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Tavleen Singh writes: Why I hope Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj wins BiharSubscriber Only
October 26,2025 05:57:57 AM
I have said more than once already that it is my fervent hope that Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party somehow manages to win because he is not a ‘potted plant’ (political princeling) and has spent more than two years wandering about the villages of Bihar trying to understand what the people of our poorest state really need.
Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Why we forever remain a country with immense ‘potential’Subscriber Only
October 19,2025 06:30:31 AM
India is still a long, long way from being a fully developed country despite our Prime Minister selling us this happy but perhaps deluded dream. Dreams are good, even deluded ones.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Who is to blame for the horror of Gaza?Subscriber Only
October 12,2025 05:59:28 AM
The point I am trying to make is that what has happened in Gaza has happened because of the sick ideology that Hamas believes in. No cause in the world justifies taking small children hostage and keeping them confined underground for months. To do that is barbarism. I
Sun, Oct 12, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Why sycophants cause more harm than goodSubscriber Only
October 05,2025 07:14:29 AM
All leaders need advisors who can help them manoeuvre through the complex political and economic issues that exist at every turn in the difficult business of running a country the size of a continent. Sycophants are what they do not need because they cause more harm than good.
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Unless quality of swadeshi improves and politicians get out of the way, our story will remain hopelessSubscriber Only
September 28,2025 07:12:55 AM
The Prime Minister is right when he imposes upon India Swadeshi 2.0. But unless the quality of swadeshi improves dramatically and unless politicians and bureaucrats get out of the way of businessmen trying to do business, our story will remain hopeless.
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: What is it that Pakistan hates so much about Modi’s ‘new India’Subscriber Only
September 21,2025 07:10:22 AM
There are many things wrong with India and there is no question that our democracy is flawed and sometimes fragile. But, not even in the distant future do we see signs that it could be replaced by a system of governance like that of Pakistan.
Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Tavleen Singh on what India should learn from the uprising against #nepokidz in NepalSubscriber Only
September 14,2025 07:15:29 AM
What happens in Nepal is something that interests me less than what could happen in our own ancient and wondrous land if our political leaders do not correctly read the smoke signals rising from the burned government buildings in Kathmandu.
Sun, Sep 14, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Why Rahul Gandhi’s yatras inspire crowds but fail to rebuild the CongressSubscriber Only
September 07,2025 07:09:28 AM
Rahul Gandhi has become very skilled at wandering about on yatras and showing himself as a prince who has the common touch. But when the yatra ends, it leaves nothing behind because party workers seem to believe their only job is to burnish the image of the prince, and then go home and rest till the next yatra comes along.
Sun, Sep 07, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: It’s hard to write a cheerful column when India has been bullied by someone we thought as our friendSubscriber Only
August 31,2025 07:15:22 AM
The only way that India can continue to grow and prosper despite the hostilities and humiliation inflicted upon us is to reform and reform. With a vengeance.
Sun, Aug 31, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: It is time our Oppn leaders noticed how much they have helped the Prime MinisterSubscriber Only
August 24,2025 06:45:30 AM
Why should taxpayers pay elected representatives when they are not doing their job?
Sun, Aug 24, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: PM Modi’s Independence Day speech was reassuring and unambiguousSubscriber Only
August 17,2025 06:50:08 AM
I may no longer be a Modi Bhakt but concede that although the Prime Minister’s speech from the Red Fort was too long, its message was reassuring and unambiguous. It was a message that sought to convince Indian voters that their future is safe in his hands.
Sun, Aug 17, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Trump’s stabbing in the back could be Modi’s chance to bring reformsSubscriber Only
August 10,2025 07:01:12 AM
At least it used to be till last week. Hard to say if this will still be true by the end of this month if he goes ahead with his plan to impose that 50 per cent tariff on Indian imports.
Sun, Aug 10, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: How Trump’s tariffs could turn into a real opportunity for IndiaSubscriber Only
August 03,2025 07:10:01 AM
Trump’s tariffs could turn into a real opportunity for India instead of being the threat that they currently appear to be. But for this to happen, Modi needs to remember that he once believed that the government had no business to be in business.
