In which Pankaj Mishra defends racists
Livemint on 30 September published this op-ed by Pankaj Mishra, which warns how the Americans are falling for a dangerous cliché known as Narendra Modi. Let there be no mistake: this is your usual anti-Modi article. More...
The Economist needs to be renamed “The Racist”
On 29 September, the famed The Economist published a piece, which established what millions of Indians constantly suspected: it was racist. During the 2014 Lok Sabha poll campaign, the Economist had taken the More...
Hartosh Singh Bal’s hatred for Indian national interest
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi often remarks jokingly, that many journalists and media companies would have to shut their shops if they don’t carry on their hate campaign against him. The now-editor of More...
Karan Thapar ‘s Coke-crazed advice to Narendra Modi
On 27 September, eminent journalist and anchor Karan Thapar penned an op-ed in the Hindustan Times where he slyly proclaimed to offer a ‘bit of gratuitous but well-meant advice’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi More...
A Lullaby to Managalyan
After a 10-month-long journey and covering 680 million kilometers, India’s first interplanetary spacecraft created history by entering the Martian orbit. Much has been made of the cost-effective nature of Mangalyan, More...
BJP’s reverses and analysis paralysis
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s dismal performance in Assembly by-polls has elicited pro-forma reaction from rival parties and intellectuals. There is considerable déjà vu and not inconsiderable glee, especially More...
No rest for Mr. Modi
The Narendra Modi regime is focused on speeding up clearances, especially for infrastructure projects, and oiling the government machinery rather than going for big-bang economic reforms. The idea seems to be grabbing More...
India scores over Pakistan: Keep up the Momentum
The past week witnessed intense and heated debates on Prime Minister Narendra Modi government’s decision to call off foreign secretary talks with Pakistan. After weeks of Saree, shawl and letter diplomacy, More...
Forgotten Liberators: Shyamji Krishnaverma
For decades, the serious practice of writing the authentic history of Indian Freedom Struggle has been going on in a selective manner where only some crusaders get the lion’s share of the honor while others are More...
Tell-Tale Signs of America Spying on the BJP
There is great hullabaloo in the Indian media about the alleged discovery of highly sophisticated bugging devices planted in Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari’s residence on Teen Murti Marg. Many media mandarins More...