Post farm laws retreat, let’s recognize all legislation passed without consultation has harmed India – at home and in the international arena Saba Naqvi There is one fundamental message that come from the reversal on the farm laws by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it is quite straightforward: legislation passed without consultation with stake-holders and […]
Another PR campaign says Saba Naqvi.
Thank You To I, Me, MyselfA billion jabs becomes fodder for yet another Thank You Modiji campaign. Saba Naqvi1 hr ago 12 Friday, October 22, 2021, was a day to read the newspapers. Two newspapers that I get each morning carried the same lead guest editorial on their edit page and both dutifully informed us […]
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 […]
The Congress is still the largest Pan- India Opposition brand says Rajdeep Sardesai.
By Rajdeep Sardesai OPINIONThe Rahul versus Mamata versus Arvind battleThe Congress can’t be discounted, but its weaknesses have emboldened other parties to expand their national footprintThe crisis in the Congress has sparked off a race for pre-eminence in the Opposition ranks. While Mamata Banerjee is trying to expand her party’s presence in the Northeast and […]
Priyanka Gandhi – Vadra needs to be Congress Party’s CM candidate in UP, Says Sagarika Ghose.
Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra needs to be Congress’s chief ministerial candidate in Uttar Pradesh Sagarika Ghose Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for over three decades, starting her career with The Times of India, subsequently moving … MORE It’s yet another window of opportunity for Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. She is now incarcerated in a […]
Lakhimpur Kheri outrage shifts political discourse.
The BJP’s calculations are based on several assumptions. First, it is committed to the corporatisation of agriculture. It also believed, till now, that it could manage the fallout of the farm protests in most states, with the exception of Punjab, where arguably every village has participated in the protest. The BJP knows it does not […]
The agony of being a secular Indian muslim- Rajdeep Sardesai
Islamists insist on religious solidarity. The Hindu Right insists on patriotism tests. Both are wrong Rajdeep Sardesai It can’t be easy being a secular constitutionalist Indian Muslim in “new” India. The Hindu Right demonises Indian Muslims in a manner that they are expected to take a patriotism test on almost every issue. Islamist groups demand […]
If Modi Government is not snooping, Who is? Dr. Shashi Tharoor
In If Modi Government Isn’t Snooping on Us, Who Else Unleashed Pegasus?, published in The Quint, I write on the snooping scandal that has deeply unsettled India. Investigative outlets have reported that the phones of opposition politicians, activists, journalists, and even an election commissioner were hacked by spyware that, the Israeli firm producing it says, […]
Ten Questions the Centre should answer! Rajdeep Sardesai
TEN questions that must be answered by the Centre in the monsoon session of parliament. My column for Hindustan Times on what the nation ought to know in Covid times. Do read: 👇 10 Questions in Covid Times Stay well..
A Question for the Indian middle class:Why so silent?- Sagarika Ghose
A question for the Indian middle class: Why so silent?July 10, 2021, 11:36 PM IST Sagarika Ghose Sagarika Ghose has been a journalist for over three decades, starting her career with The Times of India, subsequently moving … MORE The death of the ailing and aged Stan Swamy, repeatedly denied bail, sparks outrage. But primarily […]