2019 - Sagarika Ghose

April 11, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Modi Shining may not be India Shining part 2

A cheery optimism is a politician’s constant companion. Which is why as survey after survey shows the Narendra Modi-led NDA poised to return to power, opposition politicians have been...

April 8, 2019
Team RS
Video

Who will win the battle of Dravidians, DMK or AIADMK?

March 28, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Narendra Modi and Limits of Self-Marketing

In the age of 24 x 7 news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the master of political theatre, his every move designed to maximize eyeballs. Which is why a...

March 18, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Blog

Manohar Parikkar: the original ‘Aam aadmi’ neta

In December 2013, the entire national media was in a tizzy over Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi image. Every move of the man who would be Delhi chief...

March 14, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Blog

When Pak-bashing becomes an Indian Election Issue

When Narendra Modi is on the campaign trail in his ‘janmabhoomi’ of Gujarat, his rabble-rousing rhetoric usually gets even more theatrical. Not surprisingly then, he chose a public rally...

March 11, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Ten Reasons why Mr Modi is in Pole Position to win 2019

The battle has well and truly begun, the election commission has sounded the bugle for elections 2019. Elections are both a marathon cum steeplechase with many crazy jumps and...

February 28, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

War games in election season

War is not a cricket match and an air strike should not be reduced to a political spectacle. But we are in election season which might explain the well-choreographed...

February 17, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Blog

Open Letter to Imran Khan

I write this with sadness as much as anger. Yes, like every Indian citizen, I am bloody angry at what happened in Pulwama, the killing of 40 CRPF jawans...

February 14, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

The importance of being Nitin Gadkari in a big election year

In February 1994, as I was preparing to leave Mumbai for Delhi, a senior professional colleague had a word of caution: “Remember, Delhi is very different to our city....

January 31, 2019
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Behenji Needed More than Behen

This is the season for opinion polls with hyper-ventilating TV anchors throwing a volley of numbers at dazed viewers with an authority that at times belies the spotty track...