Politics

The issues that stare at much of the electorate in India renders the debate between secularism and communalism irrelevant. Not that secularism is not important.

The politics of hate and divisiveness has no place in a civilised time-tested secular polity as India. But the daemons of communalism are always itching to rare their ugly heads.

In a country where more than 500 million people are young and restless to script a new life and destiny for themselves and their country, the new government in India, which is formed after the results of the elections are declared on May 16, will have to work doubly hard to deliver on its promise of clean governance, economic recovery and swift development.

The world’s biggest carnival of democracy is in full flow. It’s a carnival in every sense of the word – in terms of sheer drama, spectacle and colour, along with all that hurly-burly and exuberant noise, the parliamentary elections in India have set new benchmarks that are hard to match anywhere else in the world.

The Telangana districts of the erstwhile Hyderabad State have had a troubled history from the days of Nizam’s rule. The kisan agitation against the landlords, launched by the Communists, lasted …

The results of just concluded elections for five Indian states, interpreted by many as the “semi-final” before general elections in 2014, has produced results of far-reaching consequence for the country’s …

The efficacy and exactness of poll surveys and opinion polls will be put to severe test on December 8. The final tally would either demolish their claims or would prove …