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Thursday, February 5, 2026
TopicGaurav Bhatia

Topic: Gaurav Bhatia

Gaurav Bhatia: A BJP talking head who is as much a talking point

Gaurav Bhatia is being hailed as a rising star on the BJP's spokesperson circuit, assuming a mantle that has gained much notoriety under Sambit Patra.

Rajdeep and Ravish fear for TV debates: ‘Is the day far when there’s a stabbing on air?’

After fisticuffs between BJP’s Gaurav Bhatia and SP’s Anurag Bhadoria, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai and Ravish Kumar hit out at deteriorating TV news debates.

How Karnataka verdict exposed some BJP pollsters masquerading as TV ‘journalists’

Some TV news channels were planning nationwide celebrations, and even projecting the Karnataka verdict as the precursor to a great victory for BJP in 2019.

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India lived in ancient Europe as a positive ‘Other’. Ties are way older than colonialism

Stories of Indian spices, beasts, saints, and kings fired the European imagination for a thousand years. India anchored Europe’s sense of the world.

Tax increase shakes India’s $36 billion arbitrage trade

Arbitrage fund managers are bracing for lower returns after govt raised taxes on equity derivatives. Arbitrage funds gained traction in India last yr as foreign investors exited equities.

Trade deal sorted, India & US move on to pending defence pacts—P-8I aircraft first, engines next

Defence Acquisition Council likely to take up P-8I procurement, cleared in 2019, in third week this month. Proposed joint production of GE F414-INS6 engine also on agenda.

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.