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'I am Indira Gandhi's granddaughter': Priyanka dares UP govt

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government was threatening her through various departments for speaking the truth

This is no Emergency

By looking for an Emergency in our times, we forget to notice that the first Republic inaugurated with the Constitution of India is already over

India won't forget sacrifice of those who fought for democracy during Emergency: Modi

Former prime minister Indira Gandhi had imposed the Emergency in the country on June 25, 1975

Before the Emergency

Political developments as have unfolded in independent India have often been seen as an outcome of policy shifts in an earlier period

Clash in eastern Ladakh: A historical perspective

Among other things, a crystallisation of our political and security arrangements with countries which share our concerns over China's aggressive posture is required

Rohinton Mistry's 1995 novel captured the grand tragedies of Emergency

A Fine Balance is also a ludicrous sketch of a nation, its grand tragedies and political misadventures, specifically during the Emergency of 1975, which was declared 45 years ago on June 25

Frames per Second: Music for tragedy

The stunning narrative and music of Haqeeqat tried to spin India's defeat in the 1962 China war as a tale of sacrifice

The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise

The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed

The intellectual comfort blanket

Many professional Indian economists today, as well as others who know some economics, also now have such a blanket

VP Naidu surprises journalists, makes calls to enquire about well-being

Vice-President Naidu has been around in Delhi for so long, it is quite natural that he would know most fixtures in the capital by name, even journalists of a certain age.

Vande Bharat vs Bharat ke Bande: Is Modi losing his political touch?

PM Modi's pandemic messaging has been mostly directed at the middle class and elites and there's little empathy for the poor millions. Is he losing his political touch?

Tamil Nadu's political mothership

Jayalalithaa was truly a lone empress loved fiercely by her party followers and loathed by her political adversaries

Living with the known devil

It's the capacity of our poor and most vulnerable fellow citizens to accept adversity and struggle on

The Congress' golden years

Book review of The Lotus Years: Political Life in India in the Time of Rajiv Gandhi

Satwant Singh to Nirbhaya case: History of executions in Independent India

Sixteen convicts have been executed in the country in the past three decades, including Yakub Memon, Afzal Guru and Ajmal Kasab.

Of rajas and prajas, Aya Rams and Gaya Rams

What Jyotiraditya Scindia's move means for the Congress and the BJP

With Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, BJP bets big on experience to take on Kejriwal

Bidhuri is the most experienced among those who are in active politics in Delhi and a prominent face among the Gurjars

Govt performance shows strong leadership no guarantee for good economics

The data and the feel after six years under PM Modi prove a strong leader doesn't necessarily give us decisive economic leadership unmindful of immediate political risks

Amit Shah's campaign reminiscent of Sanjay Gandhi

Modi 2.0 has heralded the coming of age of Shah, and strong parallels can be drawn between his style of functioning and that of Sanjay Gandhi, the bete noir of the Emergency and PM Indira Gandhi's son

1966 or 1991? Two lessons from history for FM Sitharaman before Budget

The 1991 budget freed businesses from random, illogical productive controls. Exactly opposite of what happened in 1966.