The tiger roars again
There is a story which BJP leader, the late Pramod Mahajan would happily relate about his alliance talks with Shiv Sena chieftain Bal Thackeray. In 1990, when the two...
It’s the Opposition, stupid!
So here is the paradox of our times. Read the business pages, and there is a fair chance that you will get the impression of a Narendra Modi government...
There is Fadnavis Only
A curious election littered with many firsts is taking place in Maharashtra. A 49 year old Brahmin from Nagpur appears set to be re-elected for a second five year...
Who is Nationalist, who is a Separatist?
Today’s column starts with a story that I had planned to leave for a possible future memoir but since we live in a ‘here and now’ era, it is...
The Rise of Jodi Number One
A hundred days and counting into the Modi government, whats the biggest difference between Modi 1.0 and Modi 2.0? The answer to that question doesn’t lie so much in...
The Importance of Being Arun Jaitley
Amidst the stream of Arun Jaitley stories shared by his vast circle of friends and acquaintances, here is one of my favourite memories of the late Bharatiya Janata Party...
Article 370 as ‘political’ equivalent of DeMo
In an impassioned speech in the Lok Sabha during the Article 370 debate, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor – who purely on his parliamentary skills should be Congress’s leader in...
Achche Din are Over: Get Real India!
Dear Prime Minister, Since this is the season for open letters, I thought I would pen one too. At the very outset, let me congratulate you on the remarkable...
Goa, Gone with the Wind
We Goans are often unfairly lampooned as happy go lucky, alcohol swigging, siesta loving, beach bums. I use the word ‘we’ cautiously since I truly haven¹t spent enough time...
What Really Is Modinomics
Prime minister Narendra Modi has a well deserved reputation for throwing up catchy phrases and acronyms. Which is why his economic policies have often been loosely branded as ‘Modi-nomics’....