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Secularism is dead!

To say that only the Muslim vote can stop Modi, or limit his mandate, is unfair to Hindu majority. It is as if all Hindus have joined RSS and have no faith in constitutional secularism, which is rubbish.

After May 16

Bid goodbye to the way things have been in India's politics. Whatever his tally finally, Narenda Modi will have risen as India’s preeminent political personality.

If Modi wins on Sunday

On the eve of the 2002 Gujarat elections, I had stuck my neck out to predict, somewhat audaciously, that if Narendra Modi wins, it...

Gently, your lordships

The Supreme Court has been a pillar of stability in a chaotic five year period, but its role in Indian cricketing matters appears messy.

Who’s afraid of Neville Maxwell?

British journalist Maxwell never hid his left leanings, but it would be unfair to see him as an India-hater, though 2 generations of Indians have been brainwashed to believe that.

Main hoon aam patrakar

The fact is, journalists have been and will be threatened and abused by those in power, or those seeking it. Should we go neurotic in fear? Or retaliate in anger?

Mr Tebbit goes to Meerut

We are going through a phase of socio-political evolution where patriotism is back in fashion, rooted in deeply troublesome insecurities.

Committee on Insecurity

For five years now, UPA 2 has been pilloried for ruining India's economy, and deservedly so. But what has remained relatively out of sight...

India Stinc

Amidst the crimes and misdeeds of MP Lagadapati Rajagopal, the most deafening silence is not in the political class but in corporate India.

Arvind chitra katha

Arvind Kejriwal put together his revolutionary thoughts on what's wrong with India and how to fix it, in no more than 35,000 words or so, called Swaraj — which has since been accused of plagiarism.

On Camera

Tirupati controversy shows temples can’t run as public sector units. They must be privatised

A private temple could make crores by selling better laddus and investing in goshalas and captive production units to control quality.

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Indian envoy in Oman dons Army combat print for photo ops, sparks controversy

Ambassador Amit Narang wore combat uniform at closing ceremony of India-Oman joint military exercise. Only serving personnel can wear service uniforms, say veterans.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?