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

Career-protester-turned-politician Shehla Rashid downplays terrorism in Kashmir, calls legitimate action by India ‘state terrorism’ instead

Jinit Jain - 17 August, 2019

According to Shehla Rashid, India has been inflicting atrocities on Kashmiris since 1953

News Reports

Modi buried Nehru’s India: Pakistan echoes left-liberals and Congress

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2019

With each passing day, it is becoming more and more difficult to distinguish between the Pakistani rhetoric and that of Indian opposition parties and liberals.

Crime

Zakir Naik faces interrogation in Malaysia for hate speech against Hindus and Chinese citizens

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2019

Naik was interrogated for hours on Friday. He is to be interrogated again on Monday over allegations of hate speech against Malaysian citizens.

Politics

Tough for any Congress leader from outside Nehru-Gandhi family to lead party, they have ‘Brand equity’: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2019

Claiming that the nation is headed towards "bipolar politics", Chowdhury stated many regional parties do not have any particular ideology and they will soon lose their relevance.

Media

British medical journal The Lancet publishes anti-India propaganda on Article 370, maintains silence over Islamic terrorism

OpIndia Staff - 17 August, 2019

The Lancet has termed India's administrative decision regarding the governance of a part of Indian territory an attempt to subjugate and alienate the people.

Opinions

Did Abhishek Manu Singhvi just admit that Congress doesn’t want India to speak against China at UN?

Jinit Jain - 17 August, 2019

One of the interesting facets of his post on China was Singhvi’s candid admission that his views are in opposition to the opinions held by the Congress party.

Media

Deplorable ‘journalists’ further Pakistan propaganda and undermine India: Why should their patriotism not be questioned

K Bhattacharjee - 17 August, 2019

Indian 'journalists' and 'intellectuals' have taken up the mantle of peddling the Pakistan narrative on Kashmir it appears.

Opinions

Here is why Shobhaa De could be first in a long list to be exposed by Pakistan

Ashish Shukla - 17 August, 2019

India’s stand on abrogation of Article 370 and 35A and dilution of Jammu and Kashmir from a state to a Union Territory has dropped the baby of pretence.

News Reports