Gandhi and Thatcher: Were two 'Iron Ladies' too many?

Equally admired and loathed, both Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher have been so often memorialised in biography, novels and film that it's difficult to separate fact from fiction, says Sunil......

Modi must be wary about campus protests

'New Delhi's rulers should be alert to lighting a dangerous tinderbox,' warns Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: JNU Students Union President Aishe Ghosh speaks to the media in New Delhi. Photograph: Kamal......

Can Rita Bahuguna succeed where her father failed?

Sudhir Bisht recalls the battle of 1984 in which UP strongman Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna was felled by Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party national President Amit......

Is Priyanka more than a show-stopper?

Can compassion, common courtesy or an 'emotional connect' win seats in the harsh realpolitik of UP, a state riddled with divisions of caste and religion, and confronted with a seemingly impregnable......