Arvind Kejriwal

The Wages of Profligacy

Siddharth Singh

Behind the political anger directed at the Election Commission for asking parties to explain how they plan to fund their promised freebies lies an ever-growing threat to the Indian economy

A Clever Politician

Virendra Kapoor

The same trick of free bijli-paani that saw the Delhiites vote in droves for AAP was refined further in Punjab

Middle-Class India

Virendra Kapoor

The ugly side of the English-speaking urban elite

Delhi’s liquor scam is the biggest but not the only crisis to have hit the AAP government. Across sectors, from education and health to largescale freebies, the Arvind Kejriwal regime faces charges of corruption, some of which even hark back to the early years of the party

Revadi Culture

Virendra Kapoor

It should serve as a warning against cheap shortcuts to power

No Freebies on Modi’s Watch

PR Ramesh

Competitive populism has put the finances of several states in peril. Fixing the faultlines starts with making a distinction between unmerited subsidies and targeted benefits for the needy