Tag Archives: Delhi
The Sri Lanka Resolution, Human Rights and the Indian Paradox
As a budding journalist inIndia, human rights were not an issue that interested me. I was young, life was comfortable and I never looked underneath the carpet for the dirt…. Read more
Railway Rollbacks, Increased Freight Rates, and Didi’s Crocodile Tears
As the new hiked railway fares (for the privileged classes) come into force from today, I am again reminded of the melodrama over the railway budget. And while much of… Read more
The Delhi Summit and Building BRICS for a New World Order
The fourth BRICS summit being held in New Delhi has invited a lot of optimism and curiosity from various corners of the world, albeit a trifle bit scepticism among the… Read more
Is Mamata’s Bengal Trying to Muzzle Free Media?
How many newspapers does Mamata Banerjee read? While uncharitable skeptics might raise an eyebrow at the question and brush it aside with a one-word, “none”, the number can now safely… Read more
How they would All React to Army Chief Bribe Claim
The nation stood rocked, shocked and whacked after Amy chief General V.K. Singh hurled a bomb. Reports said he was offered Rs 14-crore bribe to have sub-standard vehicles cleared for… Read more
Of the Railway Budget Farce: Is the Indian Democracy Working?
All hell broke loose after the Railway Budget for 2012-13 was presented by Dinesh Trivedi. The Trinamool Congress supremo, Ms Mamata Banerjee, wanted an immediate rollback of the hiked fares…. Read more
Railways, Rollbacks and Roy, and a Hue and Cry for Nothing
I recently watched a few of Dinesh Trivedi’s interviews on several new channels. In all of them he was asked the question which everyone wants to know — did Mamata… Read more
The Rail Budget Farce: Of Mamata, Manush, Melodrama and Manmohan
What could be a perfect foil to the farce that has been playing in our Parliament for some time now? Two railway accidents that killed over 15 people greeted the… Read more
In Defence of Mamata: Anti-Campaign on Railway Budget Stand Lacks Depth
At last Dinesh Trivedi resigned as the Railway Minister from the Union Cabinet after few days of brouhaha and Mukul Roy has been sworn in as the new minister. A… Read more
Of the Spooked Raisina Hill: Whose Coup was it, Mr Shekhar Gupta?
The bizarre and sensational story by The India Express edition dated April 4, 2012 — The January night when Raisina Hills was spooked – is an article written by a man who wears… Read more »