It is fascinating how all the conversation around the new government’s agenda, even the 100-day plans being drawn up by...
NATIONAL INTEREST
Remember, don’t forget
This is the week of big anniversaries, two decades of Tiananmen, 25 years of Operation Bluestar. But staying closer home,...
His Next Class Act
In his first innings as a politician, Dr Manmohan Singh liberated our economy. In his second, as prime minister, he...
Hands Down
There are winners and there are losers in any election. But this is one election India can feel particularly good...
On The Wall, Off The Road – 2
I have often said that Lohiaism is the most dangerous socialism, because it combines the worst of leftwing economics with...
On The Wall, Off The Road – 1
How do you ever figure out what goes on in India? You can read newspapers and books, imbibe unlimited (and...
Hindu Rate of BJP Growth
You can drive around the country in the course of this five-week election, and the one thing on which you...
The Partyless Wonders
This election has witnessed some new aspirants: the well-meaning, earnest corporate professional and civil society activist. Capt G.R. Gopinath, who...
The Glorious Certainties
In a muddled situation where the bravest psephologist won’t predict anything more than a whole range of uncertainties for this...
No First-Use Options
Shortly after conducting the Pokharan II tests, the NDA government made two significant announcements. One was a voluntary moratorium on...
Ek Dhakka Aur…
One of the more striking observations recorded by Megasthenes, the brilliant chronicler and fellow traveller of Alexander the Great, was...
The chatteranti
You’d be surprised to realise how it is much more likely you would get away with saying something entirely facetious...