Rajiv Gandhi

How Rahul-led Congress' advocacy of caste-based census lacks logic and coherence

The opposition’s politics is stuck in the quicksand of 1990s Mandal-era caste dynamics, and its aim is polarisation among castes to foil the unity of Hindus across India and weaponising caste for a divisive 'split and conquer' game plan

Bihar caste survey: Rahul Gandhi turns his back on dad Rajiv’s modern thinking

Quotas, with qualifications, are desirable for SCs and STs, for discrimination against them is justified on historical grounds. But expanding the ambit of caste-based quotas, which Mandal politics does, is a recipe for disaster

Narasimha Rao transformed India; disowning him is a tragic Congress self-goal

When a family behaves like a party, and a party is made to act in favour of a family, then common political sense becomes a casualty. And common sense suggests the Congress today needs PV Narasimha Rao and his pragmatist politics more than ever before

Rahul's famous hug: What happened when Modi govt faced a no-trust vote in 2018

The Narendra Modi government will face a no-confidence motion, four years after fending off one. In 2018, the NDA defeated a no-trust motion brought on by Andhra Pradesh's TDP with 325 votes. However, the highlight was the moment Rahul Gandhi hugged the PM and then winked at his Congress colleagues

Karnataka Elections 2023: Why Rajiv Gandhi, Veerendra Patil and a three-decade incident surface in BJP vs Congress

Few may remember Veerendra Patil today, but his unceremonious dismissal as Karnataka chief minister in 1990 paved the way for BJP’s first inroads into the state in the 1990s, with the state’s influential Lingayat voters

Indira Gandhi removed my father as Union Secretary, he was superseded when Rajiv Gandhi was PM: EAM Jaishankar

Jaishankar was Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to January 2018 and earlier served in key ambassadorial positions including in China and the United States. His father K Subrahmanyam, who passed away in 2011, is regarded as one of India's most prominent national security strategists

Right Word | The politics of Covid-19: Congress’ knee-jerk reaction over Rahul’s Yatra will backfire

Rahul Gandhi might have travelled a lot during his Bharat Jodo Yatra, but his actions and political strategy remain absolutely disconnected with the priorities of this country

138th year of Congress: How legacy of the grand old party is immortalized in philately

The grand old Congress may be down and facing an existential crisis of sorts but it has a rich and one of its kind legacy in philately

1984 Bhopal gas tragedy: Four decades on, no closure in sight for victims

The story of Bhopal gas tragedy becomes more glaring and tragic in the absence of any environmental assessment, accountability, punishment or lessons learnt

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Centre files review petition in SC against release of all convicts

On 11 November, the Supreme Court ordered the release of six convicts in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, after the Tamil Nadu government recommended their remission in 2016