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Congress Party

The Gandhi Dependency
Ties between India and Bangladesh are good. But India’s foreign policy is too dependent on the Gandhi connection.
India's Vocal Civil Society
With the Congress mired in a series of corruption scandals, the opposition should be doing well. Why isn’t it?

India's Tom and Jerry Show
The tussle between Karnataka’s BS Yeddyurappa and HR Bhardwaj is just the latest front in a political war.

Political Paradise Lost?
India’s current political climate is reminiscent of Milton’s classic poem. Will Indians fall for a divisive BJP agenda?

India's Congress Under Siege
The case of Polayil Joseph Thomas showed more bad judgment by Congress and some Supreme Court activism.

Congress Faces WikiLeaks Bullet
A recently released WikiLeaks cable suggests the ruling coalition considered buying MPs votes in 2008.
Rahul Gandhi in Court Challenge
Rahul Gandhi has been issued a court notice over a missing woman. Is the allegation politically motivated?

Sonia Gandhi Scores a Point
Sonia Gandhi extracts an apology from opposition BJP leader L K Advani over allegations about the Gandhi finances.

Singh, Sonia Gandhi Feel Heat
Manmohan Singh is set to come under even more pressure over the 2G and S-band spectrum scandals.

Congress Party Platitudes
Sonia Gandhi writes as if the Congress Party inherited the problems India faces. It should take some responsibility.

India’s Communists Facing Oblivion?
Not necessarily, say Shibashis Chatterjee and Sumit Ganguly. But a big Left Front defeat in West Bengal will still have national implications.

The Anglosphere Can Lead the World
…argues Madhav Nalapat. But only if Barack Obama takes a leaf out of George W. Bush’s book and treats India as a partner.