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'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.
Irrespective of whether it gives in to the demand for Telangana or not, the Congress stands to lose politically in Andhra Pradesh.
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.
It could be in the party’s interest if the secularism vs communalism debate takes the the centrestage prior to 2014.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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?
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.
Seventeen years after NTR passed away, his family seems determined to ensure there is nothing to report on NTR's memorabilia.
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.
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.
Mani Shankar Aiyar makes a good case for changes in Pakistani attitudes to India. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The military is Pakistan or what defines Pakistan and that is exactly where India’s problem lies.
The most important question is what kind of response Pakistan army needs to be given as a military response – controlled or full blast?
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.
The PM says that there will be no business as usual with Pakistan, but that country is neck-deep in turmoil on several fronts
The Indian government's steps to issue compulsory license for three more cancer drugs - Trastuzumab, Dasatinib and Ixabepilone - is welcome. Here's why.
Pakistan's efforts to internationalise the Kashmir dispute, which had received a setback in recent years, are back on course.
The army chief, despite some initial tough talk, chose to downplay the recent ceasefire violations on the LoC in line with the government's stand.
The likes of Madhu Kishwar and Chetan Bhagat argue that we the middle class are a bit too mad at seething masses for their "medieval mindset" that justifies the rape of women. They're just plain wrong.
The recent spate of con-jobs in these two otherwise progressive states seem to indicate a bolder and brasher band of cheats and a sizable number of people who are willing to buy any story no matter how far-fetched it is.
The brutal Delhi gangrape case has bought forth a new aspect of criminality that India’s justice system perhaps needs to address. How does one deal with juveniles who commit heinous crimes and are aware of it?
The Congress' political influence stands vastly shrunk in the State that is pivotal for Rahul Gandhi's chances of taking over as Prime Minister.
With its unnuanced narrative on conducting relations with a troublesome neighbour, the Manmohan Singh government is rewarding bad behaviour on Pakistan's part - and opening up India to yet more vulnerabilities.
There are over 20 Urdu dailies published from Srinagar, which is more than in the rest of India and more even than in Pakistan. And despite many Indian government propaganda items, their news items focus on Pakistan.
The RSS brass in camping in force in Delhi to ensure that Nitin Gadkari gets a second term as President of the BJP.
Gradualism is the way to go about changes in the economy. Reforms hardliners can wait.