India

The loneliness of Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is generally regarded as a man about town as far as Lutyens’ Delhi is concerned. He...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 26 Dec 2016, 09:56

Perils of marrying a Muslim man

How people name their kids is nobody else’s business, but when the naming smacks of Islamism there would be outrage....

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 21 Dec 2016, 11:15

There is no Rightwing in India

On the face of it, the Right is on the ascendant. Within two-and-a-half years, the world’s two biggest democracies have...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 20 Dec 2016, 11:15

How political debate degenerated into cacophony

With the government and the opposition accusing each other of running away from debate, and commentariat splitting hairs to apportion...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 19 Dec 2016, 10:54

Shades of black money and a trap called success

In the wake of the demonetization, a few simple facts have been brushed under the carpet, one of them being...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 26 Nov 2016, 12:37

Swamy lampoons Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s excellent media management might have largely insulated him from the flak arising out of the incompetent...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 22 Nov 2016, 12:25

Simultaneous Central, state polls a bad idea

In order to improve India’s democratic institutions, the idea of simultaneous Central and state elections is doing the rounds. It’s...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 21 Nov 2016, 12:00

Politicians’ emotional atyachar stabs democracy

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy should be lauded for his bold stand on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link issue. He...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 13 Nov 2016, 08:54

SC on SYL and debauchery of national parties

The Supreme Court’s ruling that Punjab had no right to unilaterally terminate water-sharing agreements with neighboring states is a rap...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 11 Nov 2016, 07:44

Govt demonetizes Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes

In a surprise move against black money and terror-funding fake currency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday demonetized Rs 1,000...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 08 Nov 2016, 10:47

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