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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst

A boy waves the Indian tri-colour flags at Mehrangarh Fort road on the eve of Independence Day in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. (Photo: PTI)

India at 70: Still young, restless, beset by crisis

India remained an optimist's country despite widespread poverty and illiteracy.

15 Aug 2017 12:25 AM IST

Security person stand guard after militants opened fire on the Amarnath Yatra in which some pilgrims were killed in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)

In Kashmir, it's vital to keep democracy going

In the past year and a half, terrorists have been targeting the camps of the armed forces, whether in Pathankot in...

12 July 2017 2:25 AM IST

NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: AP)

A symbolic dalit duel & democratic dynamics

The Indian polity has changed in a great many ways, and dalits can't be used as political pawns any longer.

26 Jun 2017 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: AP)

Modi's biggest test: To get the economy going

Mr Modi's critics and detractors may want to blame his government for the failure to spur growth. In the first two...

14 Jun 2017 12:40 AM IST

Sonia Gandhi is likely to resign from the post of Congress President after the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. (Photo: PTI)

In a changed India, can Cong reinvent itself?

The only official statement that came out of the meeting was with regard to the organisational election schedule.

8 Jun 2017 1:49 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

After 3 years, coming to terms with reality

The BJP's victories are its own, and it has every right to celebrate.

26 May 2017 12:17 AM IST

Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian

Why the pundits fail to speak truth to power

The charge levelled by chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian appeared to be a serious one.

14 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

360 Degree: A red herring and a red rag

360 Degree: A red herring and a red rag

There are a couple of significant, and ominous, depending on the point of view, recommendations which have been...

23 April 2017 6:39 AM IST

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley speaks to the media after returning from his trip to UK in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Growth crawls, DeMo blues linger

The political strike rate of the Modi government is at a brisker rate than that of the economy.

21 April 2017 2:02 AM IST

BJP MP Yogi Adityanath (Photo: AP)

Will BJP put Hindutva on backburner in UP?

The BJP's counter-strategy will be to prove their detractors wrong.

21 March 2017 2:27 AM IST

BJP workers carry a cut-out of PM Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah as they celebrate the partys victory in UP and Uttarakhand assembly polls. (Photo: PTI)

UP voted for change, not ideology

eople want change, and a change for the better.

12 March 2017 2:05 AM IST

CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPIs D Raja address students during their protest march against ABVP at North Campus in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Limit to free speech? Debate call ominous

The symptoms are to be seen in the sparks flying in Delhi because of the intense media coverage.

1 March 2017 4:52 AM IST