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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    YSR Congress chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and TRS working committee president K.T. Rama Rao at a meeting at the formers residence at Lotus Pond, in Hyderabad, on Wednesday. (R. Pavan)Opinion
    Moves, counter-moves in coalition calculations

    At ground zero, Mr Naidu, Mr Rao and Mr Reddy are fighting to control their own territory.

    19 Jan 2019 7:30 AM IST

    Though the religious minorities are in principle included in the new category, as far as educational opportunity goes, they cannot take advantage of it because under Article 29 of the Constitution, 50 per cent of the seats in minority-run institutions are reserved for them. (Photo: DC)Opinion
    New EWS quota' riddled with many ambiguities

    The issue is complicated at many levels and the BJP will be caught in the coils of its own cleverness.

    11 Jan 2019 8:09 AM IST

    United we stand: A galaxy of opposition leaders across the country had converged at the swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy after the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) successfully thwarted alleged attempts by the BJP to poach their legislators to reach the majority mark in the state.Sunday Chronicle
    Regional parties have their limitations

    The inference is clear: An alliance with the TD holds good only in Andhra Pradesh, where it has a good hold.

    6 Jan 2019 12:13 AM IST

    on the house: Congress president Rahul Gandhi was mocked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for asking him to stand for a hug. Mr Modi said the Congress leader was in a hurry to unseat him.Sunday Chronicle
    Quixotic Rahul Gandhi may well pull out a victory

    The BJP is perplexed with a Congress president who speaks the language of the post-globalisation yuppie.

    6 Jan 2019 12:11 AM IST

    M.J. AkbarOpinion
    A year of scandals, controversies fizzles out

    Had a Congress government done what the Narendra Modi government had done, then a BJP in Opposition would have gone to...

    2 Jan 2019 4:55 AM IST

    Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    As regionals' rise, our democracy is stronger

    It is that time when alliances are re-alliances are being reworked.

    29 Dec 2018 12:28 AM IST

    A jubilant Congress worker waves the party flag in Jabalpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Treacherous political terrain looms in 2019

    The economic woes of the common man cannot be glossed over by pep talk and feel-good slogans.

    12 Dec 2018 7:20 AM IST

    Leaders slammed the BJP government saying that it is trying to implement Hindutva agenda and openly threatening democracy by suppressing the voice of students in the country.Opinion
    BJP drives Congress to playing Hindu' politics

    BJP has succeeded in its malevolent intent of reducing the politics of the country to that of religious marker.

    6 Dec 2018 7:21 AM IST

    Ajmal KasabOpinion
    26/11 Ten years later: To fight terror's poison, have faith in...

    Victory over terrorists should not be at the price of reducing oneself to the level of the terrorists.

    27 Nov 2018 7:10 AM IST

    Mehbooba MuftiOpinion
    In J&K, only elections can now clear the air

    What is of real significance in the latest development in the politics of J&K is that everyone has allowed the...

    23 Nov 2018 7:04 AM IST

    Finance Minister Arun JaitleyOpinion
    Government, RBI must work together, end turf war

    India is really a market-driven economy, with its huge domestic market of hundreds of millions of consumers.

    19 Nov 2018 2:34 AM IST

    Hamid Karzai Former President of AfghanistanOpinion
    Delhi shouldn't meddle in Kabul power games

    The Americans too soon recognised that political stability in Afghanistan hinges on the Taliban joining the political...

    12 Nov 2018 2:08 AM IST

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