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    Abid Shah
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    Abid Shah is an independent journalist based in Delhi-NCR. He tweets at @abidshahjourno.
      Why is Rahul banking on ‘she card’ for his Chhatron Ki Goonj’s Pune show
      Analysis

      Rahul Gandhi’s Pune strategy: Why women students are drawing attention

      19 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Is BJP using bulldozer politics to counter paper leak and Ram Mandir rows?
      Analysis

      Is BJP using bulldozer politics to counter paper leak and Ram Mandir rows?

      19 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Ram temple donation scam: Why is Congress not cashing in on BJPs crisis?
      Opinion

      Ram temple donation scam: Why is Congress not cashing in on BJP's crisis?

      29 Jun 2026 7:27 AM IST
      Why the passport is not citizenship proof row hits Punjab hardest
      Analysis

      Why the 'passport is not citizenship proof' row hits Punjab hardest

      26 Jun 2026 1:50 PM IST
      NEET paper leak: Rahul’s Kota speech signals a new, nuanced approach
      Analysis

      NEET paper leak: Rahul’s Kota speech signals a new, nuanced approach

      19 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Mamata and other problems of INDIA bloc and Congress
      Analysis

      INDIA bloc’s reliance on courts and meetings won’t solve any of India's crises

      9 Jun 2026 7:00 PM IST
      Why India’s crucial UNSC bid lost out to Meloni-Modis toffee diplomacy
      Opinion

      Between Toffee and Coffee, a missed chance for India’s UNSC bid?

      24 May 2026 5:24 PM IST
      Noida wage protest
      Analysis

      Energy, economy woes: Noida workers saw it coming, but no one listened

      14 May 2026 6:20 AM IST
      West Bengal assembly elections
      Analysis

      What is behind West Bengal’s violent turn amid electoral churn?

      7 May 2026 9:10 PM IST
      What is behind govt
      Analysis

      What is really behind govt's change of heart on Sonam Wangchuk?

      16 March 2026 11:51 AM IST
      Why Delhi must answer for attempt on Farooq Abdullah’s life
      Opinion

      Near-miss in Jammu: Who failed to protect Farooq Abdullah and why?

      14 March 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Modi and Himantas divisive election gambit could haunt India when crisis strikes
      Analysis

      Modi and Himanta's divide-to-win gambit could haunt India when crisis strikes

      23 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal
      Analysis

      What Rahul, other Opposition leaders can learn from Mamata

      14 Feb 2026 4:00 PM IST
      If BJP has wooed Hindu voters now it is the turn of Owaisis AIMIM; Congress has ceded ground
      Analysis

      Congress ceding ground as BJP and AIMIM squeeze India’s secular space

      27 Jan 2026 8:14 PM IST
      From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping
      Analysis

      From Vajpayee to Shinde: The enduring politics of hotel hopping

      20 Jan 2026 6:30 PM IST
      Adhir Chowdhury’s quiet comeback and a risky Bengal political gamble
      Politics

      Adhir Chowdhury’s quiet comeback and a risky Bengal political gamble

      11 Jan 2026 4:44 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee leads protest march
      Analysis

      ED, I-PAC and Mamata: A pre-poll tug-of-war over power, data and agencies

      10 Jan 2026 12:24 PM IST
      Former PM Manmohan Singh goes unsung, forgotten in a year after his death
      India

      Former PM Manmohan Singh goes unsung, forgotten in a year after his death

      26 Dec 2025 9:54 AM IST
      Babri-style mosque, West Bengal
      Opinion

      Humayun Kabir’s Babri Masjid plan risks reversing Muslims’ hard-won restraint

      8 Dec 2025 7:54 PM IST
      BSP, Mayawati
      Analysis

      Amid changing political landscape, can Maya's BSP reclaim lost ground?

      11 Sept 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bihar: EC’s ‘veil of secrecy’ emerges as key flaw in voter list revision
      Analysis

      Bihar: EC’s ‘veil of secrecy’ emerges as key flaw in voter list revision

      5 July 2025 5:35 PM IST
      Pahalgam attack: How wisdom, maturity beat communal polarisation in its aftermath
      Analysis

      Pahalgam attack: How wisdom, maturity beat communal polarisation in its aftermath

      26 April 2025 5:25 PM IST
      In Pursuit of Peace Improving Indo-Pak Relations
      Features

      New book on India-Pakistan relations urges return to dialogue, reconciliation

      15 March 2025 9:43 AM IST
      Shaktikanta Das
      Analysis

      What Shaktikanta Das’s unexpected entry as top gun in Modi’s PMO means

      24 Feb 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Delhi didnt just vote in BJP, it also sought to fix warring rival parties
      Analysis

      Delhi didn't just vote in BJP, it also sought to fix warring rival parties

      9 Feb 2025 12:16 PM IST
      Rahul Gandhi, caste census, Bihar, Nitish Kumar
      Bihar

      'F-word' strategy? What drove Rahul to dub Bihar’s caste survey as fake

      19 Jan 2025 5:14 PM IST
      Amit Shah faux pax Bihar
      Analysis

      Why Amit Shah is less visible in public now, and skipped Bihar visit

      8 Jan 2025 5:26 PM IST
      Amit Shah’s Ambedkar speech a big blunder that BJP bravado can’t hide
      Analysis

      Amit Shah’s Ambedkar speech a big blunder that BJP bravado can’t hide

      20 Dec 2024 8:04 PM IST
      Hindu Rashtra, ‘compulsive’ Mandir-Masjid politics, and quest for justice
      Analysis

      Hindu Rashtra, ‘compulsive’ Mandir-Masjid politics, and quest for justice

      11 Dec 2024 1:54 PM IST
      Congress to honour ‘courageous’ UP woman to mark Constitution Day
      Uttar Pradesh

      Congress to honour ‘courageous’ UP woman to mark Constitution Day

      26 Nov 2024 1:53 PM IST
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