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April 6, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Who will take on Modi in the 2024 elections?

For the last few years, Indian politics has witnessed a long-running saga: KBC or Kaun Banega Challenger (who’ll become the challenger). New contenders emerge each year — sometimes every...

March 23, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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The controversy roiling Parliament is contrived

Long before “foreign soil”, there was the “foreign hand”. At a rally in Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1976, at the height of the Emergency, former Prime Minister (PM) Indira...

March 9, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Indian cricket faces a moment of truth

As player, captain and commentator, there has arguably been no more authoritative voice in Indian cricket over the last 50 years than Sunil Gavaskar. So when the legendary cricketer...

February 23, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Why the BJP is reaching out to Christians in the Northeast

In a distant corner of India, a new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is attempting to break through an old barrier. At a Sunday mass in one of Shillong’s oldest...

February 10, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Adani row may have limited political impact

Long before Rahul Gandhi, there was VP Singh. The former prime minister (PM) in the late 1980s targeted politician-big business links to project himself as Mr Clean. Singh was...

January 26, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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A new war of narratives in India’s political arena

For almost a decade now, the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s political playbook has revolved around a well-planned kaamdar vs naamdar (worker vs dynast) narrative. The binary of...

January 12, 2023
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Governors must act as neutral umpires

In a National Capital with the maximum number of VVIPs, here is an intriguing question: Who is the big boss of Delhi? Is it the Union home ministry which...

December 30, 2022
Rajdeep Sardesai
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A Prayer for 2023

As 2022 draws to a close, its time once again for a prayer for India ahead of a new year. Where the mind is without fear and the held...

December 29, 2022
Rajdeep Sardesai
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As we bid goodbye to 2022, a prayer for India

As 2022 draws to a close, it’s time again for a prayer for India ahead of a new year. Where the mind is without fear and the head is...

December 15, 2022
Rajdeep Sardesai
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The Morocco miracle in a World Cup of migrants

In a World Cup football tournament of astonishing twists and turns, the most compelling takeaway is this: The football world is now becoming “flat” — a metaphor for an...