Congress now wants to be a Hindu party
Some of the news items related to the Congress and its new-found love for Hindus remind me of a story I once heard from my Aunt, a nice story about Akbar and Birbal. Emperor Akbar was once enjoying the fragrance More...
The Economist’s explanation is rooted in hubris and Hinduphobia
On June 1, the Economist “explains” as to “Why and how we make election endorsements.” First, it is not an explanation of any sort. It is the crudest display of an arrogant and garrulous More...
Heralding a Post-Congress India
Arun Shourie in a recent interview to NDTV has perhaps best captured the agenda for the newly-elected Government led Narendra Modi. He simply said: “Modi would like to succeed as a builder of modern India.” More...
Epic parallels and symbols in the 2014 elections
Even before Narendra Modi’s evocative Ganga arti and his prostration before the steps of Parliament, this election was replete with symbols. While all sides attempted to use them to their advantage, the BJP turned More...
Islamization of India via the electoral system?
So at long last the Congress conspiracy for the Islamization of Indian elections has come out in the open! This dangerous development, however, is not sudden. The well known twist in AAP’s wonky More...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi: the promise of a resurgent India
“Bliss it was in that dawn to be alive but to be young was very Heaven,” said William Wordsworth welcoming the fall of the ancient regime in France in 1789. Many of us heard it from Hiren Mukherjee, then an More...
Should Narendra Modi tolerate Sushma Swaraj’s tantrums?
Club 160 is at it again. L.K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj, et al. Sulking, sullen, upset—these are some of the words the media uses to describe their mood. Caught in a time warp, they refuse to acknowledge More...
Arvind Kejriwal is the real paid media
Nobody could have put this better than Sadanand Dhume (Twitter: @dhume) while summarising the results of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The only reason Dhume says this and not any of our celebrated journalists More...
Narendra Modi breaks the Mandal barrier
This is a guest article by an avid IndiaFacts reader and supporter. Marathon man Narendra Modi began his record breaking campaign for the 2014 general elections across India. This will take Modi’s quest for More...