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CommentWill 2026 be the year India's opposition finally gets its act together?
There is a growing reservoir of public disenchantment in India, but little leadership to harness it
Amid a populist surge in Japan, can its new leader ensure her party's survival?
The prime minister-in-waiting will need to temper her own instincts and govern from the centre for the LDP to retain its broad-based support
CommentLooming US tariffs could be a 'good crisis' for India
India's balance-of-payments setback in 1991 led to important reforms. Will Trump's aggressive trade policy spur New Delhi into further changes?
CommentNow is the time for an India-Pakistan ‘Deal of the Century’
Modi has all the tools at his disposal for a subcontinental detente
CommentManmohan Singh: a post-Cold War historical figure
It could be a while before a post-Cold War historical figure like him emerges again
CommentIndia's political playing field is more even than it's been for years
After 100 days, Narendra Modi's BJP finds itself reined in by feisty coalition partners and a buoyant opposition
Whatever happens in India's election, change is coming
Narendra Modi's BJP, while still a force to be reckoned with, will be a diminished one
Is the BJP's 'Mission 400' seat target mission impossible?
With the race having passed the halfway mark, some analysts are now asking not what the ruling party's margin of victory will be but whether it will win at all
Can Modi's BJP become a truly pan-India party?
How the movement manages its many competing interests will determine the success or failure of the party’s expansionary project
Is the writing already on the wall for India's opposition?
The 28-party INDIA alliance has interesting ideas but it lacks a coherent message to take on the governing BJP in the 2024 election
Despite a security breach, India's Parliament belongs to its people
An investigation is necessary, but the decision to bar ordinary citizens from visiting the legislature should be swiftly revoked
If India can work the way its cricket team does, the future is bright
While it is a stretch for a nation to apply sporting successes to other walks of life, why shouldn’t it at least try?
Can Kharge become India's first Dalit prime minister?
The resurgence of caste and social justice as issues in national politics could blunt the BJP's Hindu nationalist trump card in next year's election
From India to Bharat to the Moon, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned
The opposition INDIA alliance has left the governing party worried ahead of the 2024 general election
