Ashutosh Mishra

Can Nitish Be The Rallying Point For Anti-Modi Opposition?

The sudden turn of events in Bihar seems to have galvanised anti-BJP forces in the country. With Nitish Kumar, whose…

August 12, 2022

Don’t Let Rebels Take Advantage of the Pandemic

Every crisis is an opportunity for someone. The sudden spurt in Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, a state that shares a…

April 29, 2021

A Sobering Thought

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing awkward questions about the money spent on the refurbishment of his Downing Street…

April 26, 2021

War Against Cannabis In Odisha Far From Won

For a brief while recently Odisha’s capital city found itself in unwanted focus after a national TV channel reported an…

August 31, 2020

Ram Mandir: Naveen’s Silence Speaks Volumes About Political Expediency

Why Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who takes to Twitter to comment on almost every important development in the country,…

August 7, 2020

Why Politicians Hate The Media?

A former chief minister of Odisha once famously described journalists as drain inspectors. Politicians of various hues have  bestowed upon…

July 28, 2020

A War We Must Win

The Odisha government recently declared five districts free from the threat of Maoist radicals. The districts of Angul, Boudh, Sambalpur,…

July 20, 2020

Congress Downslide: ‘Loyalty Not Merit’ Is Criteria For Promotion’

Irrespective of what becomes of Sachin Pilot, who was sacked both as Deputy Chief Minister and Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee…

July 15, 2020

Why Blame Vikas Dubey?

The political storm over the encounter killing of Vikas Dubey, a history-sheeter from Kanpur whose notoriety acquired almost diabolical dimensions…

July 13, 2020

Need A More Effective Strategy Against COVID-19

  As COVID-19 positive cases shoot up in Odisha the government is clearly struggling to contain the spread of the…

June 8, 2020