AAP’s War Within
Which side are you on, a twitter follower asked me last night as the battle in the Aam Aadmi party gets increasingly messy. I tried to explain that as...
When TV is the villain
Last night, prime time news television (or a section of it to be more accurate) found its villain of the day to explain India's World Cup loss: Virat Kohli...
Why we must not forget
I am often asked why I keep reminding viewers/readers/netizens of 2002 Gujarat. 'Look beyond it, the world has changed,' I am helpfully reminded. Yes, indeed it has. And I...
AAP politics: The khichdi has begun to smell
History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce, but what happens when the farce is played out time and again? Many years ago, I asked the veteran socialist...
Farewell Editor
The last time I did an India at 9 debate on CNN IBN on June 2, 2014, Vinod Mehta was on the panel. As the debate was ending, Vinod...
The marathon runner will win
Dear Rahul, An open letter is perhaps the best way to communicate. The reason I write is to add my two paise bit to the controversy over your decision...
PK Kaul Memorial Lecture
Let me first say that it is indeed an honour to be delivering the PK Kaul memorial lecture. Mr Kaul was one of the country’s most respected civil...
It’s too early to consider Kejriwal as magnet for anti-BJP forces
Call it "tyranny of distance” or simply the nature of the Delhi-centric 24x7 “national” media, but a day after Arvind Kejriwal’s famous win, the BJP swept the local body...
The Real Final?
Where were you when Javed Miandad hit Chetan Sharma for a six of the last ball in Sharjah in 1986 to take Pakistan to a famous win? I know...
When Kejriwal defeated the media
In the 2015 Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal didn't just demolish his opposition; he also defeated the media. That might seem a strange thing to say since the general impression...