Modi and me
My 26-year career in journalism has parallelled the journey of two individuals who have achieved iconic status. The first front page article I got a byline for was Sachin...
Rahul Gandhi has to lead his troops
Daughters can be unusually prescient: Taking a first look at my book, 2014: The Election that Changed India, she asked why the cover had pictures of both Narendra Modi...
Why Modi-Shah duo will win Maharashtra
Political judgements based on opinion polls are hazardous at the best of times, but when there is a five-cornered fight like in Maharashtra, pollsters are often whistling in the...
“American way of life”
If Narendra Modi’s triumphant visit to the United States was marked by a series of photo-ops, two stood out: the first was in New York’s Central Park where the...
BJP at the crossroads: What the party can learn from bypolls results
Indian voters have a knack of surprising political pundits. Just a few weeks ago, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah could do no wrong; now, after a series of byelection...
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...
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...
Modi needs to look beyond high-profile individuals
He is an expert in turning a lie into the truth. It is the BJP’s principle to divide the nation and rule. Wherever the BJP government is in power,...
In Indira’s image: How Narendra Modi is similar to a Gandhi
Narendra Modi today claims to derive inspiration from Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda even if his original icon was the long-serving RSS chief Guru Golwalkar. Patel and Vivekananda are...