AN UNHOLY TRINITY: A potent and combustible mix of politicians, corporates and bureaucrats is eating into the vitals of governance. Will Narendra Modi stem the tide?

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New Delhi 28 November 2014 A n Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, now retired, received a peculiar instruction from a m...

India-Pakistan peace: So Near And Yet So Far

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This article was first published by Tehelka ( www.tehelka.com ) on 21 November 2014 under the headline  So Near And Yet So Far . Khurshi...

What India's New Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Needs To Do

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New Delhi 14 November 2014 I f Manohar Parrikar wants unvarnished advice, he need not look beyond the late Brajesh Mishra, who se...

Whatever it takes: Modi plays musical chairs

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New Delhi 14 November 2014 A  week is a long time in politics and for the BJP four days were more than sufficient for the script ...

SAFFRON PARI-WAR!

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New Delhi 10 November 2014 Written in collaboration with Prateek Goyal A lthough a government headed by the 44-year-old Devendra Fadnavis...

'BJP under Modi is vulnerable to the emergence of several Dev Kant Barooahs... (will become like Congress under Indira)'

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New Delhi 9 November 2014 KN Govindacharya is not given to making statements merely for effect. Expect plain-speaking from the 71-year-o...

The challenge before Rahul Gandhi

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New Delhi 8 November 2014 Will the Gandhi scion be able to overcome the prevailing sentiment against the politics of dynasty? asks Rame...