By P. Sreekumaran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It does not pay to be oversmart in politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to realize this sooner than later. The party’s desperate attempt to get the better of its biggest tormentor Rahul Gandhi has backfired badly. The BJP is under the impression...
By Tirthankar Mitra Rahul Gandhi’s ouster from Parliament following a court order of two years imprisonment can be used by Congress in its campaign in the poll bound states in the coming days. Even as a gloating BJP smirks, it seems to have unwittingly handed over to the Congress...
By Arun Srivastava The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha mocking father of nation Mahatma Gandhi.” he does not have law degree” has certainly not come as a shocking surprise. Gandhi does not have moral or ethical or cultural importance for the saffron brigade. While Sinha’s comment...
By Harihar Swarup Teary eyes and a roar toward the camera— Nikhat Zareen went through the full wringer of emotions after a closely—fought gold medal match that saw her emerging as World Champion for the second straight year. It was the culmination of an arduous tournament in which she ...
By James M Dorsey A refusal by the governor of Hindu-majority Bali to host an Israeli soccer team at this May’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup puts the Indonesian government, football association, and foremost Muslim civil society movement on the spot. Wayan Koster’s refusal threatens to lead FIFA to deprive...
By Kalyani Shankar Is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi politically finished after the recent court verdict and his subsequent dismissal from Parliament? Is it an advantage or a setback for him and his party? It is too early to predict as it is an evolving story. But experience says that...
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The contemporary Indian narrative of the times of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is full of confusing signals for the common men. On the one hand PM Narendra Modi and his government in all their appearance has been trying to be truthful, doing justice, and virtuous,...
By Sushil Kutty Things are moving fast in Karnataka where assembly elections will be held in April-May, a matter of a few weeks. In the latest, after the BJP announced the scrapping of the 4 percent quota for the Muslim minority, the Congress vowed to restore it if it...
By L S Herdenia BHOPAL: BJP is resorting to virtual ‘ghero’ of Madhya Pradesh. Besides several small leaders, two stalwarts of the party chose to visit Madhya Pradesh almost at the same time. While home minister Amit Shah visited Chhindwara, stronghold of Kamal Nath for more than four decades,...
By Gershon Baskin At the demonstrations for saving Israel’s democracy, I carry a sign that says, “There is no democracy with occupation.” It is not very popular, and at every demonstration, some people feel compelled to tell me that it is not in the right place. My answer is...