Ambiguity is Vajpayee's strength, ... His roots are in poetry and literature, and I think that's a big advantage. |
Ambiguity is Vajpayee's strength. His roots are in poetry and literature, and I think that's a big advantage. |
Brilliance as an economist is not a substitute for political acumen. To be a successful prime minister, you need loads of political acumen. Manmohan Singh needs to acquire this -- fast. |
Clearly, the BJP doesn't want to give much time to the opposition parties to regroup, ... But I think ... the earliest dates could be late April. |
Clearly, the BJP doesn't want to give much time to the opposition parties to regroup. But I think ... the earliest dates could be late April. |
He is a good guy among wolves. |
He is saying 'I am the only choice, follow me or else, ... He knows that if he goes it's over. There would be some stop-gap candidate and the government would fall within six months. |
If the Congress does badly it will start looking weaker within the coalition. |
It does indicate a fair level of paralysis at the apex of the party and the government. They didn't see this coming and they didn't react. |
It is a very careful budget. Definitely it is a budget made with poll calculations in mind. |
It's a choice blessed by the RSS. |
It's aimed at a revival of Congress fortunes in north India, where minorities, especially Muslims, form an important vote bank. |
It's going to be a tense and difficult year. It's a period of enormous confusion, division in the ranks at the very top, and lack of clarity. Where do they go? |
She's signaling that she is not interested in power and in Indian politics that makes her influence and capability actually go up. She is now sitting pretty. |
The Congress is a vast machine sans direction. There is a driver and a pilot but the direction of the vehicle is unclear. They are muddling along. |