In this season of competitive absurdity it is tough to say which one is more ridiculous. The Congress claim that...
NATIONAL INTEREST
The Accused
You have seen the government rise to defend the allocation of the Talabira coal block to Hindalco only because there...
His Moral Highness
What does September 27, 2013 have in common with January 20, 1987? And why should we call it a most...
I’ve got the Veto Power
At our usual gossip sessions in Mumbai over coffee earlier this week with a particularly cerebral star of corporate India...
Akhilesh, Young and Listless
Your view on Akhilesh Yadav today would vary with how you relate to him. If you are his Muslim voter,...
The Congress’s Modi
Nobody doubts that Narendra Modi will be the NDA’s candidate for prime minister for 2014. The only question left is...
Dear Narendrabhai
WHY am I not addressing this appeal to adarniya Advaniji or my old friend Sushma first? Or to dear Rajnathji...
Current Accountability Deficit
Last Saturday (August 17), at a dignified little ceremony at 7, Race Course Road, the prime minister released the fourth...
Once upon a spooky time
Charbatia: Secret Base The funny and fascinating thing with spy stories is, that just when you think you’ve cracked one,...
Scared Witless
The UPA government looks increasingly like a band of nervous submariners sailing through hostile waters. They dive underwater at the...
Modi-Hit
Advertising and brand guru Alyque Padamsee has a favourite old line: I do not believe in repositioning my brand, but...
Running Debate
There is no argument that Milkha Singh is India’s most fascinating athlete ever. His is a most film-worthy story, even...
