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    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    About the AuthorNilanjan Mukhopadhyay
    Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay’s latest book is 'The Demolition and the Verdict: Ayodhya and the Project to Reconfigure India'. His other books include 'The RSS: Icons of the Indian Right' and 'Narendra Modi: The Man, The Times'. He tweets at @NilanjanUdwin.
      Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat have varied views on GenZ dissent
      Opinion

      Nagpur and Delhi, in tandem: Tactical truce behind the Dasara speeches

      24 Oct 2026 6:27 AM IST
      Mohan Bhagwat
      Opinion

      Bhagwat’s Dasara speech: A truce with Modi, but not a surrender

      20 Oct 2026 6:42 PM IST
      Yamini Aiyar speaking during an interview.
      India

      ‘SIR inverts the constitutional promise of citizenship’: Yamini Aiyar

      18 Oct 2026 6:42 PM IST
      From NEET to SIR, Modi is facing a tough, united street protest test
      Opinion

      From NEET to SIR: Modi faces his toughest street test yet

      14 Oct 2026 5:06 PM IST
      PM Narendra Modi
      Opinion

      Why Modi's 25 years in power mark the biggest consolidation of power in Independent India

      6 Oct 2026 11:30 AM IST
      Modi
      India

      Modi, Gen Z protests and INDIA bloc: ‘BJP’s moral halo is gone,’ says analyst

      3 Oct 2026 8:20 PM IST
      Political scientist Rohit Verman in Conversations with Nilanjan
      India

      ‘India’s current political order is fascist’: Rohit Varman on Hindutva-big capital nexus

      27 Sept 2026 9:30 AM IST
      Narendra Modi
      Opinion

      From seva to spectacle: How Modi’s birthday became a political project

      27 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Modi and Trump
      India

      We should link global policy with domestic politics: Kavita Krishnan

      20 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Conversations with Nilanjan
      India

      Hindutva is not just ideology, it is a performance: Cultural theorist Brahma Prakash

      12 Sept 2026 8:54 PM IST
      Mohan Bhagwat in the US: PTI
      Opinion

      Bhagwat's global tour is all about image management, not ideological change

      12 Sept 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Environmentalist Ravi Chopra on devastating floods and landslides in Nepal
      India

      ‘Nepal valley flooded twice in 14 months’: Expert slams ‘sheer madness’ of Himalayan development

      5 Sept 2026 2:19 PM IST
      PDT Achary on parliamentary decorum
      India

      'Bills passed amid din in Parliament violate spirit of Constitution': PDT Achary | Interview

      2 Sept 2026 10:31 AM IST
      Aruna Roy discusses youth protests and dissent
      India

      ‘Moment you overcome fear, you frighten the opponent’: Aruna Roy on CJP protests

      22 Aug 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Champat Rai with Ayodhya Ram Temple in background
      Opinion

      Ram Temple Trust rift deepens as Champat Rai's note exposes VHP-PMO divide

      22 Aug 2026 12:03 PM IST
      Narendra Modi
      Opinion

      How 'Dimagi Naxal' became a 'badge of honour' overnight

      17 Aug 2026 4:42 PM IST
      Javed Gaya, author of Heartland Rising
      India

      ‘Modi didn’t come out of nowhere’: Javed Gaya on making of majoritarian India

      17 Aug 2026 1:42 PM IST
      Narendra Modi and Mohan Bhagwat have varied views on GenZ dissent
      Opinion

      Bhagwat’s pitch on GenZ protests exposes RSS-Modi fault line over dissent

      15 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Kanwar yatra
      India

      Why Yashwant Sinha is 'completely dismayed' by the Kanwar Yatra of today

      10 Aug 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Historian Salil Misra during an interview discussing the history and law surrounding Vande Mataram.
      India

      Interview | Vande Mataram law needless at best, harmful at worst: Historian Salil Misra

      8 Aug 2026 2:37 PM IST
      Mohan Bhagwat at IIMUN event in Mumbai
      Opinion

      Bhagwat speaks Gen Z's language, but Sangh's script hasn't changed

      8 Aug 2026 1:00 PM IST
      Political scientist discusses student protests
      India

      ‘Modi’s aura of invincibility dented by memes, not politics’ | Interview

      1 Aug 2026 11:06 AM IST
      Narendra Modi
      Opinion

      The unmaking of Brand Modi: How ‘56-inch chested’ PM bowed to youth power

      26 July 2026 12:56 PM IST
      Justice Muralidhar discusses Gaza report
      World

      20,000 children killed in Gaza | 'For some Israelis, every child is an enemy'

      25 July 2026 10:01 AM IST
      Literary critic GN Devy discusses democracy
      India

      Census, delimitation a 'single spectrum test' for democracy: GN Devy

      18 July 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi
      Opinion

      Ram Temple scandal threatens BJP's grip on UP ahead of 2027 polls

      16 July 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Ram Mandir temple donation theft scam in Ayodhya
      Politics

      Ram Mandir scandal has snapped RSS's moral authority: Political theorist Pradip K Datta

      13 July 2026 6:00 AM IST
      Ayodhya scam breaks Modi’s ‘Hindu Vatican’ dreams, raises BJP’s stakes in UP
      Opinion

      Ayodhya scam breaks Modi’s ‘Hindu Vatican’ dreams, raises BJP’s stakes in UP

      8 July 2026 12:39 PM IST
      Saurabh Mukherjea with Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay on The Federal Conversations
      Business

      'Forget lifelong jobs, save more, expect less from govt': Expert's message to middle class

      4 July 2026 11:21 AM IST
      Nilanjan show
      India

      ‘Love jihad’ is not about luring women, it’s about controlling them: Sameena Dalwai

      27 Jun 2026 7:00 PM IST
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