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Vivek Deshpande
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‘One nation, one election’ plan presents a challenge for the Opposition – and for the BJP
The Hindutva party is hoping that the optics of simultaneous polls will help it overcome anti-incumbency sentiment and a united Opposition.
Vivek Deshpande
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What CAG’s indictment of Nitin Gadkari’s ministry signals
The senior minister, who is locked in a cold war with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is being made to feel the heat ahead of the 2024 elections.
Vivek Deshpande
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Ahead of 2024, RSS has sent an important message – but neither the BJP nor Congress is listening
The Sangh said relying only on the PM and Hindutva will not deliver a victory. But BJP is unlikely to change tack while Congress has opted for soft ‘Hindutva’.
Vivek Deshpande
Trending
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Why experts fear Mumbai is building heat traps
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Shiv Sena MP booked for making Nanded hospital dean clean toilets
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No one spared in ‘NewsClick’ raids – young staffers, part-time employees, freelance contributors
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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‘What is our relationship with the world?’: Janice Pariat, author of ‘Everything the Light Touches’
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Less than a year since the Shiv Sena’s split, Ajit Pawar’s rebellion could put the BJP in a new fix
With the saffron party already struggling in Maharashtra in alliance with the Eknath Shinde faction, a fresh entrant could upset delicate calculations.
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2024 is a battle beyond politics that the Opposition cannot win without the support of civil society
The more vigorously civil society counters the BJP’s Hindutva narrative, the greater will be the moral pressure on the Opposition to perform its duty.
Vivek Deshpande
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Could the return of caste politics end up toppling the Hindutva project in the 2024 elections?
Opposition parties are reworking their political strategies along caste lines while upper-caste-dominated Hindutva ideology is facing a pushback.
Vivek Deshpande
Video
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Watch: Actor Matthew McConaughey makes a song out of his new children’s book with Jimmy Fallon
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‘Butter chicken’: Australian cricketers reveal what they are looking forward to eating in India
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Watch: Lund University students, teachers celebrate Anne L’Huillier winning the Physics Nobel Prize
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Watch: Meet Conan, one of the stray cats who have joined the security team at a commercial complex
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Watch: Rare Sumatran rhino born in Indonesian sanctuary, bolstering conservation efforts
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How Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Padma Vibhushan shows the hollowness of the BJP’s Hindutva politics
The award is aimed at wooing OBC votes. But does it erase the memory of BJP footsoldiers who died in firing ordered by the Samajwadi Party leader in 1990?
Vivek Deshpande
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Analysis: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s advice to Muslims could actually apply to Hindutva supporters
The RSS chief urged Muslims to abandon their ‘supremacist’ view even as the Sangh itself claims Hindus have the god-given duty to rescue the world.
Vivek Deshpande
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Why RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s call for caste system to be discarded has been met with scepticism
It is difficult to view his statement as anything beyond a safety valve to let out the growing pressure of Dalit disenchantment with the Hindutva project.
Vivek Deshpande
The Reel
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Watch: Ravi Teja in action thriller ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’
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‘12th Fail’ trailer: Vikrant Massey plays a UPSC applicant
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Book versus movie: Bengali film ‘Herbert’ says if the source story is great, don’t tinker with it
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Start the week with a film: In ‘A Fantastic Woman’, a trans singer hits the right notes
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Watch: Gigi Scaria’s film revisits memories of meeting Mahatma Gandhi
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Why the messiness of the Congress election offers a glimmer of hope for Indian democracy
While it is still possible for Congress leaders to defy the top party leadership, nobody can even think of it in the BJP.
Vivek Deshpande
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Days after RSS’s Hosabale criticised Modi government, Mohan Bhagwat offered praise. What’s going on?
Reading between the lines of speeches by the Hindutva organisation’s top leaders.
Vivek Deshpande
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Opinion: Why religious polarisation may grow sharply in the run-up to the 2024 polls
It is a proven strategy that has already paid the BJP rich dividends.
Vivek Deshpande
The Field
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5: Compound women’s archery team in action as the marathon is underway
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India at Asian Games, Oct 5 schedule: Antim Panghal, Saurav Ghosal and women’s hockey team in action
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Watch, Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Jena win historic gold and silver medal in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Parul Chaudhary’s late surge helps India to women’s 5000m gold in Hangzhou
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Watch, Asian Games: Annu Rani becomes first Indian woman to win javelin throw gold