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Why Has Politics Become Obsessed With Personalities While Ideology Steadily Disappears?

Sujit NairMay 7, 2026

by Sujit NairMay 7, 2026

Every election today seems driven by faces, slogans, optics, and social media influence. Leaders are marketed like brands. Political debates resemble fan wars. In the...

A Discomfort I Cannot Shake Off Anymore

Sujit NairMay 5, 2026

by Sujit NairMay 5, 2026

I look at our election process today and I feel a growing opacity. The functioning of the Election Commission of India under the current leadership...

Politics

The Survival First Ideology

Sujit NairApril 25, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 25, 2026

On April 24, 2026, Raghav Chadha led a group of Rajya Sabha MPs from the Aam Aadmi Party into the Bharatiya Janata Party. The explanation...

National Opinion

“Get Out of Here”

Sujit NairApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Yesterday, a video from Maharashtra went viral. A woman walked up to a minister and questioned him because his rally had blocked the road and...

Business & Finance National Opinion

Has Wealth Creation in India Become an Exclusive Club?

Sujit NairApril 21, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 21, 2026

Creating wealth is essential for any growing economy. No country has prospered without strong entrepreneurs, risk-takers, and businesses that generate jobs and value. But, when...

National

Who Really Blocked Women’s Representation?

Sujit NairApril 20, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 20, 2026

In a village, the headman made an announcement.“I will build a well for everyone,” he said. “But only if all of you first agree to...

National

Why Should Women’s Representation Depend on Political Timing?

Sujit NairApril 18, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 18, 2026

The continued delay in implementing the Women’s Reservation Bill, by linking it to the proposed Delimitation Bill of 2026, raises a simple question. If something...

Opinion Politics

The Anatomy of an Indian Politician

Sujit NairApril 6, 2026

by Sujit NairApril 6, 2026

Many years ago, during an interaction with Anna Hazare, he told me something that has stayed with me ever since. He said politics is perhaps...

National Opinion Politics

What Separates Accountability from Character Assassination?

Sujit NairMarch 27, 2026

by Sujit NairMarch 27, 2026

The country has the right to scrutinize, and scrutiny in a democracy is not optional, it is essential. Whether the person being scrutinized is the...

International National

Pakistan and Asim Munir mediating between the United States and Iran. Why should it concern India?

Sujit NairMarch 25, 2026

by Sujit NairMarch 25, 2026

Let’s call this what it is, without diplomatic cushioning. When the United States chooses Pakistan and its Army Chief as a backchannel in a volatile...