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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Punjab’s farmers the real Opposition to Modi, BJPColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Punjab’s farmers the real Opposition to...

    It is an embarrassing fact that there is no credible Opposition to the Narendra Modi government and the ruling BJP-NDA...

    22 Feb 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Limits to BJP’s domination? Bharat Ratna and Polls 2024Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Limits to BJP’s domination? Bharat Ratna...

    The announcement in quick succession of four Bharat Ratna awards conferred posthumously on Karpoori Thakur, P.V....

    14 Feb 2024 12:10 AM IST

    The move is seen as a step to project Nitish Kumar as a prominent face ahead of the 2024 elections, besides giving him a bigger say in deciding crucial issues like seat-sharing with the INDIA bloc allies. (File Image: Twitter)Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Weak-kneed Nitish Kumar shifts in a...

    Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar was disarmingly candid when he explained what had driven him to...

    31 Jan 2024 12:54 AM IST

    Book Review | Untold tales of Naga valour in our Stalingrad of the EastBooks and Art
    Book Review | Untold tales of Naga valour in our Stalingrad of the...

    The narrative explores the treacherous terrain, power struggles, and the strategic contributions of the Nagas

    28 Jan 2024 12:38 AM IST

    Is economy in a feel-good psychedelic state in India?Columnists
    Is economy in a feel-good psychedelic state in India?

    The Indian economy is turning out to be like the American one in many ways

    25 Jan 2024 12:24 AM IST

    Saffron flags bearing images of Lord Ram, Lord Hanuman and the upcoming grand temple on display in front of shops along Ram Path, in Ayodhya. Ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in the holy city, demand for such flags has risen manifold. (PTI Photo/Kunal_Dutt)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi's Ayodhya overdrive: Will dreams...

    It is difficult to draw a dividing line between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s excessive enthusiasm as the Ram...

    15 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Construction work in progress at Ayodhya Railway Station, on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The lesson from Ayodhya: How power...

    From 1853 to 1931, when the local groups rioted for space in the then Babri Masjid, it was the religious motive that...

    26 Dec 2023 11:48 PM IST

    The only claim that the Modi government can make is that national security concern was the reason for making the drastic changes in the status of Jammu and Kashmir. (Representative Image: DC)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC's Art. 370 ruling has left key...

    Even Hindu-majority Jammu is not happy with the new UT status

    14 Dec 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi with BJP National President J.P. Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Home Minister Amit Shah during celebrations after partys victory in elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, at BJP headquarters, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Local factors led to BJP's Hindi belt poll...

    The BJP has won three of the states north of the Vindhyas -- Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh -- with clear...

    4 Dec 2023 12:03 AM IST

    Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan (Twitter)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The politics of governors: How Centre...

    The post of the governor remains a constitutional anomaly. The governor is supposed to head the executive of the state...

    27 Nov 2023 11:38 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Nari Shakti Vandan-Abhinandan Karyakram, a day after Parliament passed the womens reservation bill, at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday. (Image: PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Modi foreign policy fumble amid...

    India's position on the Hamas-Israel confrontation is quite different from that of its stance on the Russia-Ukraine war

    16 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

    The capital city of Delhi enveloped in smog in New Delhi, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Air pollution level is Delhi-NCR has started rising owing much to stubble (parali) burning in adjoining states. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Delhi's nightmare: Leaders bicker while...

    The alarming levels of poor air quality in Delhi and its neighbourhood in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been...

    8 Nov 2023 12:05 AM IST

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