NATIONAL INTEREST

My Sardar Vs Yours

In this season of competitive absurdity it is tough to say which one is more ridiculous. The Congress claim that...

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...