Sun, Aug 03, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Dynastic politics keeps real leaders out so that the heir never sees a threatSubscriber Only
July 27,2025 06:45:50 AM
The problem with dynastic political parties is that they keep real leaders out as far as possible so that the heir never sees a threat to his authority. This is why ‘potted plants’ are truly the biggest threat to democracy.
Mon, Jul 28, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Time to get beyond history books and address problems of todaySubscriber Only
July 20,2025 06:40:28 AM
My point is that instead of wallowing eternally in the glories of our glorious past, it is time to address the problems of today. What difference will the new history textbooks make, if most schoolchildren are unable to read them?
Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Politicians stir up hatred to win elections… governance never a poll issueSubscriber Only
July 13,2025 06:50:25 AM
All that our politicians seem to care about is their own political future. They believe that governance is never an election issue for their voters. So, they concentrate their energies on stirring up hatred between communities and ensuring that the divisions they create will help them win the next election.
Sun, Jul 13, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Bihar electoral rolls revision — another idiotic exerciseSubscriber Only
July 06,2025 06:45:40 AM
We need to ask why our political leaders and high officials are so removed from the realities of India that they have not noticed that the people of Bihar are nearly all too poor to get more documents to prove their identity.
Mon, Jul 07, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: In praise of DemocracySubscriber Only
June 29,2025 06:35:11 AM
We may not be the ‘Mother of democracy’ as our Prime Minister likes to tell the world, but in modern times, we have been a democratic republic, and this is something we should all be proud of. Democracy is something that we must cherish.
Sun, Jun 29, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: On the 50th anniversary of Emergency, need to think what should be done to protect our democracySubscriber Only
June 22,2025 06:45:07 AM
So, on this 50th anniversary of that day that led to India becoming a dictatorship for a while, we need to think seriously about what we should all be doing to protect our democracy. It is a fragile thing, democracy, and can easily be crushed unless people, ordinary people, stand up for their rights.
Sun, Jun 22, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Tragedy and horrorSubscriber Only
June 15,2025 06:50:58 AM
I would like to express once more my deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones in last week’s crash. If it was an accident and not terrorism, then it will be easier to deal with, but it will not be balm.
Sun, Jun 15, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Rahul Gandhi, Bilawal Bhutto — the poster boys of dynastic democracySubscriber Only
June 08,2025 07:15:00 AM
How long does the Congress Party want to pretend that Rahul is its prime minister-in-waiting when he has been unable to win a single Lok Sabha election for the party? One way or another dynastic democracy is a bad idea. And it is abundantly obvious that India’s voters saw this before our political leaders have.
Sun, Jun 08, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Trolling as a political weaponSubscriber Only
June 01,2025 06:25:19 AM
It is not political points that they end up making but personal attacks that seek mostly to defame someone so badly that they shut up. I have chosen instead to develop a thick skin. But it is not thick enough to withstand a charge of treason.
Sun, Jun 01, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: All we have seen since India-Pak standoff is a political soap opera… stop the theatrics, pleaseSubscriber Only
May 25,2025 07:15:38 AM
As for the media, it is time for TV anchors and reporters to remember that they harm India by constantly passing off jingoism as journalism.
Sun, May 25, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes | Urgently needed: A postmortemSubscriber Only
May 18,2025 06:45:47 AM
If there had been real reportage, we would at least know, now that the fog of war has lifted, whether Pakistan’s military machine is as good as ours and if it is, we should know why.
Sun, May 18, 2025
Tavleen Singh writes: Time for Pakistan’s ‘bonsai democracy’ to grow some deeper rootsSubscriber Only
May 11,2025 06:50:39 AM
Pakistan’s military rulers often talk of India as an “existential threat” without noticing that it is they who are the existential threat. But these are things for later. For now, we need to see what is likely to happen when the fog of war lifts.
Sun, May 11, 2025Journalism of Courage
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