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AAP’s long-term future will not be decided by TV

The phrase ‘tyranny of distance’ was first used by writer Robert Hughes in his epic…

1984 riots vs 2002 riots: all that matters is accountability

Where were you during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots? It’s a question I have been often…

Modi, Rahul, Kejriwal competing to ‘shake up’ the system

In the 1970s, there was the anti-establishment hero; in 2014, there is the anti-establishment neta.…

If Kejriwal fails to deliver he may end up victim of his own success

The ubiquitous Rotary Clubs are a decent indicator of the urban upper middle class mood.…

There’s reason for cheer: 2014 may be better than 2013

A year can be almost an eternity in a country like India: last December, there…

Six degrees of separation: why it’s tough for Rahul to learn from AAP

Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi are both youthful public figures in their 40s. Sadly, that’s…

Kejriwal and Modi – bringing politics back to the common man

On the face of it, Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi are literally chalk and cheese.…

Banning of opinion polls is not a way forward

In the land of astrologers and soothsayers, it is faintly amusing to see our politicians…

Confront these painful truths about communalism

Why does an underworld don who offered the Indian cricket team Toyota cars if they…

Rahul’s attack on ordinance raises more questions than it answers

Dear Rahulji, Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: as someone who has long…