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Article 370 to G20, India is in a Kashmir sweet spot. Now, tick the last boxes

Shekhar Gupta - 27 May, 2023

A broken Manipur is out of sight, out of mind. Here’s why we can’t be so callous & arrogant

Why Imran’s comeback would be a triumph for democracy and a disaster for Pakistan

SCO, BRICS, RIC: What do they have in common? China at head of table, India faking smiles

Two-sided triangle: Fast-growing India is caught in China-Pakistan pincer in Modi’s 10th year

Shekhar Gupta - 29 April, 2023

Pakistan is a near-nothing on most metrics, China isn’t slowing & India’s is a remarkable success story of a country becoming so enormously powerful long before it became rich.

Naroda Gam to Atiq killing is a straight line. What you get is India’s ‘thok do’ culture

Shekhar Gupta - 22 April, 2023

Total denial of justice, as in the cases of Naroda Gam, the Jaipur bombings & gangsters like Atiq Ahmed, is why faith in the system has fallen so low. It's what fuels vigilante culture.

Opposition unity without one leader, shared ideology is the political equivalent of selling snake oil

Shekhar Gupta - 15 April, 2023

In the past, 'Opposition unity' has proved to be a bogus, defeatist, and repeatedly failed idea. As Arun Jaitley once said, elections are not just about arithmetic.

At 43, how Brand BJP evolved from Vajpayee vision to Modi might

Shekhar Gupta - 8 April, 2023

While founders never had majority & had to keep a diverse coalition intact, today's BJP doesn’t need allies. Credit goes to Modi-Shah but they should thank founders, especially Vajpayee.

UAPA judgment isn’t isolated case. Judiciary appears to be changing lanes from reformation to retribution

Shekhar Gupta - 1 April, 2023

Two contradictory court judgments this week raise an uncomfortable question: Has the judiciary, from the trial court to the Supreme Court, moved from a reformative institution to a retributive one?

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the K-word

Shekhar Gupta - 25 March, 2023

'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want Hindu Rashtra, what’s wrong with Sikh Rashtra?’

You’ve heard of jobless growth. But Tata, Birla, Ambani, Adani, have given India brandless growth

Shekhar Gupta - 18 March, 2023

Modi govt's thrust on manufacturing is much-needed but it is pushing Indian manufacturing in the direction of outsourcing, same as our services industry.

Who are India’s friends & foes? Modi govt is caught in a messy US-China-Russia-Pakistan jalebi

Shekhar Gupta - 11 March, 2023

Modi government has let, even fuelled the building, of a Westophobic & pro-Moscow public opinion while the course it has set on strategic policy is exactly the opposite.

Northeast a success story not just for BJP but all of India. It’s all about getting to end of bell curve

Shekhar Gupta - 4 March, 2023

People of northeast respond positively to a good outreach from 'Dilli'. Peace, connectivity & India’s booming services economy have furthered feeling of Indianness.

When Amritpal with K-word wades into Punjab’s vacuum, overruns police station & a craven state surrenders

Shekhar Gupta - 25 February, 2023

If the visuals we have seen from Amritsar these past couple of days — radical followers of the new charismatic preacher Amritpal Singh overrunning...

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A BRICS currency can weaken US hold over emerging economies. India...

Seshadri Chari - 2 June, 2023

Before de-dollarisation of BRICS can occur, India must secure a place in IMF's basket of world currencies, where Chinese Renminbi is already included.