India just saw its worst ever session of Parliament. But it has left the NDA energised and aiming for a quick return to power at the Centre
16 December 2010The unbridled glee in the BJP camp over the 2G scam could soon turn to gloom. The Radia tapes also expose how their own party functions.
03 December 2010Nitish’s victory has plenty for parties across the political spectrum to ponder.
25 November 2010Nitish is cruising on development, Lalu is peddling a turnaround story, Rahul is planning for the future, and everyone else seems to be shunning ‘Modi’
04 November 2010There simply isn’t enough foodgrain for the State to feed everyone
07 October 2010Jurisprudence is just as vital to the idea of India as maintaining communal equilibrium.
30 September 2010Rahul Gandhi wants to radically transform a party that had grown much too distant from ordinary citizens like you and me. He expects to have 20 million new recruits, but wants more.
26 August 2010If you expect youngsters in Parliament to rejuvenate Indian democracy, prepare for disappointment. Their record so far offers no inspiration.
30 July 2010Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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