There was a time when your class was the best predictor of your voting intention. (Notice how speaking about class is not shameful and backward, but ‘caste’ is).  Then it became interest rates in the 1990s the best predictor of the party to...

The UK PM mentioned how his faith helps him during the election campaign. The Indian PM, showing his faith, helping him through the election leads to the likes of Arundhuti (aka Suzanne) Roy having a apoplectic fit. The US President going to...

I write to you from Spain. As Europe in its elections swings to the right, India moves to the left.

I knew it was fake as soon as I received it on WhatsApp and it said it was the New York Times. For a start, they have a policy of only writing negative articles about India. It’s the same policy as the Guardian and Economist.

As the United Kingdom braces for its upcoming General Election, citizens are presented with a critical opportunity to shape the nation's future. 

May 10. As we commemorate the anniversary of the first war of Indian independence in 1857, a pivotal event that catalyzed the eventual decline of the British Empire, it is imperative to reflect on the broader implications of how states achieve...

In contemporary political discourse, terms such as "nationalist," "autocratic," and "populist" are often wielded as barbs, aimed to critique leaders and movements. While these descriptors can carry negative connotations, particularly in liberal...

Why did Nixon’s campaign team burgle the Watergate building when he would have won the election so easily, and yet ended up having to resign from office? As UK’s Foreign Secretary said to Israel, ‘accept the win’. Sometimes it’s difficult for...

The critics are coming out in force, from Channel 4 to the Guardian to Financial Times. There is Dr Mulilika Bannerji of the London School of Economics, then there is Dr Audrey Truschke and Hannah Ellis-Petersen of the Guardian. Edward Luce...

The West doesn’t necessarily matter too much in India in many ways.But, India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, presents a fascinating study of contrasting perceptions that vary sharply between political Western commentators...