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Kalyani Shankar
Kalyani Shankar is a political commentator and a syndicated columnist. She was the Political Editor of Hindustan Times and also its Washington correspondent. A press fellow at Cambridge University and senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, Shankar is a founder member of the Indian women press corps.
Will Modi magic work in the south?
Can the enormous popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi help the Bharatiya Janata Party achieve electoral success in the southern states? The Party is seeking to gain more voters in the challenging southern region. Its presence is limited in states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. Since it has...
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Ayodhya: From puja to progress
03 January 2024 | Kalyani Shankar -
The Third Front again divides Opposition leaders
25 January 2023 | Kalyani Shankar -
Governors should be impartial and appear to be so
17 January 2023 | Kalyani Shankar -
Cong’s new agility yet to translate into poll success
04 January 2023 | Kalyani Shankar -
Tableau politics mars Republic Day preparations
26 January 2022 | Kalyani Shankar -
OBC is the new catchphrase in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh
19 January 2022 | Kalyani Shankar -
Assembly polls: Whom will Dame Luck favour?
12 January 2022 | Kalyani Shankar
Safe poll campaigning is the need of the hour
If Omicron spreads further, as it has in the United States and Europe, political parties in India will have to take an equal share of the blame Many people doubt whether it is necessary to hold the upcoming Assembly polls in the poll-bound states next month or postpone them, as the...
wake up and smell the coffee
The Congress is at a ‘historic low.’ It will sit in Opposition again if CWC polls are not held soon Will the Gandhi family continue to control the over 136-year-old Congress Party? Will it shrink further? This are the questions bothering not just Congress leaders but also millions of party workers...
Unite for the sake of the nation
It is high time the Opp stood united and formed a strategy to keep the Govt on its toes in the Budget Session The forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament is likely to be a boisterous one, with a lot of controversial issues expected to be raised by the Opposition. Although Parliamentary Affairs...
Drama in the US is not over yet
US President Donald Trump might make some more attempts to subvert democracy till January 20, when President-elect Joe Biden takes over There is a WhatsApp message doing the rounds: “Americans recently found out that it’s much easier for them to change presidents in other countries than in their own nation.” So,...
What lies ahead for Sasikala?
Soon to be released from prison, the late Jayalalithaa’s companion is keeping her cards close to her chest. But 2021 is not 2017 VK Sasikala, a close aide and companion of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, will be released from prison soon. Post-Jayalalithaa’s demise in December 2016, there was...
Yet another bid at Opposition unity
State leaders believe that they must emerge as an alternative to the Congress and the ruling BJP for democracy to thrive in the country In the early ’80s, buoyed by his big victory against the Congress the then Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister NT Rama Rao (NTR) talked about the formation of...
A swift end to farmers’ stir desirable
The Centre as well as farmers should resolve the issue rather than prolonging it. This would be beneficial for the entire country The continuing protests by the farming community for the last 20 days might be one of the biggest challenges of the Narendra Modi-led Government. Though the Centre is seized...
