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NSA Ajit Doval’s remark in Kazakhstan last week about “shunning double standards in combating terror”’ appeared to be a counter

NSA Ajit Doval has indicated to friends that at 79 it may be time to hang up his boots and play with his grandchildren. Although his son Shaurya Doval...

07.04.2024 40

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Straight shooting

A few union ministers and a Maharashtra leader were deputed by the BJP high command to recruit some Bollywood faces for the 2024 polls.

07.04.2024 10

The Financial Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Bond of secrecy

Presently, powerless parties like the SP, BSP, etc., are not mentioned as major receivers.

25.03.2024 30

The Financial Express

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Favours of all kinds to politicians have to be disguised under veils of secrecy, so that it is difficult to point a finger

Considering the glaring lack of specifics in the names of purchasers of electoral bonds, it is obvious that the scheme was not devised to be as...

24.03.2024 20

Indian Express

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When Mumbai was Bombay — as the landscape changed, so have its priorities

Packing up to leave forever, the family apartment in south Mumbai, was an emotional wrench, but also an eye-opener. In the boxes of photographs and...

14.03.2024 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Real power centre

Modi gave cautionary guidelines to his ministers in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls. He warned that in the next few weeks they should be extremely...

10.03.2024 10

The Financial Express

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Is there a secret deal this time with a regional party that the BJP wants to keep under wraps till just before the polls?

The BJP’s central election committee, which includes Chief Ministers, state presidents, election in-charges of various states and other senior party...

10.03.2024 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Priyanka hesitates

Significantly, Priyanka did not join her brother at the start of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in UP, as originally planned. A press note explained that...

26.02.2024 10

The Financial Express

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It is unclear whether Priyanka Gandhi will stand for the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli or not

It is unclear whether Priyanka Gandhi will stand for the Lok Sabha from Rae Bareli or not. She did not give any directions to her close associates...

25.02.2024 10

Indian Express

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Although Advani was originally Modi’s mentor, their friendship soured after 2013

CIVILIAN HONOURS such as Padma awards and Bharat Ratna are usually declared prior to January 26, even though the award ceremony is held later....

11.02.2024 20

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Belated announcement

Shortly after Modi became PM in 2014, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was decorated with the Bharat Ratna, while Advani and M M Joshi were honoured with the...

11.02.2024 20

The Financial Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Modi-centric show

Days before the function, life-size cardboard cutouts of PM Modi were erected all along the route from the airport to the temple, along with those of...

29.01.2024 10

The Financial Express

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The surviving leadership of 1990s Ram Janmabhoomi movement was conspicuous by its absence during the consecration of Balak Ram idol in Ayodhya

The surviving leadership of the 1990s Ram Janmabhoomi movement was conspicuous by its absence during the consecration of the Balak Ram idol in...

28.01.2024 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Keep them guessing

Advani at 96 is in frail health, but his loyal private secretary Deepak Chopra says the former party president is keen to attend the ceremony and they...

15.01.2024 10

The Financial Express

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Advani and Joshi have kept both VHP and BJP guessing whether they will attend Ram mandir ceremony in Ayodhya or not

The two BJP elder statesmen, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, have kept both the VHP and BJP guessing as to whether they will attend the Ram mandir...

14.01.2024 10

Indian Express

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Losers list 2023

Year-end lists conventionally are a compilation of high achievers who made a major impact. But 2023 is better reflected not by winners, but the losers...

31.12.2023 10

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Losers list 2023

This year, we got a new parliament building. Its architecture was designed more to segregate our MPs from the people they represent. Far more...

31.12.2023 10

The Financial Express

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The message loud and clear is that no one is indispensable, except Prime Minister Modi

Two months ago, this column correctly deduced that importing a number of reluctant heavyweight BJP state leaders from Delhi to fight the Assembly...

17.12.2023 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Not indispensable

In Chhattisgarh, Mansukhlal Mandaviya was equally proactive, traveling from one party worker’s house to the next.

17.12.2023 9

The Financial Express

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Revanth Reddy did not want to ruffle any feathers as he aspires to be CM in case of Congress victory

In the last lap of the Telangana Assembly campaign, the Congress imported hundreds of its leaders and workers from neighbouring Karnataka to help....

03.12.2023 8

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Man to watch

Revanth Reddy, president of the Telangana Congress, was happy to defer to Kanugolu and Shivakumar.

03.12.2023 10

The Financial Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Too many faux pas

The standoff between Amit Shah and Vasundhara Raje ended after Shah kept his word and included not just Raje but most of her close supporters in the...

20.11.2023 10

The Financial Express

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Significantly, the media was not permitted entry to two public functions attended by Nitish in the last 10 days

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s indiscreet remarks on female impregnation and linking it with education was a major embarrassment for the JD(U). With even...

19.11.2023 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: BJP’s response to fresh challenges and opposition dynamics

As the general elections approach, the government is interacting more frequently with the RSS. This month, party president J P Nadda, Amit Shah and...

06.11.2023 10

The Financial Express

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The index of Opposition unity for consolidating the anti-Modi vote has decreased after I.N.D.I.A.’s formation

The BJP is conscious that much brainstorming is needed to work out the strategy for the 2024 elections, especially in light of fresh challenges thrown...

05.11.2023 20

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Murky waters

The forthcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana are expected to favour the Congress.

22.10.2023 20

The Financial Express

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Several anti-India terrorists have died abroad, reportedly in inter-gang rivalries

Canadian Premiere Justin Trudeau waded in murky waters when he accused India of “credible allegations’’ of involvement in the death of ...

22.10.2023 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Back to the drawing board

The real winner in the just released Bihar caste survey is not Nitish Kumar, but Lalu Prasad, who has been demanding this data since 2015.

08.10.2023 10

The Financial Express

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Focusing on EBCs has for long been part of the BJP’s poll strategy

The real winner in the just released Bihar caste survey is not Nitish Kumar, but Lalu Prasad, who has been demanding this data since 2015. While...

08.10.2023 10

Indian Express

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Euphoria over women's reservation Bill should be tempered with scepticism

Admittedly, I sound like a party pooper, but the hurrahs and hype over the passing of the women’s reservation Bill should be viewed with a pinch of...

03.10.2023 9

Indian Express

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Linking of Bill to delimitation of constituencies can be seen as either Machiavellian or masterstroke

Last week’s unnecessarily hastily passed Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament was described brilliantly by the NCP’s Supriya Sule as a...

24.09.2023 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Post-dated cheque

The south has long protested that it cannot be penalised for its progressiveness in practicing family planning.

24.09.2023 20

The Financial Express

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In the forthcoming five Assembly elections, the BJP is most optimistic about its prospects in Rajasthan

There is much speculation about the surprise special five-day Parliament session this month. The actual reason for the session may be less dramatic...

10.09.2023 10

Indian Express

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Inside track by Coomi Kapoor: Come September, no December?

The new Parliament House is expected to be the venue.

10.09.2023 10

The Financial Express

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