In a National Interest published in the winter of 2007 (‘If Modi wins on Sunday’*), I had anticipated the implications...
Author: Shekhar Gupta (Shekhar Gupta)
Iron Lady’s Rethink: Martyr, Patriot, Reformer?
It is generally accepted wisdom that the Indira Gandhi years were the pinkest in India’s economic history. Also, that her...
When The ‘Trillion-Dollar’ Mouse Begins To Roar
But for two assurances, even someone as reckless as me would never dare to use this story to explain the...
123 And Two Half Girlfriends
In this season of Internet jokes on politics, let me also make a humble contribution. If Chetan Bhagat were to...
Taking government out of NGOs
India’s democratic depth was evident this past week as the entire establishment, left and right, came together to congratulate Kailash...
‘Haider’ in the time of hashtag nationalism
This week’s National Interest is about two things I am least qualified to write about: cinema and the insurgency in...
Hi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Modi in Mhara state
Writings on the Wall is a metaphor that emerged from travels across India, particularly but not necessarily during election campaigns...
Being Sharad Pawar
In the run-up to the 2009 national election campaign, when Prakash Karat was taking away UPA allies and collecting all...
Making Sense Of Xi Slap
This bit of wisdom I learnt at school, even if it was not at my own. It was at New...
From May To September
This must be our most over-analysed set of by-elections ever. One obvious reason is that these relieve us from the...