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Them versus them

India's prominent governing elites and ruling elites have so little common ground, but live within the same territorial frontiers.

Ears wide shut

For a government so endowed with modern, mostly foreign-educated offspring of old party stalwarts, it is phenomenally inadequate when it comes to dealing with protests.

A retreat to reform

Irrespective of which side of the argument you are on, the fact remains that India’s largest political party has thrown off its carefully stitched cloak of hypocrisy.

Nagpur, we have a problem

Every time BJP makes fun of Manmohan Singh, it needs to ask itself how many of its presidents have been genuinely elected rather than appointed by RSS.

1962, a different story

1962 War spawned more military literature and history than any other in independent India — it had to, as a defeat makes it very tempting for both sides to explain.

First family, second nature

What is it about the Congress that the moment a member of the Gandhi family is attacked, it loses its political judgment, instinct, discretion? It ceases to respond like a political party.

Vajpayees Atal

Here is one way you can put the life of Brajesh Mishra in context. If you asked the top leadership of this UPA government...

The Isro Spy Case Test

This week saw the return of a voice, and face, from a distant past in our headlines: former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist...

The Mulayam touch

There is plenty wrong with Mulayam Yadav's politics, and a lot we will disagree or argue with, but that will not change the fascinating political player he is.

The foreign hand-writing

There is nothing like this. Government should worry, not whine.

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.

Air Marshal A.P. Singh takes over as IAF chief, task cut out

Air Chief Marshal Singh took over from incumbent V.R. Chaudhari Monday afternoon. His top priority will be strengthening the fighting capability of the IAF, it is learnt.

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?