Farmers vs Modi govt: Reform by Diktat
‘Are these really farmers who are blocking the roads and protesting?” It’s a quizzical question asked often enough on prime time news tv by many who have rarely stepped...
The inscrutable man in the shadows, Ahmed Patel
In the byzantine corridors of the Delhi durbar, power is the sole currency. Power here doesn’t flow from a gun barrel but from position and address, the more proximate...
TV Anchors vs Aam Aadmi: ‘Personal Liberty’ cant be selective
“Let’s send the message across to every High Court. Please exercise your jurisdiction to protect personal liberty. Because that’s the ultimate reason for our existence as constitutional courts.. if...
Journalists are not Soldiers
This week’s Straight Bat video blog is a question prompted by a recent interview we did with a Pakistan minister with some questioning why we had given a ‘platform’...
Bihar’s ‘Shatranj’ Election
Electoral politics in Bihar provides a much needed dose of oxygen for a critical patient on ventilator. For the last 12 months, Bihar has lurched from one disaster to...