Mr Modi has changed the politics of Hindu grievance to that of Hindu resurgence, from soft secularism to hard nationalism....
Category: National Interest
NOTA FOR 1984 – WHY AAP LOST PUNJAB
The party lost because it took a communal view of the state, stirred old angers, and embraced radicals That defeat...
MAXIMUM MODI, MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY
Narendra Modi is now the new colossus of Indian politics. The question is no longer winning 2019, but what will...
BACK TO A FUTURE WE BURIED
Indian cricket has risen because of small-town, aggressive players who are far superior to past stars and hate to lose....
WRITINGS ON THE U.P. WALL-II: ASPIRATION AND DESPERATION IN U.P.’s EAST
Eastern UP’s people want out of their sub-Saharan trap. Politicians, including the PM, don’t get it Badlands is one of...
Writings On The Uttar Pradesh Wall-I
Aspiration is turning into desperation. Nobody has much hope in an era of new Hindu Rate of Growth, and identity...
A WAKE-UP CALL AT HOME
Much of the pre-2014 peace in our hotspots is diminished. Kashmir is the boil, Northeast anarchic For almost a decade...
Anti-establishment conformist’s age
Even as it seeks political power, AAP has maintained anti-establishmentarianism as its core The Anna movement began nearly eight years...
Writings on the Punjab wall
Voters don’t care if AAP is a party of outsiders, AAP is set to rise as a national force Writings...
Of the tweeple, by the tweeple, for the tweeple
Social media can be dangerous if it replaces traditional governance, politics or debate Over the past couple of weeks, we...