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Bindu Dalmia

Bindu Dalmia

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The writer is a social commentator and author of the national bestseller, The Diary of a Lutyens' Princess.

By Bindu Dalmia

An insight into PM Modi's mind

India under Modi has made quantum leaps on multiple parameters. Let's take a look at what has truly fueled this growth.

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What India must do to bridge income inequality

This does not mean taking from the rich to give to the poor, or penalising the rich for being rich.

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In 2019 Lok Sabha polls, why perceptions will matter more than reality

History has shown Indians vote for leaders, not parties.

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How long Congress can survive banking on proxy powers

The popularity gap between Narendra Modi and his potential contenders remains far too wide to bridge.

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What PM Modi can learn from Turkish President Erdogan

If we fault Modi of strongarm politics, just google the state of affairs in the most powerful nations of America, Russia, China or Turkey.

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Why BJP and Congress can't afford to treat regional parties as 'dispensable friends' any more

Unity against Modi is not enough for the Opposition to convince voters either.

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Why BJP is looking to win Karnataka Assembly polls

Congress failing to retain its southern stronghold would be a setback for Rahul Gandhi’s manoeuvring power among potential allies.

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Modi wave is clearly over, but BJP can still win 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The ruling party needs to bridge the widening gap on broken trysts with the voter.

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BJP's key to winning 2019 polls

Modi Sarkar must keep the focus on ease of living as a developing theme, which could become another synonym for vikas.

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Why Narendra Modi no longer feels invincible

BJP’s under-governance could well pave the way for Congress' resurgence.

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Why Rahul Gandhi is embracing soft Hindutva

The Gandhi scion's mandir visit indicates a shift away from minority appeasement.

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Why BJP and Congress need to discard banter on nationalism and get on with the present

People need jobs, schools and hospitals in lieu of the colossal spend on statues or lectures on itihaas.

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Modi must realise that the old alibi of blaming '70 years of Congress misgovernance' won’t hold for long

A 'New India' can only be birthed when 'Old India' cedes to new ideation.

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Let's talk, without any shame, about depression

Social media has increased the feeling of isolation, as online relationships substitute for offline social encounters.

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Why India is home to few of the most corrupt women politicians

Absence of family interests does not guarantee sage-like asceticism free of the need to amass wealth, as seen in the DA cases on Mayawati and Jaya.

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Trump has opened the world to dystopia

US President's pre-electoral promises are for real, as he declares war on half his country and half the world.

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How Trump, Modi, Ratan Tata, Mulayam will change 2017 for us

No forecaster can assert with certitude the macro future portends in politics, economics and business.

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If demonetisation is a success, you wouldn't dare to call Modi a dictator

Even a token of Rs 15 lakh is transferred into Jan Dhan accounts as promised, he will ensure his place as twice-elected PM.

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Akhilesh, Rahul or Ambanis: Make your parents proud

Progenies have a first-mover advantage through birth, not by rising from bottom to up.

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Why Modi is better off without Indian media

The PM's reach is equivalent to having his own private media house, when he can conveniently 'unfriend' print and TV channels at will.

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Can Modi rectify the 'democracy-deficit'?

Despite an incremental economic agenda, the PM is unable to control culturally and socially the tyranny of dogma that is drowning the voice of reason.

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America is caught between a stupid Trump and a dishonest Hillary

NOTA option now lies with the 'swing' 15 per cent of voters who are as yet undecided.

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Modi is India's only hope

If the PM can shed his past and think futurist, we need the patience to await the promised achhe din.

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Brexit is almost as big a disaster as a terror attack

How fair is a unilateral call for protectionism by the West, just as India is beginning to open up?

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Priyanka Gandhi won't fool voters. Sorry, Prashant Kishor

This new assignment could well halt the political strategist's Midas touch.

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