Page 6 - Indian Politics

Shekhar Gupta: Socialism of the elites

Scindia's 'non-AC' Range Rover shows how a unique brand of hypocritical - and self-destructive - socio-populism is our national ideology. Reason why Hindu Rate of Growth is India's destiny

Genpact CEO Tyagarajan explains how he came to be known as 'Tiger'

Tyagarajan tells Nivedita Mookerji why the coronavirus outbreak is a wake-up call for people across the world

Why independent Dalit political outfits are failing to win elections

Badri Narayan explains why it has become harder to mobilise the Dalit community en bloc under the banner of Dalit political parties

Explained: What is a whip and what happens if it is disobeyed in the house?

The confusion over who the NCP whip is has led to people asking, what is meant by whip. Here's all you need to know

Message from the states

Time for economy to be the focus of politics

Ayodhya verdict will have 'consequences' for India's polity: Muslim parties

The top court reserved the verdict in the politically sensitive case on October 16 after hearing it for 40 days

Shielding the govt: The use and abuse of intellectual storm troopers

The Modi govt doesn't address critics directly and lets an outsourced army take them on. This keeps the govt at an arm's length from any debate about its policies

Defection: A Ricardian view

Views have tended to differ on this, which is why we get two broad types of parties: Left and Right

Elitism, populism, meritocracy…

Decoding the angst-ridden discourse of the day

Shekhar Gupta: Ideology vs psephology

The only way to defeat Modi-BJP in 2019 could be through local battles with strong leaders as it makes psephological sense despite ideological contradictions

In the quest for victory in 2019, the country is being set aflame

It is difficult to be optimistic about Indian politics in the run-up to 2019

Mind the gap between superior lifestyle & public service in Indian politics

The profession of politics in India is regarded as a means to accessing a superior lifestyle rather than a mode of public service

Obsession with status: Indians more meticulous than others about protocol

The deft footwork behind Wednesday's meeting between Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav confirmed that protocol is as powerful in India's democratic politics as it was in the film Anna and the King of Siam

Is the political mood in the country changing?

When enough people believe that is so, Modi should become wary

In praise of coalitions

Everyone agrees that British colonial rule left India with several sets of mindsets. An important one amongst these being the idea that the two-party system was the best way to arrange politics

Raisina on the Thames

Indian political lords have large and small clans to bequeath their powers and lucre to

The Godfather syndrome

'Goondas' flourish where Indian democracy fails, says Vir Sanghvi

India ranks 148th in number of women MPs; UN calls for quotas in Lok Sabha

However, women hold important positions like Sushma Swaraj is the External Affairs Minister