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Author Archives: Aditya Sinha

Aditya Sinha is a writer and journalist based on the outskirts of Delhi. He tweets at @autumnshade.

Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi has handed over her position to her son Rahul Gandhi. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

As Sonia Gandhi hands over baton, another Congress era ends

by Aditya Sinha December 13, 2017

With Rahul Gandhi’s unopposed election as president of the 132-year-old Indian National Congress, the era of Sonia Gandhi will end on Saturday. Her 19 years at the helm, the longest in the party’s history, not only tells us something about her and her party, but also defines a template the party will likely follow in […]

Indian PM Narendra Modi addresses supporters at BJP headquarters in New Delhi in March 2017.  Photo: Reuters/ Adnan Abidi
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

As BJP’s Modi rises, the fall of Advani serves a cautionary tale

by Aditya Sinha December 6, 2017
Rahul Gandhi, vice-president of India's main opposition Congress party, receives a memento from people belonging to India's low-caste Dalit community during a rally ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, at a village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad on November 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Upcoming Gujarat assembly elections key to BJP’s fate in 2019

by Aditya Sinha November 29, 2017
Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi has handed over her position to her son Rahul Gandhi. Photo: Reuters
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

A tale of party bosses in election-bound India

by Aditya Sinha November 22, 2017November 22, 2017
A Kashmiri demonstrator throws a stone at an Indian policeman during a protest at a by-election in Srinagar on April 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Ismail
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Has New Delhi’s latest interlocutor hit a dead end in Kashmir?

by Aditya Sinha November 15, 2017November 15, 2017
Protesters in Kolkata make their views about India's demonetization known. Photo: AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Demonetisation lesson for Modi: Too much theatrics can backfire

by Aditya Sinha November 8, 2017November 8, 2017
An Indian border guard stands near Indian and Pakistani flags during a fair at Chamliyal in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Reuters
Posted inAfghanistan, China, India, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

India-Pakistan relations are now in a bleak phase

by Aditya Sinha November 1, 2017
A Kashmiri protester throws a stone toward police during a strike. Photo: Reuters / Files
Posted inAfghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s new interlocutor on Kashmir inspires fresh hope

by Aditya Sinha October 25, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Singh Bisht. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Posted inAfghanistan, India, South Asia, World

BJP’s poll strategy: cows, the River Ganga and communal riots

by Aditya Sinha October 18, 2017
According to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, corruption is the legacy of the Congress party, but a new book finds wide-ranging blame. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi/Files
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Will the BJP’s ‘Robert Vadra’ moment hit its 2019 prospects?

by Aditya Sinha October 11, 2017October 11, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Pawan Kumar
Posted inBhutan, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

A shrinking economy and the narrative of diminishing returns

by Aditya Sinha October 4, 2017October 5, 2017

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