Death of the INDIA alliance
“A grand alliance against a Modi-led BJP is desirable but I am not sure it is feasible..” a senior INDIA alliance leader in June 2023. Those cautionary words from...
Remembering Dr Singh
The year was 1999 when Dr Manmohan Singh contested a Lok Sabha election for the first (and only) time from South Delhi, an election he lost . I was...
Being Indian
This week marks 75 years of Indian Independence.. it’s a week to celebrate the spirit of independence.. how you celebrate it is upto you.. for many it will no...
Indian sport: The triumph, the challenge
Strongmen populist leaders have a penchant for aligning sporting achievement to their personality cult. Fidel Castro of Cuba is a great example: the ‘revolutionary’ Cuban leader used his country’s...
Dream for India@75
As India enters its 75th year of independence, it’s a fitting time to unveil a dream of a ‘better’ India. An India where harmony prevails over hate; where those...
Crazy Kiya Re: ‘new’ India in crazy times
‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of ...
The hypocrisy of India’s secular polity
At an India Today media conclave in early 2018, Sonia Gandhi made a rather candid confession: the BJP, she said, had managed to convince many people that the Congress...
Idea Of India Debate – Shashi Tharoor & Swapan Dasgupta
As India celebrates 74th Independence day, has the vision of its founding mothers and father been diluted or is the new India idea building simply a better India for...
New Education Policy: Mother Tongue To Be Medium Of Instruction Till Class 5
In a major development, the Modi cabinet has approved the National Education Policy 2020. Further, the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has also been rechristened as the...
PM Modi Says Best Time To Investment India; KC Singh Analyses PM’s Pitch
Delivering his keynote address at the India Ideas Summit 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said this is the best time to invest in India and US firms...