Congress Loses its Marbles

The sight of a sombre Manish Tiwari denouncing Narendra Modi in hushed tones of angst, for suggesting the ailing imported empress abdicate in favour of her befuddled son, illustrated poignantly the ignominy to which More...

Secular Hypocrisy: From Shah Bano to Tarun Tejpal

While proclaiming to uphold liberal values like women’s rights, secular intellectuals and the Congress become tongue-tied and even collaborators when unspeakable outrages are committed against women by those considered More...

Rahul Gandhi’s campaign of calumny

In holding up Rahul Gandhi as hero Congress has deeply offended talented, high achieving people by placing privilege of birth above character and achievement. To go with it, he and his family are seen as more interested More...

How Narendra Modi has cornered the Congress

I have been concerned for some time that the Congress Party’s sharply declining poll numbers would lead them to adopt desperate measures to hang on to power. I doubt they can win in 2014 in a fair fight. Therefore, More...

Jihadi Justice + Inquisition Courts = Communal Violence Bill

Sonia Gandhi’s Closeness with Jihadi Groups In spite of being in virtual control of the UPA Government for close to ten years, the public by and large is ignorant of Sonia Gandhi’s ideological position and even More...