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Tag: Congress party

Posted inIndia

Non-Gandhi leader not enough to save India’s Congress

by Arun R Swamy November 24, 2022November 28, 2022

India’s grand old party, the Indian National Congress (INC), has elected a new president. This should not be big news, but it is the first contested election in two decades and only the sixth in INC history. It is also the first time since 1998 that someone not named Gandhi has held the post. But the prospects of this exercise […]

Priyanka Gandhi speaking in Uttar Pradesh in 2012. Photo: The Times of India
Posted inOpinion

India’s Grand Old Party needs to move beyond Gandhi family

by Ravi Kant April 5, 2022April 5, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Key takeaways from India’s state elections

by Anish Esteves March 18, 2022March 18, 2022
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China abduction claims spark political uproar in India

by Anil Sharma January 24, 2022January 27, 2022
Posted inOpinion

India’s Grand Old Party is in survival mode

by Ravi Kant January 3, 2022January 3, 2022
Posted inIndia

Gandhi on a warpath as Modi fumbles and stumbles

by Anil Sharma August 19, 2021August 24, 2021
FILE PHOTO: India's Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi gestures during an address at a farmers' rally at Ramlila ground in New Delhi, India, April 19, 2015. Photo:  Reuters/Anindito Mukherje
Posted inOpinion

Ladakh standoff pushes Modi’s popularity into free-fall

by Bhim Bhurtel July 22, 2020July 22, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

State polls point to maturing democracy in India

by Sagarneel Sinha October 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India’s liberals yet to accept the truth

by Sagarneel Sinha July 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Re-imagining the idea of India

by Sunil Kukreja May 27, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

India denies tax waiver, jets deal linked

by Asia Times staff April 15, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Israel, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, South Asia, United Arab Emirates

Congress-led India would disengage from Mideast allies

by Dnyanesh Kamat April 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Police stand guard near the 'Statue Of Unity', by the Sardar Sarovar Dam  in India's western Gujarat state prior to the inauguration of the world's biggest statue on Wednesday. Photo: Sam Panthaky / AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Tourists flock to world’s tallest statue amid protests by locals

by Rajnish Mishra February 12, 2019February 18, 2020
The Reserve Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Parliament steps up pressure on RBI to ease lending rules

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2019February 18, 2020
Members of the Maratha community take part in a rally in Mumbai in August. Photo: AFP
Posted inIndia, South Asia

High court will have final say on Maharashtra quota meddling

by Kanchan Srivastava December 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, center, is seen with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah second left, and state ministers in Bangalore. Photo: AFP
Posted inAT Finance, India, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Can Rahul Gandhi stop Congress’ slide into oblivion?

by Saikat Datta May 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Posted inChina, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The 10+1 cards Modi can play to continue as India’s prime minister

by Rajesh Jain March 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Rahul Gandhi, newly elected president of India's main opposition Congress party, kisses the forehead of his mother and leader of the party Sonia Gandhi after taking charge as the president during a ceremony at the party's headquarters in New Delhi, India, December 16, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
Posted inIndia, Italy, Middle East, South Asia, World

Sonia Gandhi: A remarkable political journey

by Shivam Vij January 5, 2018January 6, 2018
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
Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, South Asia, World

A checklist for progress as India marks 70 years of freedom

by E Jaya Kumar August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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