Indian Politics
After Mayawati, Is There a BSP Left?
Mayawati’s repeated reshuffling of the party’s second line has exposed a deeper problem: the BSP’s future may be less about…
RSS at 100 — Part 8: Why Was the RSS Banned?
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has faced government bans at three important moments in independent India’s history: in 1948, during…
RSS at 100 — Part 7: How Did the RSS Expand Its Influence Beyond the Shakha?
From the shakha to politics, education, student organisations, labour unions and social service—how did the RSS build a wider institutional…
Savarkar ‘Never Hated Muslims’: Kin Takes Rahul Gandhi to Court Over ‘Muslim-Hater’ Portrayal
A defamation battle in Pune has reopened a much bigger argument over Savarkar’s legacy, Gandhi’s political rhetoric and who gets…
Youth Protests Have Changed Indian Politics: Why Parties Are Suddenly Reaching Out to the Young
New Delhi: The youth protests may have started with anger over examinations, but their political impact is now reaching far…
RSS at 100 — Part 6: How Did the RSS Build a Nationwide Network?
Two-Line Summary From a small gathering in Nagpur in 1925, the RSS has grown into a nationwide volunteer network. Its…
RSS at 100 — Part 6: How Did the RSS Build a Nationwide Network?
Two-Line Summary From a small gathering in Nagpur in 1925, the RSS has grown into a nationwide volunteer network. Its…
RSS at 100 — Part 5: Why Does Mohan Bhagwat Receive Z+ Security? Who Pays for It—and What Do We Know About the Cost?
Two-Line Summary Mohan Bhagwat does not hold constitutional office, yet he receives Z+ security, one of India’s highest levels of…
RSS at 100 — Part 4: RSS and BJP — Who Influences Whom?
Two-Line Summary The RSS and BJP are formally separate organisations, but their relationship goes far beyond ordinary ideological affinity. Their…
RSS at 100 — Part 2: What Is the Legal Status of the RSS?
Two-Line Summary The RSS is widely described as an unregistered organisation, but does being unregistered mean that it is illegal?…
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