Despite a party-imposed age bar and the RSS chief’s “shawl comment,” Narendra Modi has defied the 75-year ceiling that once sidelined BJP stalwarts. Now, as he enters this milestone, the prime minister faces the dual test of his legacy: nation-building versus divisive politics
The September 2025 uprising in Kathmandu toppled a prime minister and thrust a former chief justice into power. For India, the crisis is both peril and opportunity: stabilising a neighbour without repeating the mistakes of the past
The vote chori rhetoric and the Adani-Ambani pitch raked up by Rahul Gandhi during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar seems to have found resonance with the electorate in the state and rattled the BJP, perhaps leading PM Modi to seize on the alleged attack on his mother during the march
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A delayed and dramatic debate on Operation Sindoor finally played out in the Lok Sabha, revealing sharp political posturing, surprise omissions, and a striking show of unity and resolve from the Gandhi siblings against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government
Within the BJP, 75 years is an enigma: a harbinger of ill-boding and a signal that it is time to hang one’s boots. Good news for those who want to push people out and bad for those who want to stay and hold on to their posts and positions