OPEN TO OPINION
Biographer of Rajiv Gandhi and Aditya Birla. Ex-TOI & India Today. Media group chairman and editor. Author: The New Clash of Civilizations
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
5 reasons why Modi could end up as Leader of Opposition in 2019
The silver lining for Modi comes in two shades of grey — one of which is Rahul Gandhi.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
The toxic Lutyens’ consensus: Media, politics and power. Where does PM Modi fit in this?
Modi tried to change the Delhi idiom of corrupt power brokers, complicit media and politicians. He hasn’t succeeded. Yet.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Rafale debate: Rahul Gandhi may have bitten off more than he can chew
Is India’s feudal culture allowing dynasts like Gandhi, Jyotiraditya Scindia and even a few from the BJP, to behave with impunity?
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
How ‘seculars’ disempowered two generations of Indian Muslims
Real secularism empowers. Fraudulent secularism disempowers. Guess which version we've been seeing for decades?
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Why it would be good for India if the mahagathbandhan won the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Narendra Modi could well end up as a one-term prime minister who frittered away his mandate.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi is not a changed man
The real problem with Rahul’s makeover is that it isn’t one. Flashes of the old, bumbling Rahul emerge every now and then.
HUMOUR
| 6-minute read
In search of the liberal Indian: Suleiman Khan and Anwar Sheikh spend X-Mas Eve in Lutyens' Delhi
“Oh, Pakistan!” The journalist’s eyes glazed over. “That’s my favourite country! The food, the men, the culture!”
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
The great theft of India by imperial Britain – Part 2
Here’s why compensation is so important 71 years after the end of British colonial rule in India.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
The moment of truth for Modi
At 48, Rahul Gandhi exudes energy that sits well with young aspirational Indians.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read