Emergency was a windfall for the RSS

The Emergency greatly influenced the RSS' makeover from a fringe force in the Indian political imagination to one that could have its own man sworn in as prime minister in two decades' time.A......

'Mohan Bhagwat plays on the front foot'

'Mohan Bhagwat is very upfront with his views and arguments.''Mohan Bhagwat is competent to deal with Modi's personality cult.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat,......

Do Modi-Shah understand Punjab politics?

The Sikhs love a good fight, and that's what the Modi government has given them, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Farmers during the 'Delhi Chalo' protest march, November 27, 2020. Photograph: Ravi......

'This is Modi's biggest political challenge'

'They don't have a political strategy so they are going to try to deal with it purely as a law and order problem.''They will try to use the same strategy they have repeatedly used since 2014 in......