, I have...
If there is one message from the last month it is this: The spirit of Punjab is very much alive and kicking. The Modi government may...
While the BJP is busy battling the farmers, there’s an interesting churn going on within the Opposition. We have had Sharad Pawar’s followers pitching for him...
There has been a lot of debate recently around the office of the UPA chairperson. Currently that post is being held by Sonia Gandhi, but given...