Opinion: Lalu Yadav Anoints Rahul Gandhi As "Dulha" Of Opposition Unity

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday June 24, 2023

At one go Lalu Yadav provided a reply to the BJP and also ensured that Nitish Kumar, who was at the centre stage being the convenor and the host of the June 23 confabulation, was not projected as the kingpin.

Opinion: Kejriwal's Condition As Opposition Preps For Patna

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday June 21, 2023

Arvind Kejriwal has thrown his muffler into the ring. He has, on his own, set a condition for the agenda of the conclave.

Opinion: On Nitish Kumar's Opposition Unity Meet, Congress Has Its Way

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Thursday June 08, 2023

Those who thought the Congress will accept junior partner status in the forthcoming anti-BJP unity talks for 2024 have been proved wrong.

Opinion: Congress-Led Opposition Misses Tryst With Destiny 2.0

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Monday May 29, 2023

The diversity of our democracy is underscored by the boycott by 20 parties while 25 applauded.

Opinion: Backing AAP May Amplify Congress's 'Tamilnaduisation'

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday May 24, 2023

By aligning with AAP and other parties which graze on traditional Congress turf, the party may well justify Fotedar's apprehension of "Tamilnaduisation" voiced a quarter century ago.

Opinion: Hindenburg Report Joins The Pantheon Of Unsubstantiated Smearing

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday May 20, 2023

The Hindenburg report abroad and its broadcasters in India had effectively stymied a large infrastructure building group and had also deprived stock market investors of their legitimate earnings.

Opinion: From Madhya Pradesh To Rajasthan To Karnataka, Congress's HR Mess

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Thursday May 18, 2023

Unlike in the days when stalwarts dominated the Congress, today the party has a fair sprinkling of dwarfs who are tasked with crisis management. And their performance is dismal.

Opinion: Karnataka's Thumbs Up For Congress And Lessons For BJP

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday May 13, 2023

The decisive verdict in Karnataka today gives the Congress's workers reason to smile after the state leadership pulled off a win versus the charisma of Narendra Modi.

Opinion: "Mufflerman" Kejriwal Can't Muffle Questions On His Ethics

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Wednesday May 03, 2023

"Mufflerman" - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal inspired this sobriquet a decade ago as an ode to his "common man" relatability - has not been able to muffle the questions on ethics and probity arising out of recent developments.

Opinion: AAP Zooms To National Party Status, Catapulted By Gujarat Polls

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Tuesday April 11, 2023

The emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a national party just a decade after its formation was aided ironically by its performance in the 2022 Gujarat election.

Opinion: Why Congress Is A Classic Case Study In HR Disaster

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Friday April 07, 2023

A case study by HR experts may like to analyse how a series of such self-goals derailed the behemoth called the Indian National Congress.

Opinion: Much Ado About PM's Degrees

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Saturday April 01, 2023

William Shakespeare's 1599 comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" seems to echo in India's contemporary political discourse.

Opinion: Supreme Court Tasks Credible Experts With Time-Bound Hindenburg-Adani Probe

Shubhabrata Bhattacharya | Thursday March 02, 2023

Having turned down the Union Government's suggestion that the Hindenburg-Adani row be probed by a panel of experts suggested by the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court has now set up an expert panel.

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