K P S Gill was never armed with more than his swagger stick. Yet, he always fought to win In...
NATIONAL INTEREST
BURIED, CREMATED, REBORN
Nehruvian secularism gave minorities many privileges. Modi’s BJP has redefined it using Triple Talaq Today’s intellectual and philosophical polarisation (I...
THREE SPORTS STORIES
Not for sports pages. Because their essence isn’t sport, but power. And how failure to use it ruins a sport...
INSECURITY WITHIN
NDA’s internal security balance sheet is now poorer than ‘spineless’ UPAs. It could break PM Modi’s momentum despite skilled messaging...
NO, WE HAVEN’T LOST KASHMIR
Nobody can take our territory militarily. But we can still lose the people if we keep militarising our view of...
WHEN A NATIONAL PARTY DUMPS NATIONALISM
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has taken on Canada’s Khalistani sympathisers, but PM Modi might grab the diplomatic point At a...
NEW BIG IDEA vs FAILED, OLD BILATERALISM
Pakistan is not an equal or stable neighbor. Only the stamp of a global power can assure lasting peace with...
JUSTICE WITH JUDICIOUSNESS
Judiciary remains our most trusted institution. Since it’s working this summer vacation, it should also debate its internal health If...
HINDUTVA TO HINDUTVA-PLUS
Mr Modi has changed the politics of Hindu grievance to that of Hindu resurgence, from soft secularism to hard nationalism....
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....
