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Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Angry young man who retained belief in secularism

Bhattacharjee believed he must have done something right, and pushed boldly for review and reform of shibboleths

Febi expects to become the go-to agency for EU companies in India

A 2024 survey of German companies in India flagged bureaucratic hurdles, high corruption, and the tax system as the three biggest obstacles to doing business in India

Delhi's new political economy

No city in India is changing as much as Delhi. Migrants continue to be its backbone as before

Parties struggle with seat-sharing as Maharashtra Assembly elections near

And this much is clear: That in the upcoming Assembly election, negotiations over seat-sharing will be as important as actual outreach to voters

Changed mood: Budget Day reflects new political reality of Lok Sabha

However, speaking to Business Standard immediately after the Budget, Sitharaman said the deviation from the interim Budget was minor, and only one of accent

Has Congress-led Karnataka govt been able to live up to its 'guarantees'

A debate is simmering in Karnataka: About the performance of the "Congress guarantees" that brought the party to power in the state in May last year. Aditi Phadnis explains

Time for accommodation

A string of setbacks is manifesting in various ways for the BJP, most starkly in state politics

An activist's restless dialogue

Patriarchy, misogyny, and many other social ills that confronted IAS-turned activist Aruna Roy are recorded with painful honesty, in all their nuance, in her memoir

Centre, states must collaborate for global investment in India: Mukesh Aghi

Mukesh Aghi talks about the recent Lok Sabha elections, expectations from the coming Budget, changes in India's regulatory environment.

Goa lessons for BJP

If the party doesn't want to slip any further, it might want to take a page out of the state's former chief minister Manohar Parrikar's book

Democrat with an authoritarian streak

Bhaskar Parichha's book beautifully captures the essence of Biju Patnaik - a man both impatient and irascible, fraught with passion, and a big-picture thinker who eschewed detail

What the tribals fear

Tribal voters are worried about threats to their identity from the UCC and the BJP would do well to keep this in mind

UP's power dynamics

Shyamlal Yadav's book offers extraordinary insights into how UP's chief ministers handle governance, faction management, and administration in a state pivotal to national politics

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao: Bridging the divide between business and politics

Cherukuri Ramoji Rao reached the height of his power and fame before he turned 50

Ramoji Rao: The man who lived as interface between business and politics

He reached the height of his power and fame before he turned 50 and even months before he died, was brimming with ideas

Modi 3.0 takes centre stage: Pressure points will vary in new NDA regime

While five got Cabinet berths, two were appointed minister of state (MoS) with independent charge. Four others took oath as minister of state

Assertion & confrontation

Ahead of the 2022 Assembly polls, Azad did talk to Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party (SP) for some kind of adjustment

Lok Sabha election results: After resurgence, what next for the Congress?

Compared with 52 seats in 2019, the party's tally looks set to increase to 99 this time, with 77 seats won already and substantial leads on 22 at the time of going to press

Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi, Mahayuti pepped up before Assembly elections

In the upcoming assembly elections, the MVA faces the challenge of consolidating its gains while the Mahayuti will fight for the turf it currently holds

Prem Singh Tamang's SKM records landslide victory in Sikkim polls

Getting ready to implement my nine guarantees, says CM