Category: Politics and Governance in India

Quote of the Week

Amar Singh-ji in The Indian Express: The real cake (of the SP) comprises (criminal politicians)…the celebrities..were the whitewash…the icing on the cake. ..traditionally we were very fond of such characters in the party. Past...

Weekend Links: J&K, Hyderabad and Shantanu’s story

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Dividing India: one bit at a time

Last week, while catching up on news-reports re. the Ranganath Misra Commission, I was struck by how slowly but steadily we keep chipping away at an already fragile sense of national identity…by pitting one...

Three Questions for friends of BJP

Most readers of this blog would be aware of “Friends of BJP” and the dedicated team that conceived this group last year. One of the stated aims of “Friends of BJP” is to get...