Bulldozer with an ominous message
“You can get quite far in a democracy if you can convince a majority that they are victims of a minority, and that only you can protect them.’ Garry...
What the communal flare-ups manifest
You can get quite far in a democracy if you can convince a majority that they are victims of a minority, and that only you can protect them, Garry...
Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas
These aren’t the best of times for cricketers turned netas in the sub-continent. In Pakistan, Imran Khan has been forced out of the prime ministerial chair after losing a...
Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas
These aren’t the best of times for cricketers-turned-netas in the subcontinent. In Pakistan, Imran Khan has been forced out of the prime ministerial chair after losing a parliamentary majority....
Kashmiri Pandits: Time for ‘Truth Files’ and Justice
Long before Kashmir Files, there was Parzania, a film that relives the trauma of a Parsee family who lost their teenage son in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Just before...
The Kashmir Files: A tragedy retold
Long before The Kashmir Files, there was Parzania, a film that relives the trauma of a Parsi family that lost their son in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Just before...
Rise of a ‘new’ BJP in a ‘new’ India
If a week can be a long time in Indian politics, a decade is truly an eternity. Just jog back to Uttar Pradesh 2012 when the BJP won a...
BJP has clear edge in UP battle
In the narrow lane from the Hanumangarhi temple to the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, the local shopkeepers are visibly upset. Their shops will be demolished as the town...
The Immortal Power of being Lata Mangeshkar
It was in Pakistan at the peak of the Kargil war that I realized the power of the voice of Lata Mangeshkar. We had spent a harrowing day in...
The AAP factor
If there was an award for the most successful political start up of the last decade, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would be the obvious front-runner (the YSRCP in...