Politics
India Today
THE WRATH YATRA
The decade of progress was greyed by smoke and ash from riots, blasts and suicide attacks-a dark undertow that reminded India its inner demons had yet to be tamed
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January 12, 2026
India Today
LICENCE RAJ MOGULS
How a new generation of mega-rich tycoons cashed in despite the country's lagging growth, a rigid economy and public disapproval of private ostentation
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January 12, 2026
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BOOM, BUST AND DRIFT
UPA's economy swung from high-growth global confidence to inflation, policy paralysis and capital flight, stabilising late under crisis management, but ending in exhaustion, lost credibility and an electorate unconvinced by belated recovery signs
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January 12, 2026
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JAI HO!
Indian cinema globalised, corporatised and digitised, embracing box-office metrics and superstardom while quietly losing its cultural monopoly as online platforms and fragmented audiences reshaped storytelling and power
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January 12, 2026
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
One astronaut's journey capped a decade in which India broke a state monopoly, built a private space economy, and set its sights on a crewed mission to the Moon
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January 12, 2026
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SMALL MAGIC
Doordarshan had us glued to the tube in the late '80s with iconic shows and mythologicals. And then there was the great opening up to western pleasures in the '90s...
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January 12, 2026
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THE NEW HINDU PUSH
A century-long acrimonious dispute over the Ram Janmabhoomi gets resolved in courts in favour of the majority community, paving the way for the realisation of the Hindutva dream of a Ram temple in Ayodhya
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January 12, 2026
India Today
SHARP TURNS
In a Republic still young and evolving, decades would naturally compete to be called the 'most consequential'. But even put to that test, 1985-1995 would probably have the most stories that dominate our democracy and debates today
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January 12, 2026
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MASTERS OF THE GAME
The Modi-Shah duo have transformed the party into an electoral juggernaut, powered by astute strategy and relentless effort
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January 12, 2026
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NATION UNDER SIEGE
Repeated terror attacks, from city bombings to 26/11 and Maoist violence, exposed intelligence failures, weak coordination and homegrown radicalisation, forcing India to confront the limits of security amid rising ambition
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January 12, 2026
India Today
THE RAJIV PARADOX
Indira's heir was a technophile who turned India towards the 21st century but made missteps on religion. His South Asia policy too was marred by tragic errors but still left a legacy
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January 12, 2026
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A DARK STAR OVER PUNJAB
A toxic mix of political opportunism and identity politics fuelled a spiral of violence that culminated in the tragedy of Operation Bluestar
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January 12, 2026
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THE E-COM REVOLUTION
Cheap data and instant payments rewired India's everyday economy, while online apps brought goods and services right to the doorstep
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January 12, 2026
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GUTS AND GLORY
Indian sport delivered historic victories and new heroes, but rapid commercialisation, weak governance and corruption scandals exposed its fragility, proving that sporting greatness without accountability is ultimately unsustainable
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January 12, 2026
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SURVIVING COVID
For three years, a tiny virus held the entire world hostage to its deadly whim, wreaking havoc on lives and livelihoods, and changing life as we knew it
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January 12, 2026
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THE SOCIAL MESSIAHS
The next great Janata experiment-the 'third way' in Indian politics-lost its way soon enough, but not before the main protagonist, V.P. Singh, effected the Mandal revolution
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January 12, 2026
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DEMOCRACY INTERRUPTED
In 21 months, the Emergency changed deep structures of India's polity. It ushered in a phase of coalition politics and was the first instance of the intimidation of the judiciary, media and civil society
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January 12, 2026
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DRAWING THE BATTLE LINES
India did not hesitate to go to war in response to Pakistan-sponsored terror or confront Chinese troops on the icy Himalayan frontier
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January 12, 2026
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THE BIRTH OF MODICRACY
Modi brought political stability to the country, made welfare delivery a personal mission, and shaped a bold, assertive India
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January 12, 2026
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BOOM BOOM BOFORS
Precision artillery fire played a big role in giving cover and destroying enemy bunkers in the higher reaches
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January 12, 2026
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD
The 1983 World Cup win ushered in a new age and announced the emergence of India as a new cricketing heavyweight
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January 12, 2026
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THE COALITION DHARMA
THE UPA'S DECADE BEGAN BY CHANCE, GOVERNED THROUGH CONSENSUS AND WELFARE, UNRAVELLED AMID POLICY PARALYSIS AND CORRUPTION SCANDALS, AND ENDED BY CLEARING THE GROUND FOR MODI'S RISE
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January 12, 2026
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SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT
Even as icons stepped away, Indian men's cricket revealed a depth that kept wins flowing across formats. But the defining triumph came from its women
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January 12, 2026
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SMALL CAR, BIG DRIVE
From a stalled, beleaguered dream to middle-class revolution, Maruti's improbable journey reshaped India's roads, industries and the everyman's aspirations
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January 12, 2026
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THE NUKE SHIELD
Pokhran-II announced India as a nuclear weapons state. It did bring in some recriminations and sanctions, but India shrugged it off. It was now a bona fide member of the nuclear club
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January 12, 2026
India Today
ILLUSION OF PEACE
A warlike general turned into a surprise peddler of solutions to history's problems. India, too, had a gifted pacifist in Vajpayee. But it was too fraught a time for even the boldest entrepreneurs of peace
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January 12, 2026
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ON THE PODIUM
India demonstrated its organising prowess in the 1982 Asian Games; with panther-like grace, Prakash Padukone conquered the badminton world and hockey had its last golden hurrah
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January 12, 2026
India Today
A PULSATING PANORAMA
The 1995-2005 decade was perhaps politically the most complex since Independence. We kept our lens razor-sharp through the reign of five prime ministers as single-party dominance gave way to coalition compulsions
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January 12, 2026
India Today
THE MODITVA
Narendra Modi converted Gujarat’s electoral dominance and a development narrative into national authority, capitalising on UPA drift and public exhaustion to deliver India’s first decisive post-coalition mandate
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January 12, 2026
India Today
A DEFAULT SETTING
Across banks, conglomerates and startups, a cascade of crises laid bare the structural flaws beneath India's growth story—and the cost of ambition outpacing regulation
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