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

Tripura Congress president resigns from his post, writes about being free of ‘backstabbing colleagues and high-command’s order’

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2019

Pradyot reportedly had differences with Congress' secretary in-charge of Northeastern states Luizinho Faleiro over NRC update in Tripura.

Opinions

Benjamin Netanyahu started like Prime Minister Narendra Modi but ended up like President Donald Trump

Lev Aran - 24 September, 2019

The corruption indictment just around the corner narrowed political manoeuvrability of Benjamin Netanyahu and he chose populism and a "Bibi cult of personality".

News Reports

US President Donald Trump deletes tweet where he ‘hoped’ India and Pakistan will resolve the Kashmir issue ‘quickly’

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2019

United State of America President Donald Trump quoting a news agency ANI tweet had said that he 'hoped' that India and Pakistan will resolve the Kashmir issue 'quickly'.

Fact-Check

Shashi Tharoor presents photograph of Nehru in Soviet Russia as image from USA to downplay success of Howdy Modi

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2019

The photograph tweeted by Shashi Tharoor to belittle the 'Howdy Modi' event is not from the USA, neither this is from the year 1954. The image is from Moscow in USSR, and it is from 1955.

News Reports

‘I am a respected member of the Parliament’, P Chidambaram tells court while opposing CBI’s objection to his bail

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2019

The court had granted an extension of judicial remand of Chidambaram till October 3

News Reports

After Republican President Trump attends Howdy Modi, major Democrat donor George Soros meets Imran Khan

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2019

The meeting between Imran Khan and George Soros has significant ramifications for the Indo-US relationship.

Opinions

Three Nobel winners crib to Gates Foundation about award to PM Modi: Here is who they are and why they are hypocrites

Saket Suryesh - 23 September, 2019

The three Nobel Peace Laureates who have written against the award to PM Modi by Gates foundation are Mairead Maguire, Tawakkol Abdel-Salam Karman and Shirin Ebadi.

Politics

Karnataka: Congress MLA Byrathi Suresh was responsible for Siddaramaiah’s son death, alleges disqualified Congress MLA MTB Nagaraj

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2019

Byrathi Suresh, the Congress MLA from Hebbal constituency in Karnataka, is considered to be a close aide of Siddaramaiah and is one of the wealthiest leaders from the state.

Government and Policy

PM Modi repeats old ‘Ab ki baar Trump Sarkar’ slogan in Houston: The Democrats literally asked for it, starting right from Hillary Clinton

K Bhattacharjee - 23 September, 2019

Hillary Clinton and Narendra Modi share a tumultuous past and Democrats such as Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar have made numerous problematic comments on Kashmir.

News Reports