Politics

News and views regarding the political landscape of India. From national political parties to regional news, we try and cut through the noise to explain how Indian politics is shaping up.

Politics

Is there a conspiracy against India? What a small election in Goa tells us about protest circuses across India

Abhishek Banerjee - 15 December, 2020

India is fast becoming a smartphone hub. And just then, with perfectly bad timing, India faces a huge PR disaster on this front.

Politics

Pranab Mukherjee’s son wants to stop publication of former president’s memoir: Read why

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2020

Abhijit Mukherjee, son of former President Pranab Mukherjee, demanded that Rupa Publications stop the publication of his father's memoirs.

Politics

It is 2020 and ‘Mullah’ Mulayam’s son Akhilesh has turned Ram Bhakt: Read Samajwadi Party’s history of insulting Hindu sentiments

K Bhattacharjee - 15 December, 2020

Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday declared that Shri Ram belongs to his party and he and his party men are Ram Bhakts.

News Reports

Goa: BJP sweeps Zilla Panchayat elections, Congress, AAP wiped out

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2020

BJP registered a massive victory in the Zila Panchayat elections in Goa, bagging 33 of the 42 seats contested.

News Reports

Owaisi may forge an alliance with Kamal Haasan’s MNM in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections: Report

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2020

AIMIM has ruled out the possibility of an alliance with AIADMK, due to their existing coalition with the BJP.

Opinions

From BKU to Punjab CM Capt Amarinder: More hypocrisy on the farm bills

Abhishek Banerjee - 14 December, 2020

One article was not enough to cover all the hypocrisy surrounding the farm laws. Hence, a part two.

Economy and Finance

Demands to legalise MSPs is retrograde, can destroy the farm sector and hurt the Indian economy: Explained

Shashank Bharadwaj - 14 December, 2020

Setting MSP as a floor price legally will effectively derail the market for other players. Legalising MSP is also retrograde and anti-market, which can devastate the Indian farm sector.

World

Chinese Communist Party’s data leak shows how China infiltrated corporates, foreign consulates, including Indian, for spying

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2020

The CCP through a recruitment agency carried out a well-coordinated infiltration by getting its members employed in senior, specialist and advisory positions in consulates of countries such as India, UK, USA and Australia.

News Reports

From being accused in terror case to defending Bhindranwale: Meet farmer protest supporter Khalsa Aid International and its CEO Ravi Singh

Jinit Jain - 13 December, 2020

Khalsa Aid International\, which is supporting farmer protests is suspected to be a front organisation forKhalistani outfit Babbar Khalsa International

Politics