National Polity: Pendulum swings The stunning year-end victory of the Narendra Modi led BJP in Gujarat may actually be a positive development for the UPA and its Left partners as neither of them entertain the idea of early elections any more, says K Subrahmanya.
Flashback 2007
Political game of musical chairs An alliance built on mutual suspicion, collapse of administration, lethargic response to calamities, and extraordinary political drama 2007 was not a year Karnataka will forget in a hurry, says Ramakrishna Upadhya.
Flashback2007
New diplomatic challenges Issues of foreign policy have never really been intense and divisive a subject of national political discourse certainly not to the extent of threatening the survival of an incumbent government at the Centre.
Delhi's perceived support of the military junta in Myanmar has come under criticism.
Will Anil Kumble-led Indian cricket team be able to break the jinx and achieve India’s first series win Down Under? Or will the Australians prove to be a difficult nut to crack? We invite our readers to give their opinion in about 100 words.
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