Let me ask you a trick question. How would you describe the UPA-II government, one that talks too little, or...
Author: Shekhar Gupta (Shekhar Gupta)
Temporary Insanity
Let us begin with a straightforward question: are you for the Commonwealth Games, or against? Straightforward and simple, you might...
The Power Of One
Last Saturday, I found myself at an unusual sort of book release. This was the launch, at India Habitat Centre,...
Three Clever by Half
Just about a few months back (‘Pak daydream, wake-up call’, IE, March 20) I had written that the Pakistani establishment...
Me, Myself And Mining
If you dozed off while being driven through the city of Bangalore, you could end up thinking you were in...
With all due respect
Four recent developments deserve close attention. These could add up to a very disturbing picture: of our higher judiciary being...
1984, One Lesson
In a season when some of the late Rajiv Gandhi’s own political legatees are busy besmirching his name, post the...
New Mandate, New Limits
Why were we all so outraged at Musharraf’s infamous breakfast for senior editors at Agra during the summit in 2001?...
First Slip, Then Cover-Up
In the continuing season of cover-ups in Indian cricket, its establishment has worked single-mindedly over the past fortnight to suggest...
Racket Before Wicket
You can’t keep cricket out of any discussion on India, even a heavy-duty academic conference that Brown University organised last...