OpinionThe Significance of the Last Months of 2019 and What 2020 May Hold for IndiaParanjoy Guha ThakurtaDecember 31, 2019June 7, 2022 by Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaDecember 31, 2019June 7, 2022 Are we witnessing a 1974 moment when students were protesting in Bihar and Gujarat at a time when Jayaprakash (JP) Narain was yet to emerge...
OpinionCan the Left Become Politically Relevant in Modi’s India?Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaJuly 31, 2019June 7, 2022 by Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaJuly 31, 2019June 7, 2022 In 2014, when the number of Members of Parliament belonging to the Left shrunk to ten from 24 in 2009, some of us (including this...
OpinionWhat is similar between Narendra Modi and Indira Gandhi?Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaMay 26, 2019June 7, 2022 by Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaMay 26, 2019June 7, 2022 Let us assume electronic voting machines cannot be manipulated. Let us assume the number in each and every EVM perfectly matches the number in the...
OpinionYeddy Diaries and Lessons from History’s ‘Loose Pages’Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaMarch 26, 2019June 7, 2022 by Paranjoy Guha ThakurtaMarch 26, 2019June 7, 2022 The saga of political corruption involving some of the biggest names from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party that were disclosed in the purported diaries written...