Blog – Page 150 – Breaking Views

September 5, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Conundrum of modern political life: A leader’s two sides

Politicians are notoriously schizophrenic: I have met any number of netas who can be wonderfully warm and polite when they are off camera but turn into rabble-rousing venomous public...

August 21, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Modi’s fine words must be followed by firm action

We live in an age where a Hindi film is declared a hit if it has a strong opening on its first weekend: The era of the silver jubilee...

August 7, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Shiv Sena needs to grow up

A few months ago, I went for lunch to the new Maharashtra Sadan in the national capital. The first look was impressive: marble flooring, bronze statuettes, spiral staircases, you...

June 25, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Ruling the roost in Raj Bhavan: do we really need governors?

A former UPA minister relates a delightful story of an ex-judge who had been identified to head the contentious ‘Snoopgate’ probe. The judge declined the offer but had an...

June 12, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

India high on interest, low on facilities as Fifa World Cup kicks off

Forget power cuts, ‘Ache din’ are here for the Indian sports fan. Over the next few weeks, the world will be tied into football fever. We will be dazzled...

May 28, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Narendra Modi must shun adversarial politics

The new joke in the corridors of power is that if in the last five years the country suffered because it didn’t have a strong government, the next five...

May 14, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Rahul to Akhilesh, Ajit Pawar to media: Modi needs to thank them

Barring a miracle, at some stage on Friday, Narendra Modi will be poised to fulfil his long-cherished ambition of being the next prime minister. Yes, exit polls have a...

May 5, 2014
TeamRS
Video

Muzaffarnagar riots could have been averted : Amit Shah

Speaking to CNN-IBN editor Rajdeep Sardesai, BJP leader Amit Shah said that Muzaffarnagar riots could have been averted with prompt action.

April 30, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Box office hit: How Modi managed media focus

In this open season against the media, the prime minister has chosen to weigh in by describing the “Modi wave” as a “media creation”. It is almost as if...

April 16, 2014
Rajdeep Sardesai
Columns

Choiceless by choice? A NOTA vote is a cop-out

A vote is meant to be a secret ballot, but here is an honest confession: Last Thursday, as I entered the polling booth, I was confronted with a strange...