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.

News Reports

Meet Neeta Sodha: Granted Indian citizenship 18 years after she came from Pakistan, contesting Panchayat elections in Rajasthan

Dibakar Dutta - 17 January, 2020

18 years after she migrated to India, Neeta Sodha was finally granted citizenship in September 2019.

Media

Rajdeep Sardesai calls Arif Mohammad Khan a ‘BJP agent’ and ‘rubber stamp’, the Kerala governor shuts him up and how

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2020

Arif Mohammad Khan held Rajdeep Sardesai responsible for the Hindu-Muslim polarization in the country and blamed him for spreading false rumours

Opinions

Journalists lay the groundwork for ‘tactical retreat’ of Shaheen Bagh protests: Here are the possible reasons

Editorial Desk - 17 January, 2020

The anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh have been largely touted as 'Gandhian' style 'satyagrah' by Muslims

News Reports

Suhasini Haidar of The Hindu caught lying on social media about MEA Jaishankar’s address at Raisina Dialogues

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Suhasini Haidar lies that MEA had said that all foreign policy achievements had begun in India only five years ago

Opinions

By filing suit against CAA, Communists in Kerala have ensured that they will be remembered for opposing justice for persecuted minorities

Shriya Gune - 16 January, 2020

Kerala is the first state to have filed a suit against the CAA

News Reports

‘Young children being radicalised, need de-radicalisation camps in Kashmir,’ says CDS General Bipin Rawat

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

General Bipin Rawat also denied that the Indian Army was being heavy-handed in its approach and used pellet guns only sparingly.

Opinions

By filing suit against CAA, Communists in Kerala have ensured that they will be remembered for opposing justice for persecuted minorities

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Kerala is the first state to have filed a suit against the CAA

News Reports

‘Kaagaz nahi dikhayenge’ fame comedian all set to give fingerprints and all documents to Trump government in US

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Comedian Varun Grover, who said he won't show his documents for NRC to Indian Government, will now bare it all to Donald Trump government for his US tour.

News Reports

Underworld Don Haji Mastan’s son confirms Indira Gandhi met Karim Lala, calls his father ‘Pakka Congressi’

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2020

Sundar also confirmed that Indira Gandhi had indeed met Karim Lala in Mumbai. He added that his father had good terms with Congress leaders and Bal Thackeray too.

News Reports