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2G Corruption Scam and Public Faithlessness in the UPA Regime
On 2 February 2012, Justice AK Ganguly and Justice GS Singhvi of the Supreme Court of India delivered a thunderbolt that not only caused ripples across Corporate India but also shook the very foundations… Read full story
Sandeshkhali and power
Trends are a long-term phenomenon. Even in West Bengal, the clear trend is that Hindu voters have started voting as ‘Hindus’. The co-author has a full-time domestic… Read full story
Should India bother about Elections in Pakistan?
Indians don’t seem to care at all about what is happening with the elections in Pakistan. By the time you read this, national “elections” in Pakistan would have been done and dusted… Read full story
Lok Sabha 2024: From Nellie to New India
There is a wary silence on the streets as our SUV slowly navigates the neighbourhood. For the nth time, the author gets down from the car and attempts a conversation with the folks strolling around… Read full story
American Democracy is becoming a Joke
Before commenting on the myriad flaws in Indian democracy, western commentators would do better to focus on how American democracy is becoming a joke and a farce. Large sections of India, both the so-called… Read full story
Hemant Soren’s arrest by ED and the enduring political instability in Jharkhand
Jharkhand is being left far behind by yet another tribal-dominated state Chhattisgarh that were formed together in November 2000. Without a doubt, the arrest of the recently… Read full story
The Exodus Of January 1990
In January 1990, along with tens of thousands of others, she fled the valley and settled in a refugee camp in Jammu. She had no clue what would happen to her job as a schoolteacher. Terrifying tales… Read full story
Opinion: Budget 2024 – Optimism scores over the sting of inflation
Before we delve deeper into the details of the exclusive CVoter survey of Indian consumers on the eve of the Interim Budget 2024-25, let’s highlight just one data point… Read full story
Recalling Pervez Musharraf’s Duplicity During the ‘War on Terror’
As far as duplicitous statements and promises go, the one delivered by General Pervez Musharraf on 12 January 2002 must be marked as one of the top ones of… Read full story
Is this the end of I.N.D.I. Alliance?
The delicious dreams of Opposition leaders seem perilously close to being shattered.In June 2023, there was a sense of anticipation bordering euphoria. There was… Read full story