Vandita is The Indian Express National Opinion Editor
August 13, 2023 20:03 IST
The no-confidence motion, and the proposed overhaul of the penal code, tell a story
Sun, Aug 13, 2023August 06, 2023 20:23 IST
His test will be to help shape the Opposition front's strategy to corner the government. And to keep from sagging the newly-minted Opposition unity. This dual role poses a challenge Rahul will need to step up to, perhaps by doing things a little differently
Mon, Aug 07, 2023July 30, 2023 16:34 IST
As the crisis in the northeastern state continues, there seems little common ground
Sun, Jul 30, 2023July 23, 2023 20:20 IST
We've seen it before, this evasion of responsibility by those in power, this inability of those in the Opposition to enforce accountability. But in Manipur, the failures are more intense and more glaring
Mon, Jul 24, 2023July 16, 2023 20:38 IST
As a new Parliament session begins, watch the degrees of separation and intimacy
Sun, Jul 16, 2023July 02, 2023 20:22 IST
And why the Opposition would do well to take notes
Sun, Jul 02, 2023June 25, 2023 20:01 IST
It’s going to be a hard-fought battle in 2024, and though democracy is a given, the Emergency’s anniversary is another reminder that it is not to be taken for granted
Mon, Jun 26, 2023June 18, 2023 19:54 IST
In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress’s poll template sidesteps a besieged school
Sun, Jun 18, 2023June 11, 2023 19:43 IST
Across their many differences — a polarising politics of Hindutva is central to the BJP’s self-definition while the AAP’s calling card is a sort of ideology-agnostic solutionism — the two parties have more in common than is let on by their currently picturesque hostilities
Sun, Jun 11, 2023June 04, 2023 19:19 IST
From the Balasore train tragedy to the stonewalling of women wrestlers’ protests by the powerful — when it reconvenes, the House must let these issues in
Sun, Jun 04, 2023May 27, 2023 01:18 IST
Social historian and political commentator Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi on takeaways from the Karnataka Assembly election results, why entrepreneurs have joined politics and how Hindutva was blunted.
Sun, May 28, 2023May 21, 2023 18:45 IST
Two stories, one message: The battle goes on, after the battle is over
Sun, May 21, 2023May 14, 2023 04:08 IST
There will be chatter in coming days about why the Congress won, and many are already pointing to a large-scale shift of the “Lingayat vote” from the BJP.
Sun, May 14, 2023May 08, 2023 06:53 IST
The bringing in of younger candidates, while keeping the caste balance intact, is being seen in Karnataka not just as a party turning its face to the future, but also, and perhaps more, as a reordering of the power equations between the state unit and the central party.
Mon, May 08, 2023May 04, 2023 07:30 IST
Why Cong sticks its poll neck out to push for a ban on Bajrang Dal
Sat, May 13, 2023May 03, 2023 04:00 IST
Anti-incumbency, mainly centring on price rise and corruption, and encompassing farmers’ vulnerabilities, concerns on education and jobs, is a loud and assertive clamour in South Karnataka’s districts of Mandya, Tumakuru and Mysore.
Sat, May 13, 2023April 16, 2023 19:36 IST
The events of last week have resurrected difficult questions about rule of law, politics and impunity in the state
Sun, Apr 16, 2023April 09, 2023 19:20 IST
For one, the “democracy/constitution under siege” argument needs to be framed in more imaginative ways, to connect it to the lifeworlds of ordinary people, instead of only describing the predicament of a few embattled players
Sun, Apr 09, 2023April 02, 2023 20:04 IST
Powerful PM talks of “supari” and “suraksha kavach”. Amritpal Singh drama features catchwords that have lost meaning
Sun, Apr 02, 2023March 26, 2023 19:13 IST
For Congress and the Opposition, there is no ready-made halo to be picked up and worn. The hard labour of politics for framing the issue and taking it to the people remains to be done
Sun, Mar 26, 2023March 19, 2023 16:29 IST
Vandita Mishra writes: Yet again, the House is locked down, and politics plays outside
Sun, Mar 19, 2023March 19, 2023 07:21 IST
PM seen as custodian of ‘big things,’ Kejriwal as trusted one who delivers ‘suvidhaein’
Mon, Mar 20, 2023March 12, 2023 19:33 IST
Vandita Mishra writes: In the run-up to 2024, there is more to the image and the message than their apparent excess
Sun, Mar 12, 2023March 05, 2023 18:48 IST
Vandita Mishra writes: That such a state is ubiquitous, across political lines, doesn't exonerate the BJP, which has taken the thin-skinnedness and strong-armedness to a new high, or low.
Sun, Mar 05, 2023February 12, 2023 16:32 IST
Vandita Mishra writes: For Rahul, a focus on Modi can be a double edged sword. The Modi message gives no quarter to what and who has gone before
Mon, Feb 13, 2023