Behind the Hostility in Academia towards Narendra Modi: An Interview with Vamsee Juluri
The petition by several US-based academics (mostly of Indian origin) against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to Silicon Valley has understandably garnered enormous attention. Counter petitions More...
The Congress today has become an impediment to reform
As we pass completing one year of the Modi administration, it is a matter of interest to record how negative the media has been of the Modi government despite the fact that few would doubt either its reformist credentials More...
Myanmar retaliation: Modi’s finest hour
The unprecedented surgical strike inside Myanmar by the special forces of the Indian Army will go a long way asserting India’s right to safeguard its interest in south Asia. The elite commandoes liquidated about More...
Maggi, Maruti, Mandal and Mandir: the dying 80s brands in the Modi era
On a trip to Mexico in 1982, India’s then Information and Broadcasting minister, Vasant Sathe discovered a communication strategy developed by Miguel Sabido of producing “telenovelas” (soap operas of the socialist More...
Land Acquisition Bill: the core issues
The government’s effort to bring amendments to the land acquisition Act of 2013 has caused such political rancour that it has become difficult to form an unbiased assessment of the issues involved. The government More...
Open Letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing a year
“Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded More...
2019 and beyond: Narendra Modi has laid the foundations for a long-term BJP Government
Everyone has their opinions on how the Narendra Modi government has performed in this past one year. Or not performed. However, my reading of the Modi government’s performance over this one year is straight from More...
One year of the Narendra Modi Government: An assessment
Last year’s General Election was a mandate for hope, and the promise of a truly post-Congress India, shown by just one man: Narendra Modi. The current Prime Minister rode to power on the back of his image as a More...
Dear Heather Timmons: Duh!
Many people have said many things about Modi@one, both positive and negative, about what he has accomplished, and whether they are disappointed in him or happy or whatever. Most of this was predictable, depending More...
Modi’s China Visit: India—China the new giants
In the ongoing visit to China by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this infographic pithily explains what the visit holds for both the countries in terms of economics, development, technology, the future of BRICS, and More...