MAMATA BANERJEE: UNWITTING TOOL OF HINDUTVA
The Indian National Congress didn’t seem to realize what it was doing when it threw out Mamata Banerjee some years ago. It was she who virtually represented Congress in the state, and so when...
The Indian National Congress didn’t seem to realize what it was doing when it threw out Mamata Banerjee some years ago. It was she who virtually represented Congress in the state, and so when...
Let us assume that you are evaluating Narendra Modi and his party, the BJP, for their fitness to “rule”. You have heard conflicting reports about the Gujarat riots; and about Gujarat’s development – so you...
This is a battle between liberalisers and liberals, one businessman told me recently. The liberalisers, he said, are for economic reforms; reforms that will push growth, create jobs and lead to overall development. The...
Muslims are accused of voting en bloc. I wish they do. And do so strategically and in conjunction with other underprivileged people across the rainbow of Indian society. Just for ensuring their right to...
The Indians are a chuffed up lot these days. They are strutting about feeling very important since the country has, quite seamlessly, eased itself into yet another Parliamentary Election process. It is the biggest...
Be you ever so high, the law is above you, said Lord Denning. But Jayalalitha and her coterie appear to think different. While small-time offenders are nabbed promptly, the sharks get away with murder...