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Sandip Ghose

Sandip Ghose

- Opinion
- June 6, 2024, 4:21 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | Not Your Victory: Why Congress Should Not Celebrate Lok Sabha Results
This wasn't about Rahul Gandhi or a united Opposition. Local issues decided this election
- Opinion
- May 29, 2024, 10:27 AM IST
Right Foot Forward | Post-Election Scenarios: Why the Silence on Congress’ Future?
While speculation surrounds Modi's future if the BJP falters, a curious silence surrounds Congress's fate. Will a potential election rout force introspection, or will the Gandhis retain their grip on the grand old party?
- Opinion
- May 16, 2024, 1:45 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | With BJP Seen as Favourite, Election Focus Now Shifts to Regional Battles
The big question now is whether the Trinamool Congress will dominate in West Bengal. Or, can the Samajwadi Party regain ground in Uttar Pradesh?
- Opinion
- May 9, 2024, 10:43 AM IST
Right Foot Forward | Modi And Media: Why It’s Wrong to Say Press Freedom Is Under Attack
Narendra Modi, in one of his recent TV interviews, gave a point-by-point rebuttal of selective criticism and cherry-picking by the liberal chatterati. An empirical analysis of published articles and interviews across media will prove this point
- Opinion
- April 30, 2024, 9:12 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | Congress’s ‘Wealth Redistribution’ Plan And The Battle for 2024
The Congress and Rahul Gandhi may have handed to PM Modi on a platter the lever for changing the course of the campaign by talking of ‘wealth redistribution’
- Opinion
- April 23, 2024, 9:35 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | How Lok Sabha Polls Have Become A Long Game of Narrative-Setting
Time and again the Indian voter has outfoxed the strategists and pundits. This is the most distinguishing feature of Indian democracy that those who ratchet up the canard of ‘Democracy in Danger’ fail to get
- Opinion
- April 17, 2024, 2:04 PM IST
Opinion | Doles vs Development: The Real Choice Facing Indian Voters in 2024
The overhang of UPA II’s inept governance has not been erased from the minds of the voters, especially the younger ones. While the elders may be happy with doles and cash in hand, Gen Next will be looking for what either of the parties can offer for their future
- Opinion
- December 9, 2022, 4:49 PM IST
Opinion | Modi Magic Makes All The Difference: Explaining Why BJP Won Gujarat And Lost Himachal
Without Narendra Modi, BJP is subject to the same old laws of diminishing return and anti-incumbency. That is the stark difference between Gujarat and other states that Himachal Pradesh demonstrated in a small but timely manner
- Opinion
- November 13, 2022, 2:46 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Yatra Is A Photographer’s Delight, But Will It Deliver Electorally?
Congress leaders have been at pains to explain that the purpose of the Bharat Jodo Yatra is not to win elections
- Opinion
- November 4, 2022, 8:30 AM IST
The Burning Fields of Punjab: As Delhi Becomes Gas Chamber Again, Time for Aam Aadmi to Rise in Protest
Although the Delhi elite are very vocal on social media, they are not ready to come out on the streets to voice their angst. AAP still remains a darling of the liberal elite whose reservoir of activism is kept earmarked for the Modi government
- Opinion
- October 22, 2022, 4:52 PM IST
Opinion | If Kharge Experiment Fails, Congress May Eventually Have to 'Think Tomorrow, Think Tharoor'
Shashi Tharoor’s major contribution has been to demonstrate that elections are indeed possible. If the Kharge experiment does not work out, there will be clamour for another election in the not-so-distant future
- Opinion
- October 11, 2022, 5:14 PM IST
Opinion | Violence-Hit Bengal is a Ticking Islamist Bomb, But Mamata Banerjee Remains in Denial
A cursory look at the religious and ethnic composition of the state would indicate the change not only at the macro-level but within specific geographic pockets
- Opinion
- September 25, 2022, 11:12 AM IST
Right Foot Forward | Congress Presidential Polls: Farce or Soap Opera
The scheduled date of elections is less than a month away. But people are still left guessing as to how events will turn out in the end
- Opinion
- September 12, 2022, 11:42 AM IST
Right Foot Forward | Burberry Politics: Rahul Gandhi, Choose Your PR Managers Wisely, Clothes Mindfully
When Rahul Gandhi decides to sport a $500 Burberry T-shirt during his ‘Padyatra’, it cannot be dismissed as a matter of personal choice or simply ‘being himself’
- Opinion
- August 31, 2022, 4:53 PM IST
Right Foot Forward | From Inflation, Jobs to Deepening Religious Fault Lines: Red Flags for Modi Govt
India has managed to keep its head above water and performed better than most large economies of the world. But when prices pinch pockets or hurt household budgets, statistics and global benchmarks are of little consolation

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