The big news following the BJP’s victory in UP is the arrest of absconding minister Gayatri Prajapati who has been accused of rape. The custody followed a mini chor police charade by the cops who interrogated his sons and a nephew to know about his whereabouts. Homework done, the cops proudly smoked Prajapati out of…
Category: Politics
Why Sehwag chose the wrong ball to hit
I would not say Virendra Sehwag and Yogeshwar Dutt are illiterate. In don’t know who Randeep Hooda is, so cannot comment on his literacy levels. I would, however, say that Dutt and Sehwag clearly do not understand the nuances of the English language like Shashi Tharoor does. This does not make the two sporting icons…
In defence of Black Money
India’s annual budget for 2017-18 takes forward the government’s crusade against black money, a process that was sought to be elevated to a new level by the demonetisation exercise in November, though there is increasing evidence now that it was a needless measure that caused distress to too many. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s fourth Budget…
The changing political narrative of Uttar Pradesh
The political narrative in India is always in a state of flux. The significant Uttar Pradesh State elections are no different. For long a cauldron of the most vicious form of caste and communal politics, the state could be moving towards a more class-based voting pattern that can upend the way politics has played out…
One year of Modi sarkar
Narendra Modi has completed one year in office and traveled to more locations around the world than most Indians would in a lifetime. A robust foreign policy no doubt is a big plus of his tenure so far. Does India need a foreign minister with Modi at the helm, is one question? Also, judging by…
India needs both Modi, Kejriwal to succeed
Suppose the contest was between Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi to be Delhi’s chief minister. For argument sake and to complete the picture, if Rahul Gandhi was in the fray too. Any direct Modi-Kejriwal fixture would surely have much been closer, though it is risky to make such assessments before hand as the exit polls…
Modi Scores in America
Over-the-top Overseas Indians, an Orgasmic Indian media that swarmed New York and Washington, a slightly jaded Obama does not sum up the whole of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit cum victory rally to America. They played their part even as a fasting but furiously paced Modi delivered his demand, demographic dividend, democracy message to…
100 days of Modi sarkar
There have generally been two views about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 100 days in office. There is a third category that weighs any government’s performance only by the way the stock market is headed. Helped by encouraging GDP figures, they are obviously very happy due to the massive capital gains since Modi took over. Going…
Narendra Modi looks to deliver, quietly
There has been some buzz about Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeping the media at a distance. Modi, TV channels main pre-election TRP-busting protagonist has gone missing save formal speeches and tweets that do not say much. The new PM has opted not to travel abroad with the usual large press entourage, used to being wined,…
Siddharth Srivastava 