Ashutosh – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: I Find Exit Polls Hard To Believe, Will Wait For May 23

Ashutosh | Monday May 20, 2019

"I don't believe this data because the reality, as I see it, looks different. I may be wrong or I may have missed noticing when India changed so drastically. Real data has to convince me."

Opinion: Arvind Kejriwal Must Accept The Truth. He Has Missed The Bus

Ashutosh | Tuesday April 16, 2019

It is difficult for Arvind Kejriwal to digest the fact that Rahul Gandhi has emerged like a phoenix from the ashes and now he seems to be the pivot of opposition unity. It is also difficult for Kejriwal to come to terms with the fact that the Congress is reviving itself and AAP is no longer seen as an alternative to the Congress.

Opinion: Can Priyanka Gandhi Damage The BJP? Yes - This Is How

Ashutosh | Friday March 22, 2019

Priyanka Gandhi's entry has given a new dimension to the electoral battle in UP. Now the battle seems to have turned triangular. It is expected that this will split anti-BJP votes and will finally benefit Modi, but one should not hasten to any conclusion.

Opinion: In Talks with Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal's Big Mistake

Ashutosh | Thursday March 07, 2019

The Congress finds Kejriwal and AAP too maverick and volatile. In private, Congress leaders confess it is very difficult to handle Arvind Kejriwal and his party. For them, AAP is too unpredictable and does not move like a traditional party. The Congress is especially apprehensive of Kejriwal. Across the political spectrum, Kejriwal suffers from a credibility crisis.

Opinion: 4 Reasons Priyanka Gandhi's News Is Worrying For Modi And BJP

Ashutosh | Thursday January 24, 2019

Like Modi's takeover in 2014, will the entry of Priyanka Gandhi be a major turning point in Indian political history? While that's hard to predict, I do believe it's going to be a huge turning point in this year's parliamentary election.

Opinion: 5 Reasons Why Stalin's "Rahul For PM" Line Didn't Become Chorus

Ashutosh | Monday December 17, 2018

The battle ahead within the anti-BJP camp will not be easy. It's up to Rahul to build the rapport himself and make his mark.

Opinion: Welcome, Rahul Gandhi, To A Central Role In 2019

Ashutosh | Tuesday December 11, 2018

Rahul Gandhi has come through - this should be the headline in the papers tomorrow. After all the public scrutiny - and rejection - today is truly Rahul Gandhi's day.

Opinion: In Attacking Sidhu, BJP Really Misses The Point - Again

Ashutosh | Wednesday November 28, 2018

The BJP has a knack for creating a controversy where there is none. The latest example is Navjot Singh Sidhu's visit to Pakistan and his praise of its Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Opinion: Tharoor A Good Hindu, TV Anchors Wrongly Target Him

Ashutosh | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Why is there such a hullaballoo over Shashi Tharoor's statement? What did he say that has the BJP/RSS so publicly pained? Why are TV channels going bonkers trying to paint Shashi Tharoor anti-Hindu? Did he really say something which is objectionable or is it another post-truth which needs no verification and authentication?

Opinion: With Mayawati, Rahul Gandhi Repeats Karnataka Mistakes

Ashutosh | Wednesday October 03, 2018

Mayawati is mercurial and a maverick. She is temperamental and volatile The Congress has just realised how difficult it can be to get her as a partner. As it became apparent that an alliance between Mayawati and the Congress could be necessary, not just advisable, for the Congress to defeat the BJP in the coming elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, she has creat...

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Mishandling Alliances Will Cost Opposition Heavily

Ashutosh | Monday September 10, 2018

If the Congress does not gain substantially on its paltry 44 Lok Sabha seats, Rahul could be well on his way to political irrelevance except within the Congress. It's time for him to show the will for battle and nerves of steel.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi's '84 Riots Remark Will Cost The Congress

Ashutosh | Sunday August 26, 2018

Rahul Gandhi has to create a new Congress which carries the moral capital and courage to call a spade a spade and accept its mistakes and vow to learn from them.

Opinion: No, Atal-<i>ji</i> Was Not Secular Or "In The Wrong Party"

Opinion: No, Atal-ji Was Not Secular Or "In The Wrong Party"

Ashutosh | Thursday August 16, 2018

Atal-ji for me will remain the quintessential gentleman-politician, a man whose every inch was rooted in Indian-ness. He was the Ajatshatru of Indian politics.

Opinion: Tharoor Is Right In His Comments On Hindu Pakistan

Ashutosh | Thursday July 12, 2018

Yes, the time has to come call a spade a spade. The effort is on to make India a theological state, the Hindu Rashtra. That project was designed in 1925 when the RSS was founded, it can be achieved only by suppressing all kinds of views and ideologies different from theirs, just like what happened in Pakistan and by trampling over the constitution of India. Tharoor, y...

Opinion: AAP's Big Win Today Means It's Out Of Excuses. Time To Deliver

Ashutosh | Wednesday July 04, 2018

Time to now focus on governance. AAP is in charge now.

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