India

A Lacklustre Visit

Haima Deshpande

Shorn of train rides or meals with Dalits, Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip was as subdued as it was ineffective

Finance Ministry’s Flight of Fancy

During a Budget session, the Ministry is seeking to award concessions worth at least Rs 800 crore to commercial flying clubs through the back door

Why Bother Re-arranging Chairs?

Dhirendra K Jha

Even if the speculation in Delhi is true, a Kamaraj Lite Plan is unlikely to help the Congress

Sex, Politics and Videotape

Mihir Srivastava

Morphing a video clip is not easy, Mr Singhvi. Why not subject it to a forensic examination?

The CPM Has Split in All but Name

Dhirendra K Jha

Prakash Karat is openly aligned with the party’s Kerala faction while the Bengal unit is headed its own way

The national outrage over Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling of satire is plain naiveté. Didi knows better than to ignore such timeless instruments of destruction, particularly when she is sure to get away with her counter-offensive

Sorry, Kashmir Is Happy

Manu Joseph

Why is it obscene to accept that a historically wounded people are ready to move on?

Vilasrao’s Dead End

Haima Deshpande

Former chief minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh now has a Supreme Court censure and CAG report to live down. But will this finally spell the end of his political run?