China’s superpower ambitions are out in the open. India must move on from its 1962 mindset & respond strategically In...
Category: National Interest
Read my lips, forget the camera
Say the central forces’ angry soldiers. They need reform, committed leaders. And very sensitive handling When a bad wart grows...
STRONG ARM, OVER THE CRICKET
Market forces have made Indian sports thrive. Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at...
THE POWER OF ONE
That’s all it takes to protect an institution – just one person with no past & no greed for future...
BURDENED WITH INDIRANOMICS
The Modi government shows a fascination for rejecting everything Nehru stood for, while embracing his daughter’s political economy The most...
CHARGE OF THE BELIEVER BRIGADE
The original promise of demonetisation has evaporated. We didn’t deserve to be hit by a 1,100-volt shock just to switch...
THE RACE TO DEMONETISE MODI
Demonetisation is Modi’s make-or-break gambit for 2019. Opposition leaders see a vulnerability and won’t gift pre-eminence to Congress What is...
MAMMARIES OF THE SOCIALIST RAJ
The people caught most unprepared by the PM’s strike on currency are the bureaucrats. The problem: They’ve been there, done...
THE WHATSAPP GOVERNANCE
After sharp shifts on strategic policies, demonetisation without data, debate, de-risking or war gaming marks Mr Modi’s governing style An...
VOTER KO CHANGE PASAND HAI
No, it isn’t change for Rs 1,000 or Rs 500 notes. It’s the reason why a post-ideological majority is turning...