PM Modi and the TINA factor
“We will change the face of India in ten years,” thundered Narendra Modi in a victory speech in Vadodra on May 16, 2014 within hours of his famous general...
Towards a ‘Congress Mukt’ Bharat ?
We want a Congress Mukt Bharat,” thundered Narendra Modi in the 2014 general election campaign, a slogan echoed repeatedly BJP president, Amit Shah. The declared goal was not just...
Art of Living and Political Loyalty
It was a picture that radiated temporal Lutyens-land power: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar flanked by half a dozen Union Cabinet ministers, including the finance minister, the BJP president, the...
Smriti Irani: time to course correct
Sharad Pawar is a man of few words, Smriti Irani a woman with a vast vocabulary. Last week, when the HRD minister delivered a remarkable “performance” in a Parliament...
One year of Kejriwal govt
A few years ago, I was sitting next to Manohar Parrikar on a flight. The defence minister was then Goa chief minister and was travelling economy, dressed in trademark...
Modi Pak policy: maturity or duplicity?
Heads of our soldiers are being cut but we are feeding their prime minister chicken biryani. This country is ruled by weak leaders,” Narendra Modi speech in May 2013....
Modi should alter style, Rahul substance
News channels always face a ‘dharam sankat’ when Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi speak at the same time. In the last few years the tendency has been to relentlessly...