A return to Gandhifor the Congress
Rahul Gandhi, once derided as ‘pappu’ (simpleton or idiot) by the mega propaganda machinery of the governing BJP, has not just come into his own as the leader of the…
Indira Gandhi’s many battles
India'sNDIA’S Congress party has inherited many faults from history, not the least being its old inability to learn from it. We may thus critique Jawaharlal Nehru or Indira Gandhi and…
Learning from the past
Soon after Nawaz Sharif was convicted by an Accountability Court in July 2000, during the regime of General Pervez Musharraf, I wrote in a column that “In a country where…
The great Indian political circus: Part – I
There are many similarities between the economic situation that India faced in the early 1990s and the one Pakistan currently faces. Last year, I wrote a series of articles that…
The great Indian political circus: Part – II
In January 1990, tensions in Kashmir allowed the BJP to capitalize on it to fan its extremist agenda. Immediately after coming to power, the VP Singh government introduced the 62nd…
A state of many cases
‘Never a dull moment’ is a cliche, even more so for Pakistani politics. How could we have a dull moment when there is a steady stream of cases and audio/video…
The G20 hypocrisy
The third Group of 20 (G20) tourism working group meeting under India’s presidency will be held in Indian-occupied-Kashmir between May 22 and May 24. India will no doubt use this…
India through the years: Part – VIII
One of the most remarkable meetings I had in India in 1984 was with comrade Somnath Chatterjee of the CPI-M, who had been an MP since 1971. He was quite…
Politicians by inheritance
A politician is generally defined as a person who is ‘professionally’ involved in politics, especially as a holder of an elected office. However, almost all dictionaries also give the following…
India’s economy at 75: Part – I
India was considered by its colonial rulers as the brightest jewel in the British crown as it was relatively well-endowed in terms of natural and human resources, physical infrastructure, and…
