politics
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The growing clout of an extremist group may push Pakistan’s mainstream parties further to the right
Arifa Noor, Dawn.com
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Modi is becoming more powerful because Congress is indecisive, claims Mamata Banerjee
Scroll Staff
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Sonia Gandhi flags a lack of clarity, cohesion among party leaders
Scroll Staff
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Even in a world driven by stardom, ‘anti-celebrity’ politicians can thrive
Betto van Waarden, The Conversation
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Former National Conference leaders Devender Rana and Surjit Singh Slathia join BJP
Scroll Staff
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In charts: India’s political parties spent thousands of crores on publicity in the last five years
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in Gautam Doshi, FactChecker.in
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Karnataka BJP MLA claims he was offered money to switch sides in 2019, Congress demands inquiry
Scroll Staff
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‘The Politician’: Finally, an English novel set in the heartland of Indian politics, Uttar Pradesh
Mohammad Asim Siddiqui
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‘Legal Fiction’: Chandan Pandey’s novel shows us how to tell troubling truths and call them fiction
Saloni Sharma
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In authoritarian regimes, political institutions may look democratic even when they are not
Zeynep Menteşoğlu Tardivo, The Loop
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BJP’s Babul Supriyo quits politics weeks after being dropped from Union Cabinet
Scroll Staff
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How do we define the political? How should we? Prathama Banerjee asks this question in her new book
Rochona Majumdar
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‘Hisila’: This memoir tells the story of the Leftist revolutionary who became Nepal’s first lady
Hisila Yami
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Watch: Democrat accuses Republicans of spewing ‘racist trash’ in Washington DC statehood debate
Scroll Staff
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The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?
Angshuman Choudhury Suraj Gogoi
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Bio-politics in the time of Covid-19: Can the old economic order really return? Should it?
Ranabir Samaddar
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BreadTube: Meet the left-wing YouTubers who are trying to beat the far-right at its own game
Alexander Mitchell Lee, The Conversation
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic wants athletes to stay out of politics. Here’s how LeBron James responded
AFP
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Have politicians licensed the people to enjoy violence and punish those they see as enemies?
Thomas Blom Hansen
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Watch: Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny moments before he was arrested
Scroll Staff