A Peepli Live Independence Day
The Hindu » OPINION » LEAD India’s “fantastic” growth story and the concerns and struggles of the ordinary people increasingly seem like parallel tracks. Up until India’s entry into the high growth...
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It is a long journey ahead: Kejriwal
THE HINDU » OPINION » LEAD ‘We want to pressure the government and assert our rights as citizens.’ Arvind Kejriwal received the Magsaysay award in the Emergent leadership category in 2006. A mere five...
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It would have been disobedience if I had not accepted 1950, says Army Chief
The Hindu » OPINION » INTERVIEW General Vijay Kumar Singh, the Chief of the Army Staff, who was recently in a controversy over his date of birth, speaks to Vidya Subrahmaniam on how “the drama” played...
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The BJP’s ‘akla chalo’ challenge
THE HINDU » OPINION India’s political history shows that since 1984, there has been no unified national vote, nor has a government been formed without a significant coalition. Will Narendra Modi defy...
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What the great-grandson didn’t learn
AGREEMENT WITHIN DIFFERENCES: Nehru (right) and Patel differed with the utmost respect for each other, and concurred and united with the utmost respect. Photo: Gandhi Smriti THE HINDU » OPINION »...
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The forgotten promise of 1949
THE HINDU » OPINION » LEAD The RSS wrote a non-political role for itself as part of an undertaking it gave Sardar Patel. The overt political role it has assumed in 2013 is a breach of that agreement...
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Doublespeak on women’s rights
THE HINDU » OPINION » LEAD The Congress and the BJP have taken hypocritical positions on the Tehelka sexual assault case and the alleged surveillance of a woman by the Gujarat government. One year...
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Mr. Modi’s 100 Days: A Reality Check
THE HINDU » OPINION » LEAD Much of the adulatory media coverage of the performance of the Modi Government in its first 100 days overlooked significant gaps between intent and action, points out Vidya...
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Reaching for the Stars: The Incredible Rise of Arvind Kejriwal
THE HINDU » OPINION » LEAD Five years ago, Arvind Kejriwal was far from being the man of the masses he is today. He abhorred politics and politicians and was in no quandary about enlisting the right...
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It is too early to call 2019
OPINION » LEAD May 20, 2016 Assembly elections do not necessarily foretell the larger fortunes of political parties. Just how well Narendra Modi fares nationally could depend on voter satisfaction and...
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