Left, Right & Centre

As beef protests continue in parts of India over the centre's new rules banning sale of cattle for slaughter, now a Rajasthan High Court judge wants to make cow the national animal. He further lauded peacocks for not having sex. Are we losing sight of real issues in this country? We debate on Left, Right and Centre.

The latest Gross Domestic Product or GDP numbers show unexpected slowdown of growth to 6.1 per cent - the lowest in more than two years - against the 7.1 per cent forecast by analysts. With China's growth rate at 6.9 per cent for the same quarter, India loses the fastest growing economy tag. Has demonetisation hit harder than we thought and how long will it take to recover?

As LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti are charged with criminal conspiracy for the demolition of the Babri Masjid, what are the political ramifications? Will this trial, which will go over a two year period in the run up to the next general election, help or hurt the BJP?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells Angela Merkel that India and Germany are made for each other, but are we? Can India emerge as an important partner for Europe, especially after disillusionment with Donald Trump?

As Army Chief General Bipin Rawat defends Major Leetul Gogoi for using a Kashmiri man as human shield saying "innovation" is needed to fight a "dirty war", we ask is the use of human shields justified under any circumstance?

Protests against the new cattle slaughter rules rage in parts of the country and chief ministers of Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal strongly object to the Centre's new regulations against sale of cattle for slaughter. Are these concerns valid? Will these new rules lead to job losses?

Three years ago today Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister marking a historic shift in India politics as the BJP came to power with a huge majority. The last three years have seen Mr Modi consolidate his and his party's position in the political landscape and after the huge win in UP this year their sights are now firmly set on 2019. Amit Shah said as much today, making it clear that the BJP's mission was to cross the current tally of 282 in the next election. With the opposition in disarray, is Narendra Modi unbeatable or can opposition parties get together and give the BJP a fight?

In a special series on the three years of the Modi government, we discuss: is he maximum prime minister or is there a personality cult in the BJP? We look at the rise of Narendra Modi.

From caste clashes in Saharanpur to alleged gang-rapes reported in the state, what is happening to law and order in Uttar Pradesh? What has happened to Yogi Adityanath's promise to improve the situation and is this his biggest challenge?

As the government marks three years in power this week, we speak with Minister of State in the PMO, Jitendra Singh, on unemployment, the tension in Jammu and Kashmir and more.