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Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay
The writer is an author and journalist based in Delhi-NCR. His latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India', and he�??s also the author of 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.
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    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Does RSS chief’s Muslim dialogue have a...

    At the outset, it’s important to examine why the meeting between the sarsanghchalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak...

    27 Sept 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit at Elmau Castle, southern Germany, on June 27, 2022. (AFP)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | ‘Freebie’ politics: Can Opp. use PM...

    It is ironical that barely months after leading the BJP to an astonishing successive victory in the Uttar Pradesh...

    29 July 2022 12:55 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally, in Shimla, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Politics of ‘us’ and ‘them’: The myths...

    Hindutva is spoken beneath the breath by the leadership but in high decibels by supporters

    3 Jun 2022 12:22 AM IST

    The repeated use of questionable tactics by state police forces points to a deeper malaise. (Representational Image/ AP)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | To stop all political misuse, speedy police...

    As recent events demonstrate, every party prefers having the law enforcers acting as a private militia

    18 May 2022 12:41 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Nehru, Ambedkar and the BJP: Revisiting of...

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has personally led this new-found public embrace and appropriation of Dr Ambedkar’s...

    11 April 2022 12:29 AM IST

    Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi chairs the Congress Working Committee meeting, in New Delhi, Sunday, March 13, 2022. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is also seen. (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Congress like an old LP, playing the same...

    People still hope the Congress leadership shall arise from its self-induced comatose state

    16 March 2022 2:44 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally, ahead of the second phase of UP Assembly polls, in Kannauj, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Will BJP’s ‘before’ & ‘after’ 2017...

    The central prong has been always to poke at pre-existing religios prejudice of Hindus against Muslims

    14 Feb 2022 2:51 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Why Netaji is at centrestage: Will history...

    The improbable “return” of Netaji into India’s mainstream politics would have jeopardised the career paths of...

    26 Jan 2022 2:25 AM IST

    Senior leaders of 21 opposition parties including the Congress, Trinamool Congress, TDP, AAP, NCP and the DMK. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | After Bengal, Opposition must devise national...

    Opposition parties have to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each party and leader and allocate responsibility...

    5 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Former UP minister Akhilesh Yadav offers prayers on the banks of Ganga river during Kumbh Mela 2021, in Haridwar, Sunday, April 11, 2021. (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay | Hindu politics' by Opposition is a sign of...

    The (Hindu) Opposition leaders now mask past commitment and efforts at increasing the political representation of...

    20 April 2021 11:55 PM IST

    Representational image (PTI)Opinion
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay: Centre's lockdown exit has the whiff of...

    India's ruling establishment has so far come across as a bewildered lot, unsure of any path but polarising politics and...

    14 May 2020 5:46 PM IST

    Oil and gas company employees model for the Aarogya Setu app. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Aarogya Setu not a magic tool; it breaches privacy

    It is universally recognised that crises like pandemics enable governments to increase surveillance.

    21 April 2020 12:08 PM IST

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