Shubhabrata Bhattacharya – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Supreme Court's Hindenburg Observations Should Bring Down "AQI" In Politics

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday November 25, 2023

In addition to the national capital being polluted to hazardous levels, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching its nadir, the nation's political atmosphere too is affected by the rising 'AQI' (Accusation Quotient Index).

Opinion: Mahua Moitra's Conduct Compounds Ethics Case - Will It Attract Contempt?

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Sunday November 05, 2023

Mahua Moitra may have lost her opportunity to defend her conduct before Lok Sabha's Ethics Committee with her behaviour during the proceedings and her subsequent stomping out of the room heaping allegations against the panel's chairman to the media.

Opinion: Mamata Banerjee Will Find It Hard To Defend L'affaire Mahua Moitra

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday October 25, 2023

Trinamool, which is quick to play victim and allege the misuse of agencies by the Centre when scams related to the state are probed, maintained a deafening silence as charges were traded on what has come to be known as the "cash-for-query" scam.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi Crafts His Own Narrative, Separate From Congress

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday October 07, 2023

Will Rahul Gandhi's bid to shape his own narrative, differing from his party's legacy, help the Congress reverse its slide in 2024?

Opinion: Kamal Nath Shows Mirror To INDIA, Stalls Rally

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Monday September 18, 2023

The road to anti-BJP unity is riddled by potholes.

Opinion: Cheerio India, <i>Namaste</i> Bharat

Opinion: Cheerio India, Namaste Bharat

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday September 16, 2023

The special session of parliament beginning Monday has generated much speculation. The media has been approaching the subject like the proverbial blind men and an elephant.

Opinion: African Union In G20 - Seismic Change Under Modi's Leadership

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Monday September 11, 2023

"There is enough room for India in Africa," Assoumani declared and called India "the 5th superpower in terms of inhabitancy, ahead of China".

Opinion: Mahatma's Champaran To Rahul Gandhi's Champaran Mutton

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday September 06, 2023

The name Champaran is hallowed in the annals of the Indian National Congress. After his return from South Africa in 1915, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India was at Champaran in 1917.

Opinion: Diversity In Unity - After Arvind Kejriwal, Nitish Kumar, Mamata Banerjee Skip Joint INDIA Briefing

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Sunday September 03, 2023

The scenario emerging for the next general election is similar to that of 1971, when a combined opposition tried to oust a strong Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Their war cry "Indira hatao" was effectively countered by Indira Gandhi's "garibi hatao".

Opinion: Now Rahul Gandhi "OutSoros-es" His Attack On Narendra Modi

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Friday September 01, 2023

On Thursday, August 31, while 63 leaders of 28 parties who constitute the organisation with the moniker "Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance" (INDIA) prepared for their two-day meet in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

Opinion: NDA Thunder, I.N.D.I.A. Whimper Mark No-Trust Motion

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday August 12, 2023

The Monsoon Session, perhaps the last sitting to be held at the old parliament building, has witnessed the transformation of India's apex legislature from being a forum of discussion, debate and decisions to a poll campaign arena.

Opinion: Rajiv Gandhi's Reach-Out To RSS Had Indira Gandhi's Approval

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday August 02, 2023

Two narratives of present day Congress strategy against Narendra Modi appear to contradict the Grand Old Party's past stance, as revealed by a forthcoming book, "How Prime Ministers Decide", by veteran scribe Neerja Chowdhury.

Opinion: 2004 vs 2024 - Why Sonia Gandhi May Not Help Opposition Efforts

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Friday July 14, 2023

The unity bid of the Congress in 2023 is a closed group exercise assigned to Venugopal and his associates. Unlike 2003, when the Congress used all possible resources to emerge as the pivot, the party has a myopic approach now.

Opinion: Ashok Gehlot's Injured Toe Achilles Heel For Assertive Kharge

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Tuesday July 04, 2023

A solution to the Rajasthan crisis is Work In Progress for the Congress leadership. Will Gehlot's injured toe prove to be the Achilles Heel for Kharge's assertiveness or will the party leadership have its way?

Opinion: From "AI" In US To UCC In Bhopal - Modi's Diverse Bandwidth

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Friday June 30, 2023

Modi indicated that the BJP's 2024 campaign would primarily revolve around three narratives - UCC, the reiteration of corruption charges against opposition leaders and the profligacy of families in opposition parties.

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