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Chanakya's View: Ram Mandir - SC's offer is a boon

The fact of the matter is that Indians in general, whether Hindu or Muslim, have had enough of this dispute.

26 March 2017 12:25 AM IST

BJP workers play holi with a giant cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate the partys victory in the UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday.

Chanakya's View: BJP's triumph holds key lessons for Opposition

For the Opposition to the BJP, the time has come to smell the coffee.

12 March 2017 12:24 AM IST

Policemen guard as All India Students Association (AISA) and Jawaharlal Nehru University students hold a protest demanding the arrest of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members at the police headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: India is becoming an intolerant nation

Democracy is not only about the number of elections we hold.

26 Feb 2017 12:26 AM IST

The practice of triple talaq (immediate divorce) is at present the subject of a Supreme Court case. (Representational image/File Photo)

BJP piggybacking on reform' to win polls

The question of banning triple talaq is part of the BJP's stated goal of expediting the adoption of a uniform civil code...

12 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

The GDP estimate is a cornerstone of finance minister Arun Jaitleys Budget on February 1. (Representational image)

Chanakya's View: Needed - A Budget to tackle economic woes

The timing of the Budget has, however, ignited debate due to electoral reasons.

29 Jan 2017 1:07 AM IST

BJP National President Amit Shah performs seva at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib on the occasion of 350th Prakash Utsav of Guru Gobind Singh at Chandni Chowk, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

A festival that lit up hearts

The Prakash Utsav was an illustration of the organic link between ideology, conviction and governance.

15 Jan 2017 1:32 AM IST

Parliament House (Photo: PTI)

Mission 2017: A happy, healthy, clean India...

After two successive drought years, let the New Year focus on the well being of our farmers.

1 Jan 2017 3:18 AM IST

The Telangana state government has expedited measures to switch to cashless economy following demonetisation

Chanakya's View: Cashless economy - A recipe for disaster

A cashless' society could not or should not have been the primary aim of the government.

18 Dec 2016 12:48 AM IST

Prime MInister Narendra Modi laughes during debate in Rajya Sabha (Photo: Videograb)

Chanakya's View: Disruptive House - BJP has only itself to blame

The debate began in the Rajya Sabha in the expectation that the Prime Minister would join.

4 Dec 2016 12:38 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Intent needs planning

Mr Kumar's call to attack benami properties must get a credible response from the government.

20 Nov 2016 12:59 AM IST

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, and the members of the Constituent Assembly, sought to draft our Constitution with the express purpose of creating the right balance between the three fundamental pillars of governance

Chanakya's View: The warning signs

An apolitical bureaucracy and civil service, and a free and independent judiciary, were the key features of the...

6 Nov 2016 6:34 AM IST

Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said her ministry will give 50 percent subsidy to those willing to add food processing service to the cold chain, while 35 percent subsidy those who will only set up cold chain for storage and use cold chain vehicles to transport materials to food processing units. (Photo: PTI)

BJP: The Mandir card won't fetch votes

The BJP did profit from the Ram Mandir agitation in the early 1990s but not for too long.

23 Oct 2016 1:57 AM IST