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Inder Malhotra
The writer was a Delhi-based political commentator. He passed away on June 11, 2016.
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The story of the Battle of Rezang La, one of the few bright spots from the 1962 war with ChinaSubscriber Only
November 18,2022 17:56:55 PM
On 18 November, 1962, 13 Kumaon’s C Company made their heroic last stand against the Chinese army in the high Himalayas of Ladakh, warding off a very significant threat and, in the process, writing a glorious chapter in India's military history.
Fri, Nov 18, 2022
Rear view: Difficulty of coming togetherSubscriber Only
January 11,2016 01:00:23 AM
Sheikh Abdullah saw it as the best solution to the Kashmir issue, but Field Marshal Ayub Khan didn’t
Mon, Jan 11, 2016
National Herald’s decline began long before the time of Sonia GandhiSubscriber Only
December 28,2015 00:00:08 AM
The newspaper’s troubled run and end had little in common with its glorious start
Mon, Dec 28, 2015
How a book was bannedSubscriber Only
December 14,2015 00:09:56 AM
And a personal email from Salman Rushdie to Rajiv Gandhi was ‘filed’ away.
Mon, Dec 14, 2015
Rear view by Inder Malhotra: Preamble to a 2015 debateSubscriber Only
November 30,2015 00:10:28 AM
How ‘secular’ and ‘socialist’ came to be in the Constitution, and why they remain part of it.
Mon, Nov 30, 2015
Rear View: At the ballot, all too oftenSubscriber Only
November 18,2015 00:00:36 AM
With five states polling soon, the great Indian election is set to continue without recess.
Wed, Nov 18, 2015
Bihar polls: Reservations an effort to polarise India’s pluralistic societySubscriber Only
November 07,2015 00:24:46 AM
It can now be said: divisive politics dominated the Bihar campaign.
Sat, Nov 07, 2015
Rear View: Judges versus politiciansSubscriber Only
November 02,2015 00:10:01 AM
This is how it all began, on February 27, 1967.
Mon, Nov 02, 2015
Daughter of the soilSubscriber Only
October 19,2015 00:25:33 AM
In 1999, three members of the Congress did the BJP’s work for it by raising the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s ‘foreign origins’.
Mon, Oct 19, 2015
Rear View: How Sonia took over CongressSubscriber Only
October 05,2015 00:02:54 AM
Sonia declared that she would canvass for the Congress in the parliamentary polls due in March 1998, even though she had tersely refused to do so two years earlier.
Mon, Oct 05, 2015
That Elusive SeatSubscriber Only
September 26,2015 00:13:01 AM
India’s quest for a place at the world’s high table continues, with no end in sight.
Sat, Sep 26, 2015Rear view: After Rajiv, before Sonia GandhiSubscriber Only
September 21,2015 00:00:18 AM
The seven years between his assassination and her becoming Congress president were crucial
Mon, Sep 21, 2015
Circus of sycophancySubscriber Only
September 07,2015 00:00:46 AM
After Sonia Gandhi’s refusal to become PM, the Congress put up an embarrassing show.
Mon, Sep 07, 2015
Onion StoriesSubscriber Only
September 05,2015 00:00:44 AM
The fortunes of politicians have long been entwined with this vegetable.
Sat, Sep 05, 2015
Rear View: When India did not shineSubscriber Only
August 24,2015 00:00:52 AM
The BJP — and the Congress — were caught off-guard by Vajpayee’s defeat in 2004.
Mon, Aug 24, 2015
Rear View: To the brink and backSubscriber Only
August 10,2015 00:00:12 AM
Vajpayee tirelessly sought to improve relations with Pakistan, despite setbacks.
Mon, Aug 10, 2015
Rear View: Presidential talesSubscriber Only
July 27,2015 00:00:47 AM
Regrettably, neither before nor after has pre-poll canvassing been so sordid as in 1969, incidentally the Mahatma’s birth centenary year.
Thu, Jul 30, 2015Coffingate, corruption and an escapeSubscriber Only
July 13,2015 00:00:00 AM
The Vajpayee years saw their share of scandal — but there were victories too, such as the decision not to send troops to Iraq.
Mon, Jul 13, 2015
Foreign minister’s mis-stepsSubscriber Only
July 06,2015 01:37:09 AM
Sushma Swaraj short-circuited due process for Lalit Modi'
Mon, Jul 06, 2015
Rear View: The sudden warSubscriber Only
June 29,2015 01:08:01 AM
India was surprised at Kargil. But its lessons may still be unlearnt
Mon, Jun 29, 2015
Rear View: And she didn’t have 272Subscriber Only
June 15,2015 00:00:46 AM
Sonia was unable to attract allies, cobble together the numbers to form government. Vajpayee’s stint as caretaker prime minister sealed the outcome of the next election.
Mon, Jun 15, 2015
Rear View: One vote shortSubscriber Only
June 01,2015 00:00:19 AM
Vajpayee’s government came agonisingly lose to survival in 1999.
Mon, Jun 01, 2015
Rear View: Vajpayee makes a big bangSubscriber Only
May 18,2015 00:25:47 AM
But the euphoria after Pokhran II lasted only a short while.
Mon, May 18, 2015
Once Upon a WarSubscriber Only
May 08,2015 00:25:19 AM
Remembering the world’s first televised war in Vietnam.
Fri, May 08, 2015
Rear View: Year of Atal and SoniaSubscriber Only
May 04,2015 00:48:53 AM
In 1998, India began watching a new prime minister and a new Congress president.
Mon, May 04, 2015Journalism of Courage
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