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Bhavdeep Kang

2019: The Year of Political Hubris in Which Even The ‘Superhero’ Met His Kryptonite

Despite a flailing economy and falling GST collections, the Chowkidar, like all superheroes, seemed invulnerable to the arrows of opponents. But towards the end of the year, it looked as if they had found his kryptonite....
Bhavdeep Kang-December 29, 2019,12:18 pm IST Opinion
In Aligning With Sena, Cong Takes Right Turn to End Its Obsessive Concern for Secular-Communal Binary

Congress has not only partnered in a government in India's wealthiest state, but by allying with the hitherto untouchable Sena, has distanced itself from the never-ending debate on religious pluralism and minority rights....
Bhavdeep Kang-November 28, 2019,1:49 pm IST Opinion
RSS Couldn’t Have Hoped for Better Outcome, But Its Victory Lies in More Than Just the Ayodhya Verdict

More than the Supreme Court judgment itself, the RSS-BJP victory lies in the fact that the issue has been resolved within the parameters of the Constitution and has been received with equanimity....
Bhavdeep Kang-November 10, 2019,3:34 pm IST Opinion
Future Tense: Haryana and Maharashtra Election Results a Sign that BJP Needs Post-Modi Plan

Narendra Modi carried both states just four months ago, but neither chief minister has been able to maintain the feel-good factor at the same level. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-October 25, 2019,11:23 pm IST Opinion
Chronicle of An Election Foretold? An Opposition Unequal to the Task Meet Voters That Rue Lack of Options

This indifference runs counter to the spirit of our messy, feisty and combative democracy, which loves gladitorial contests and doesn't believe in one-horse shows....
Bhavdeep Kang-October 23, 2019,6:43 pm IST Opinion
RSS Wishlist Being Fulfiled, Bhagwat Asserts His 'Hindu Rashtra' Not Same as Dystopian 'Aryavarta' Regime

Bhagwat's 'Hindu Rashtra', seen in conjunction with his stress on respect for the Constitution and the Law, may effectively be a 'Hindu-majority Rashtra'. ...
Bhavdeep Kang-October 10, 2019,9:44 am IST Opinion
Message to China & Pak, 2020 Presidential Bid and Bonhomie: How 'Howdy, Modi' Became 'Trump' Card

Given the euphoria at the NSG stadium, the fact that the much-anticipated 'mini' trade deal is obviously still in the works didn't seem to matter....
Bhavdeep Kang-September 23, 2019,1:00 pm IST Opinion
Small Step Back for Chandrayaan 2, Yet Giant Leap for India's Mission: Modi's Hug for ISRO Chief Said it All

India's space programme speaks well of its technological and scientific capabilities and assures it a seat at the most exclusive high table of all: the comity of space-faring nations....
Bhavdeep Kang-September 8, 2019,11:58 am IST India
Modi and Shah Tick Another Box in BJP Manifesto With Kashmir Move. What's Next?

Unafraid of controversy and undeterred by 'what ifs', Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have established themselves as masters of Game Theory in politics....
Bhavdeep Kang-August 7, 2019,9:50 am IST Politics
Gentleman Politician, Gifted Wordsmith and a Generous Spirit: Remembering Jaipal Reddy

Jaipal Reddy had a mass following, but made no empty promises, eschewed the politics of patronage and avoided electoral funding from questionable sources, relying largely on his family's resources...
Bhavdeep Kang-July 29, 2019,9:32 am IST Opinion
If There’s One Thing His First 50 Days Have Shown, It’s That Success Hasn’t Changed Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s style of functioning is the same and he is relentlessly optimistic both on his party's future and India's....
Bhavdeep Kang-July 25, 2019,8:40 pm IST Opinion
Instead of Circling Back to First Family, It's Time Congress Picks Up the 'Right' Gandhi for Inspiration

If Congress is to survive, it must take hard decisions, the first of which is to elect a leader who is not a family sycophant. The second is to come to terms with the current political scenario and adjust the party's semantics accordingly....
Bhavdeep Kang-July 12, 2019,9:43 am IST Opinion
Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget May Give Poll Mode Feel, But It Sends the Right Signals

The pre-electoral ‘gareeb-gaon-kisan’ rhetoric has been carried forward in the continuing focus on rural sector schemes such as income support for farmers, roads, housing, agri-industry, skill development, Swachh Bharat and e-connectivity....
Bhavdeep Kang-July 6, 2019,8:31 pm IST Politics
Suffering from Political PTSD, Oppn Can't Afford Blunders Like Mass Bunking PM’s All-Party Meet

The elephant in the room is the fear that the government will systematically set about unearthing skeletons from closets....
Bhavdeep Kang-June 21, 2019,1:16 pm IST Politics
How 'Antyodaya' Pitch Helped BJP Replace Congress as the Party of the Poor

The credibility, among the poor, of the BJP in general and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular, was reinforced through successful marketing of schemes and visible delivery of benefits....
Bhavdeep Kang-June 15, 2019,10:49 am IST Politics

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