Two who flew into the Cuckoo’s nest
The cuckoo is the proverbial opportunist of the avian world. Too lazy to apply itself to any hard work, and lacking the confidence to…
Mr. Modi’s Kashmir Moment: Statesman or Politician
It has been truly said that there occasionally comes a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, can carry them…
Can Modi Dismount The Tiger?
The unsavoury developments of the last few weeks bring to my mind a limerick from my school days. It goes like this: There was…
The UBER Rape Case – Making Sense of Absurdity
Its happened again in Delhi and probably would have been marked as just another statistic if the incident had not been connected to an…
Inviting Trouble
Its my wife’s birthday later this month and I’ve been thinking of inviting a few people for dinner and drinks. And that’s precisely where…
Is It Time To Do A Rethink on Mr. Modi And The BJP?
Long before words such as ‘populism’ and ‘majoritarianism’ started dominating public discourse Mark Twain had written: “Whenever you find yourself on the side of…
Unearthing Black Money – The Hindu Way
So we have come full circle again – the list of holders of foreign accounts which had been lying with the government for three…
Rule of Law? Really?
Its fashionable to begin articles these days with a disclaimer (it makes one appear more profound), so let me confess too. I am no…
Tihar Regency
This is the century of Private Capital. While governments involve themselves in waging wars and making life as difficult as possible for their citizens…
Why Mr Modi is the real winner in the September By-Elections !
In his first 100 days Mr. Modi has made considerable progress in redeeming most of these promises – ambitious targets have been set and are being monitored by the PMO itself, crucial policy decisions are being taken on a daily basis which have brought the economy on a positive growth path again, our foreign policy has been infused with a new and refreshing robustness and virility, no taint of any malfeasance has been detected so far and the bureaucracy has been brought to heel. No mean achievement in a country where the first 100 days of any government usually consist of nothing else but the division of the loaves of office.