Dr. Shashi Tharoor at his best, talking on the perils of an educated person being a politician in India.

Is Priyanka for real – asks Saba Naqvi.

Is Priyanka for real?She makes a splash but can she rise above “The Siblings” tag? Saba Naqvi First, let me put it out there that as long as the Gandhis are referred to as “the siblings” they cannot be taken seriously in the political pit that is Uttar Pradesh. There’s just something about the word […]

An era of deglobalization – Dr. Shashi Tharoor

An era of deglobalisation? By Shashi TharoorJune 28, 2020 11:11 IST Though it is too early to assert this with any certitude, it seems increasingly likely that Covid-19 will inaugurate an era of deglobalisation. The signs are mounting that the world may embrace isolationism and protectionism in a far more enthusiastic way than prior to […]

Media has chosen to polarise society as nationalist versus anti-national, says Rajdeep Sardesai

Rajdeep Sardesai, consulting editor of the India Today Group, delivered the Dileep Padgaonkar Memorial Lecture at the Symbiosis Vishwabhavan Auditorium in Pune on Monday. The lecture was organised by the Pune International Centre and Symbiosis International University. Speaking on the theme “Responsibilities of the Conventional Media in the Age of Proliferating Social Media”, Sardesai paid […]