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Babuji dheere chalna

There are enough elements in India for you to justify delays and, in any case, excuse-mongering is our most prized national tribute.

Conflicts of cricket

Cricket, even more than politics, is a game played in public, for the public; it's not a private party, and nobody should have the power to censor it.

That Dangerous Feeling

It is fascinating how all the conversation around the new government's agenda, even the 100-day plans being drawn up by its various ministries, is...

Remember, don’t forget

Leaders who have won the mandate, Sonia, Manmohan Singh, Rahul, would do well to remember a tough lesson of 1984: trust your instinct, do not flinch from change & a legacy of success is yours.

His next class act

In his first innings as a politician, Dr Manmohan Singh liberated our economy. In his second, as prime minister, he brought about a paradigm...

Hands down

For anybody who built a campaign on negativism, prejudice, victimhood and vengeance has been demolished. The voter has, in fact, been even less forgiving with victims of hubris.

On The Wall, Off The Road – 2

I have often said that Lohiaism is the most dangerous socialism because it combines the worst of leftwing economics with the worst of nationalist,...

On The Wall, Off The Road – 1

How do you ever figure out what goes on in India? You can read newspapers and books, imbibe unlimited (and usually repetitive) gyan from...

Hindu rate of BJP growth

A decade ago, BJP didn't have the fibre to lead a change, an evolution that would have repositioned it as a party of the centre-right rather than a party of the Hindu Right. They, and Indian politics, are now paying the price.

The partyless wonders

The new crop of independents mean well. But they don't understand or respect our politics.

On Camera

The BaaS effect—How MG’s battery plan can make Windsor an attractive pick for EV buyers

With many more electric cars on the way, the Maruti Suzuki eVX and Hyundai Creta EV in particular, the EV space is getting interesting.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

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?