Capital Showdown
So, the bugle has been sounded: after exactly a year Delhi is set to get an elected government. In a country where a week can be a long time...
Taslima Nasrin on Charlie Hebdo attack
Following the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, we speak with Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin about the importance of freedom of expression, Islamic extremism, and much more.
The Courage of a cartoonist
And then they came for the cartoonists. The Indian Express headline this morning is quite brilliantly apt, more so because it reveals the cowardice of the hooded men with...
The Sunanda Mystery
Shashi Tharoor went to my school in Mumbai; an old school tie can be a special bond. I do not choose to defend Mr Tharoor or give him a...
A ‘Conscience’ Editor
Every year, BG Verghese would unfailingly call me up, seeking names of women journalists who I felt should get the Chameli Devi Jain award for excellence in journalism: ‘give...
Thank you MSD !
First, a disclosure: I am an unabashed MS Dhoni fan. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that when I first met him, he warmly shook my...
Right man, right place, right time
India's most powerful prime minister in decades,Narendra Modi has become the focal point of a young nation's aspiration for a better tomorrow
Should valley have veto rights to reject a Hindu CM in J&K?
The government formation in J&K is all set to go down to the wire. The PDP and BJP are treading cautiously at the moment, and exploring all possible options...
CM’s post bone of contention in J&K
The government formation in J&K is all set to go down to the wire. The PDP and BJP are treading cautiously at the moment, and exploring all possible options...
Good Governance Day sends wrong message on Xmas
For me, the year’s end invariably means Christmas, bringing its unique sense of renewal and joie de vivre. Turkey, plum cake and mulled wine on December 25 have been...