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

Rohingyas are a threat to national and regional security, says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2019

Hasina was addressing the three-day 'Dhaka Global Dialogue-2019' in the Bangladeshi capital.

News Reports

Days after Turkey supported Pakistan in UN, Congress opens its overseas office in Turkey: Turkish media report

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2019

Turkish media report suggests that Congress has opened its overseas office in Istanbul, Turkey.

Politics

Maharashtra Tragicomedy: Shiv Sena digs itself a hole and jumps right in, state possibly headed towards President Rule

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

NCP has been invited to form the Maharashtra government by Governor after Shiv Sena failed to show letters of support.

News Reports

Maharashtra: Governor invites NCP to stake claim for government after declining to extend time for Shiv Sena to gather support

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

Both NCP and Congress clarified that they have not sent any letter of support for Shiv Sena

News Reports

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena stakes claim to form government without enough numbers as Congress yet to decide on supporting them

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

Shiv Sema met the governor to stake claim for Maharashtra government, but had no letters of suppor

Opinions

Six things that follow from the new Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress govt and what the Hindus of India should learn from this

Abhishek Banerjee - 11 November, 2019

A Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, facilitated by the Congress and the NCP, with BJP sitting it out

Politics

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut invokes fictional Dawood in current Maharashtra crisis

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut tweeted a dialogue from the film 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' spoken by Emraan Hashmi whose role was inspired by Dawood

Politics

To know Aaditya Thackeray’s ‘potential’, watch YouTube, says Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant, who had resigned from the post of a Union Minister in the NDA government earlier today, stated to the media that Aaditya Thackeray has a lot of potential and vision to become a true leader.

Opinions

Sadanand Dhume: Typical brown sepoy ‘liberal’ who peddles nonsense unfettered by reality hitting him in the face

K Bhattacharjee - 11 November, 2019

In the liberal clown world, competence is not a concern, allegiance to the dogma is. And one person who has benefited greatly from it is Sadanand Dhume.

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