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Sanjaya Baru is an economist and a writer. He was Media Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Lighting a new lamp: Reading between the lines of Mohan Bhagwat's RSS address
The sarsanghchalak's mainstreaming of the Hindu organisation shows a far more liberal and modern stance now.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Atal Bihari Vajpayee – A politician who was loved across party lines
The former PM indelibly shaped India and its image abroad. But he wore his many accomplishments lightly, and is as fondly remembered for his gentleness as his strength.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Independent, yet feudal - 'India's icons' reveal the mindset that still colonises us
Instead of admiring those who created infrastructure and knowledge for us, we worship only those who represent power. This has dented our Independence, making us callow, even at 71.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Evicting 'Nehru' from the Nehru Memorial
It is high time the Museum-Library complex be liberated from the legacy of only one PM — who lived there to emphasise his superiority over his equals.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
The Emergency - Turning point for Nehruvian 'non-aligned' India
Mrs Gandhi's imposition of dictatorial rule wasn't only influenced by domestic politics, but foreign dynamics, shaped by players from Castro to Carter.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Donald Trump’s secret service — is Korea’s reunification in fact his real aim?
America’s policy establishment has swiftly dismissed the Trump-Kim summit. But the US could be playing a very different game in the Korean peninsula.
POLITICS
| 16-minute read