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Rahul vs Modi: Who has the edge in Mahabharat 2014?

Rahul will try to distance himself from his government’s recent record. Modi will try to get the electorate’s mind off 2002. The winner will be whoever succeeds in making voters forget their past.

Shinde has weakened India's security. He should be sacked

Shinde's remark on "Hindu terror" is a dangerous gambit in the politicisation of terrorism that has already embarrassed India and made a mockery of our case in the court of public opinion that India is the victim of terrorism sponsored by Pakistan.

The Telangana conundrum: Will Hyderabad be the stumbling block?

Irrespective of whether it gives in to the demand for Telangana or not, the Congress stands to lose politically in Andhra Pradesh.

Surrogacy and homophobia: India bans gay parents

Only heterosexual couples married for at least two years can come to India to have a child via a surrogate. India's new guidelines actively create discrimination where none existed against gay couples and single parents.

Shinde remarks: Why Congress won’t mind taking on Modi

It could be in the party’s interest if the secularism vs communalism debate takes the the centrestage prior to 2014.

Poor, middle class, media: who is MMS talking to?

Instead of coming up with a communication strategy that impresses the international community, Manmohan Singh and his party would do well to listen to the needs to the nation's people.

My tragic history: Rahul reveals why he is unfit to lead

Rahul Gandhi's speech may have dispelled his image as the aloof, ever-reluctant prince in one soul-baring swoop. But in baring that soul, he also revealed just why he can never be prime minister -- or, at least, a revolutionary one.

Rajiv Gandhi did not deliver on promises, so will Rahul?

Rahul Gandhi spoke the language of the "outsider" looking to change the system, but he is a consummate insider to the system that he says is flawed. And, worse, he is a direct beneficiary of the flaws in the system that he riles against.

'Son rise' in Congress: It's too soon to write off Rahul Gandhi

When you're a Rahul Gandhi, there will always be countless "fall guys" within the party to accept moral responsibility for electoral losses. Any victory, on the other hand, will be attributed to his "Chanakyan politics".

We are fools: 6 things we need to realise about Pakistan

There can be no peace with Pakistan till the nature of the Pakistani state changes. Why is it that we never seem to realise this despite repeated setbacks?

The education of Sonia Gandhi: There's an urban middle class

Sonia Gandhi's speech revealed that she has woken up to the presence of a political constituency known as the 'urban middle class' and is actually rather more aware of the perturbations of the common folk than we had imagined.

The fading legacy of NTR, Andhra Pradesh's most colourful leader

Seventeen years after NTR passed away, his family seems determined to ensure there is nothing to report on NTR's memorabilia.

From LoC with fear: interview with an ordinary soldier

Ordinary soldiers along the Line of Control don't care too much about the intricacies of the relationship between the two nations and aren't unused to spurts of violence.

Why it's hard to get excited about Hina Rabbani Khar's peace offer

Even as Khar is talking the language of peace, there is compelling reason to believe that the Pakistan Army is preparing to revive its long-haul low-intensity war with India, deploying jihadi elements who serve as its proxy arm.

India-Pakistan: Why the joke is on Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar makes a good case for changes in Pakistani attitudes to India. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Dear India: If you want peace, speak to Pakistan Military

The military is Pakistan or what defines Pakistan and that is exactly where India’s problem lies.

Why India can't go to war with Pakistan

The most important question is what kind of response Pakistan army needs to be given as a military response – controlled or full blast?

LoC violation: Liberals are ignoring the reality of Pakistan

Liberal artists protest too much over India's momentary suspension of cultural and sporting links with Pakistan, but wilfully ignore the maniacal suspicion that agitates the minds of Pakistani Army officers who see even Indian films as propagandist tools.