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MoSha Have Left Nothing To Chance

The five-state assembly elections are seen as a now-or-never, no-holds battle for the Congress, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party lead campaigner Narendra D Modi at a......

'We were like ostriches burying their heads in the sand'

'We behaved as if this disease is not a problem for India.''We acted as if it would go away. But it didn't go away; it exploded.' IMAGE: A family member faints at the cremation of a COVID-19......

'A strong, decisive leadership is what India needs'

'What matters is meeting the needs and expectations of the people who have voted to provide governance for the country.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi. Photograph: ANI Photo.......

Joe Biden is no stranger to India

The beauty of the relationship between the two countries is that they agree to disagree and perhaps that is the strongest bond between the two governments and their relationships, notes Rup Narayan......

Sonia and Manmohan: How did they work together?

'While they were respectful of the PM, it was clear that as ministers, they owed their positions as much, if not more, to Mrs Gandhi.''When attacks were mounted on the PM, there was very little......

'A comprehensive and investor-friendly Budget'

Dr Sanjaya Baru is one of India's most respected commentators on political and economic issues.From May 2004 until August 2008, he was the official spokesman and media advisor to the prime minister......

Architects of G20: Sarkozy and Singh

France and India have become partners in building a multipolar world, French President Nicholas Sarkozy's adviser tells Sanjaya Baru. A month before the Lehman Brothers' collapse moved the tectonic......

India, US could agree on reinventing IMF

Meeting of minds is needed and possible between India and the US, says Sanjaya Baru. This photograph, of an imperious Michel Camdessus, former managing director of the IMF, standing hands folded......

Column: Educating Kapil

A nation must educate its own, foreigners can only help at the margin, Sanjaya Baru. Kapil Sibal is a minister in a hurry. That is the good part of the news. India needs more such ministers,......

Column: The Pranab Mukherjee Budget

Will the finance minister present a legacy-seeking Budget? asks Sanjaya Baru. After more than a quarter century, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will be presenting this week what he could finally......

The Best Political Biopic? VOTE!

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......

Which book-to-screen is YOUR fave? VOTE!

In Parineeti Chopra's upcoming Netflix release The Girl On The Train, the actress goes against type to play an alcoholic, whose obsession around a happily married couple lands her in the middle of......

10 Bollywood biopics, coming up

Kangana Ranaut, Hrithik Roshan and Ajay Devgn get ready to live real lives. The Accidental Prime Minister -- based on Sanjaya Baru's account of his four year stint as Dr Manmohan Singh's media......

Accidental Prime Minister Review: Did Manmohan fight with Sonia?

'While it may not be an out-and-out hit job on the Gandhi family, the movie is all about one aspect: How Dr Singh struggled with the family and the party all through his prime ministership,' notes......

'Politics has always been close to Bollywood'

'People, who are objecting to the movie now, should have objected in 2014 when the book came out. But nobody did.' IMAGE: Director Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, left, with Producer Sunil Bohra, Akshaye......

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