Modi without 272 isn’t Modi, and that’s why he’s kicked off the 2019 campaign
Modi is a constant campaigner. His focus on the Congress may have looked over the top, but there is a purpose to his excess.
Middle of Nowhere Class: When just 2.56% pay 100% of India’s income tax & govt wants more
Governments treat the middle classes rudely and squeeze taxes out of them as they are the usual suspects – without lobbies or electoral power.
When Modi goes to the mountain: Nice speech but India’s ‘rise’ at Davos is still mere talk
This world wants to see hard power, not counsel. India at Davos will remain a mutual admiration society until only Indians fill the halls at India sessions while the world gives a miss.
When one Indian newspaper handed over its big scoop to a rival
It was the only way to ensure the story wasn't killed. And Spielberg's latest, The Post, brings it back to me.
अब गेंद मुख्य न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा के पाले में
बयानबाजी से बचने की न्यायपालिका की अघोषित अचार संहिता को तोड़कर जजों ने जो संकट पैदा किया है वह क्या मोड़ लेगा, यह मुख्य न्यायाधीश दीपक मिश्रा पर निर्भर है.
What CJI Misra does this weekend will decide the future of Indian judiciary
The four judges have shattered the judiciary’s code of silence. How this crisis ends is up to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra.
दलित राजनीति: क्या जिग्नेश मेवाणी बन पाएंगें दूसरे कांशीराम?
पंजाब से आए दलित कौटिल्य कांशीराम ने मायावती को अपना चंद्रगुप्त बनाया. अगर जिग्नेश में कौशल व महत्वाकांक्षा होगी तो वे इस कथा से काफी सीख ले सकेंगे.
क्या भारतीय राजनीति में एक नया दलित उभार...
Does Jignesh Mevani have it in him to become Kanshi Ram 2.0?
Kanshi Ram was a Dalit Kautilya from Punjab who built the heartland’s Mayawati as his Chandragupta. It’s a good playbook for Jignesh Mevani, if he has the skill and ambition.
मध्यान्तर के बाद, प्रधानमंत्री मोदी के आंसू देते हैं उनके इरादों का पता
अब 2019 लोकसभा चुनाव तक विकास नहीं बल्कि राष्ट्रवाद, हिंदुत्व और भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जंग के इर्दगिर्द घूमेगी मोदी की राजनीति.
Not growth & jobs but nationalism, Hindutva, corruption will drive Modi’s push to 2019
The BJP’s close shave in Gujarat, and not the sweep in Uttar Pradesh, will shape the party’s strategy. Growth, jobs, and achche din will be mere afterthoughts.
From Kanye West to Kangana Ranaut: How to advocate a cause, not its icon
Our icons are falling as quickly as new ones emerge in this fastest-finger-first social media era. Here’s a survivor’s tool-kit.
Modi govt’s proposal to change how service & cadre are allocated to civil servants – a good...
Experts weigh in on the PMO's proposal that services and cadres should be allocated after civil services entrants complete their three-month foundation course.
Superbrand Narendra Modi: Cast in Titanium, not merely coated with Teflon
He’s our most polarising leader, deeply hated by many but equally loved by more, especially the young. To extrapolate BJP’s struggles in Gujarat and Karnataka to 2019 is fatally complacent.