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Choiceless by choice? A NOTA vote is a cop-out

A vote is meant to be a secret ballot, but here is an honest confession:…

Modi needs to look beyond high-profile individuals

He  is an expert in turning a lie into the truth. It is the BJP’s…

Time for media to turn the gaze inwards

The editor as the gatekeeper of news is being replaced by the editor as fixer…

In Indira’s image: How Narendra Modi is similar to a Gandhi

Narendra Modi today claims to derive inspiration from Sardar Patel and Swami Vivekananda even if…

AAP’s long-term future will not be decided by TV

The phrase ‘tyranny of distance’ was first used by writer Robert Hughes in his epic…

1984 riots vs 2002 riots: all that matters is accountability

Where were you during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots? It’s a question I have been often…

Modi, Rahul, Kejriwal competing to ‘shake up’ the system

In the 1970s, there was the anti-establishment hero; in 2014, there is the anti-establishment neta.…

If Kejriwal fails to deliver he may end up victim of his own success

The ubiquitous Rotary Clubs are a decent indicator of the urban upper middle class mood.…

There’s reason for cheer: 2014 may be better than 2013

A year can be almost an eternity in a country like India: last December, there…

Six degrees of separation: why it’s tough for Rahul to learn from AAP

Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi are both youthful public figures in their 40s. Sadly, that’s…