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.

Shehla Rashid and Communist D Raja’s daughter named in sedition case: A sordid tale of Communist treachery

Jinit Jain - 14 January, 2019

In the JNU sedition chargesheet, along with Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, Shehla Rashid and the CPI national secretary D Raja’s daughter Aparajita Raja have also been named

Government and Policy

Rahul Gandhi says GST is Gabbar Singh Tax, but actually Rahul Gandhi is Gabbar Singh : Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Earlier it was reported how the Congress had resorted to similar theatrics when the Central government moved a proposal to shift several items from the 28 per cent GST slab to a lower tax slab.

News Reports

Kanhaiya Kumar’s bizarre response to chargesheet, questions why it has been filed before elections

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar has responded to the chargesheet filed against him with a bizarre tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

News Reports

Trouble in SP-BSP alliance: SP MLA says alliance won’t work unless Akhilesh Yadav becomes a ‘yes-man’ to Mayawati

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

SP MLA Hari Om Yadav raises his apprehensions over the viability of the oppotunistic SP-BSP alliance

Fact-Check

Gulf News claims ‘Rahul Gandhi has shed his Pappu image’ based on fake news pulled down by Business Standard

K Bhattacharjee - 14 January, 2019

Swati Chaturvedi, an abusive troll who masquerades as a journalist who is known to spread fake news, in an article for Gulf News claimed that Rahul Gandhi had finally shed his 'Pappu' image

News Reports

Sharad Pawar’s u-turn: From ‘amend constitution for Maratha reservation’ to ‘amending constitution for quota harmful’

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Sharad Pawar has shown quite a departure from his earlier statement on amending the Constitution for reservations

News Reports

Trouble in Karnataka: As ‘Operation Lotus’ rumours do the rounds, Congress and JDS indulge in mudslinging

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Congress-JDS alliance in trouble with 'Operation Lotus' rumours in Karnataka: Congress says three MLAs are in Mumbai with BJP, Kumaraswamy denies

Does Pakistan even have a Counter-Terrorism narrative?

Imam Tawhidi - 14 January, 2019

The reality is that the Pakistani government is more part of the problem of global terrorism than the solution

News Reports

AK Antony says ‘Congress not strong enough to challenge BJP alone’, adds ‘Modi fears Rahul’

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

AK Antony, who is also a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) further added that Congress President Rahul Gandhi is the only opponent Prime Minister Narendra Modi fears.

News Reports