Muslim First

Feeding the Fault Lines

India could end up paying a high price for the Opposition’s political opportunism and exploitation of contentious issues from caste to lateral entry in government

Natwar Singh (1929-2024): A Polymath’s Battle

A Promise of Dignity

The redevelopment of Dharavi is about justice and basic rights

A Socialist Mirage

Policies that encourage redistribution have a poor track record and Congress’ leftward lurch is more a vision of class war than empowerment

A Gandhi in Memory

Mani Shankar Aiyar provides a friend’s perspective on Rajiv Gandhi’s legacy

Withering Away

The redundancy of the Dynasty and the trial of the Nehruvian legacy

Reminiscences of a Bureaucrat

An officer under Indira and Rajiv Gandhi shares an insider account

The President’s Man

Giani Zail Singh’s tenure reveals the limits and possibilities of the highest office

Dustbins of History

What is deemed enormously significant at a particular time doesn’t necessarily stand the test of time