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What 12 years of Modi have done to India's soul

New Delhi, June 14 -- When we examine the record of a government, beyond its impact on GDP, we must also ask whether it has nurtured the nobler impulses within society or stirred and legitimised the b... Read More


Will the BJP weather the Gen Z revolt?

New Delhi, June 13 -- In the second week of June, the BJP held special briefings for the media in Delhi on completion of 12 years of the Narendra Modi government, where a 15-minute film lauding the Mo... Read More


India's Myanmar gamble

New Delhi, June 13 -- The Central government appeared over the moon that India was the first country that Myanmar's military ruler Min Aung Hlaing visited after assuming office as President, with Fore... Read More


More than two-thirds of TMC members have switched sides: Jawhar Sircar

New Delhi, June 13 -- In this episode of Frontline Conversations, Jawhar Sircar, former Rajya Sabha MP, Trinamool Congress, analyses the political crisis engulfing the Trinamool following its electora... Read More


The government in power first creates the arson and then presents itself as the firefighter: Carola E. Lorea

New Delhi, June 13 -- Over the past decades, different political parties in West Bengal have sought the allegiance of the Matua community. In recent times, the Matuas-who originally came from Banglade... Read More


A Rajya Sabha nomination rejection with wider consequences

New Delhi, June 13 -- The Constitution guards its elections with a wall. Article 329(b) tells the courts to stand aside once the poll process begins. The design is deliberate. An election must not sta... Read More


A World Cup with conditions attached

New Delhi, June 12 -- Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a drama-filled opening match at the Estadio Azteca on June 11, launching a 48-team tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada th... Read More


Assam's new uniform civil code opens a question of intent

New Delhi, June 12 -- The Assam Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill on May 27, becoming the third State after Uttarakhand and Gujarat to enact its own common civil law. The B... Read More


FIFA World Cup: The stories behind the spectacle

New Delhi, June 12 -- With the 2026 FIFA World Cup now under way, this Frontline package looks at football's long, uneasy relationship with politics and power. From Maradona's enduring legacy as a reb... Read More


India after the rules-based order

New Delhi, June 12 -- We are living through a period of structural breakdown much more severe than the shifts of 1991. Thirty-five years ago, the global elite toasted the "end of history". The collaps... Read More