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  • May
    08

    Head in a tailspin

    Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to have gone into a shell; he rarely speaks out or announces the kind of measures

  • Apr
    09

    Ignore democratic aspirations at your own peril

    In politics, Napoleon Bonaparte had once declared, “never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.”

  • Mar
    27

    India not anti-Lanka, it’s pro-reconciliation

    India’s decision to support a UN resolution on a war crimes probe in Sri Lanka appears to have dismayed a number of commentators and experts within India.

  • Mar
    07

    Turbulence ahead as regional forces gain

    Conventional wisdom has it that state elections are usually fought over local issues and are not affected by matters of nationwide concern.

  • Feb
    13

    UP still a preserve of the satraps

    Judging from the political signals emanating from Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest state which is in the process of electing a new legislature

  • Jan
    16

    UPA’s ides of March in February polls

    Five Indian states go to the polls next month and which way they vote could have a profound effect on the functioning of the ruling coalition.

  • Nov
    21

    Is India Inc incurring the Anna anger?

    Booking a residential apartment in India is to enter into a state of agonising uncertainty.

  • Oct
    31

    Battlefield UP

    India’s largest and one of its poorest states, Uttar Pradesh, is once again set to demonstrate its political utility.

  • Oct
    10

    Steve Jobs: A man who changed our times

    The death of Steve Jobs reminds us of the stark times we live in. As the world wept, shedding genuine tears for a change

  • Sep
    26

    The laaparwahi syndrome

    Disclosures about Indian Parliament not having several critical security systems in place or a CAG report lamenting the vulnerability