Phas Gaye Re Obama

The Democrats, especially the Biden administration, wanted to deliver a sharper message to Mr Modi than would be possible in a formal summit setting.So, why not get the most prominent Democrat in......

Musk, The Blue Tick, Twitter's Future

It would be ludicrous to expect Modi, Erdogan or Biden to pay to keep blue ticks on their respective official accounts.It would be equally ludicrous to expect the Delhi Metro or the Income Tax......

An Election Budget, Not For 2022, But For 2024

This is not an election Budget in the sense that I might target the voter in the coming elections.But if you look beyond this round of state elections, and tilt the periscope to graze at the more......

How can you measure democracy?

There is a vocal constituency of educated, well-to-do, articulate Indian elites who would rather go with the idea that too much democracy is a liability.That India needs a spell of benevolent......

Why's Modi going against his natural instinct?

The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising.What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T......

PM Modi, you have time on your side

The last three prime ministers who served full terms started out in their early 70s.Mr Modi is younger and fitter than all of them.But he needs to find it in him to change course if he is to beat......

Erdogan says treatment of Ozil racist and unacceptable

IMAGE: Mesut Ozil. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the treatment of Mesut Ozil after the soccer star quit Germany's national team......