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Coomi Kapoor
Coomi Kapoor is a veteran journalist and currently serves as the Contributing Editor for The Indian Express. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, she is regarded as one of India's most seasoned political reporters, offering a ringside view of the capital’s shifting power dynamics.
Experience & Career Trajectory Kapoor has held pivotal roles across India's leading media houses. Her long-standing association with The Indian Express has seen her serve in various critical capacities, including Chief Reporter, Special Correspondent, and Editor (Delhi). Beyond the Express Group, her extensive editorial experience includes:
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Principal Correspondent, India Today
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Political Editor, Illustrated Weekly
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Editor (News), Sunday Mail
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Bureau Chief, Indian Post
Expertise & Insight Her forte lies in deep-dive political reporting and analysis. Kapoor’s career has tracked the evolution of Indian democracy, witnessing the transition of power from the regime of Indira Gandhi to the contemporary rise of the Aam Aadmi Party.
She is widely celebrated for her ability to blend hard-hitting political news with engaging commentary. Since 1985, she has penned a popular political diary, known for its wit and "lighter vein" approach to serious political developments. Her syndicated columns have been carried by numerous newspapers across the country.
Global Authority Kapoor’s journalistic credibility extends beyond India. She has served as a stringer for The Times, London, and as a columnist for The Star, Malaysia, establishing her as a respected voice in the international media landscape.
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Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Come September, No December?Subscriber Only
September 10, 2023 07:47 IST
Speaking to a Group of Ministers, Prime Minister Modi indicated that there is no plan to advance parliamentary polls and dismissed talk of constitutional amendments.
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Put on holdSubscriber Only
August 27, 2023 07:47 IST
Of late, BJP representatives avoid speaking on the contentious issue of UCC. It is believed that they have been instructed to keep silent till after the 2024 polls.
Sun, Aug 27, 2023
In the first volume of his three-part memoir, Memoirs of a Maverick, Mani Shankar Aiyar offers readers a ringside view of the first five decades of his lifeSubscriber Only
August 26, 2023 14:00 IST
Told in a delightfully racy style, laced with scintillating wit and insight, Aiyar traces his journey from a junior diplomat to the inner circles of the PMO
Sat, Aug 26, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Allied problems, Cong-AAP ties & Hema Malini’s cross with BJPSubscriber Only
August 13, 2023 07:56 IST
Andhra sends 25 MPs to Parliament and the BJP realises that a wrong decision on an alliance in the state, where it has little presence on its own, could have implications in retaining power at the Centre in 2024.
Mon, Aug 14, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Poll Dance PrepSubscriber Only
July 30, 2023 07:06 IST
In the poll surveys concerning possible Lok Sabha seats for ministers presently in the Rajya Sabha, the results indicate that four top ministers would not win.
Sun, Jul 30, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Patchwork StrategySubscriber Only
July 16, 2023 07:45 IST
The truce between BJP and BRS is to fight the common enemy, the Congress. In the bargain, the money laundering charge against KCR’s daughter K Kavitha is likely to be put in cold storage.
Sun, Jul 16, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: No free pass in PM Modi’s regimeSubscriber Only
July 02, 2023 07:30 IST
The Opposition led by the Janata Dal was threatening to impeach him, while Rao’s government ordered Seshan not to notify a by-election for the Etawah constituency since it was a non-Congress bastion and Rao’s majority in the Lok Sabha was shaky.
Sun, Jul 02, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Message from aboveSubscriber Only
June 18, 2023 07:30 IST
A secret meeting between Arun Kumar, the RSS joint general secretary who coordinates between the BJP and the Sangh, and the BJP high command has created ripples in the party’s upper echelons.
Sun, Jun 18, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Wrestling troublesSubscriber Only
June 04, 2023 06:50 IST
Seemingly unperturbed by the mounting agitation against him, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh was active inside the new Parliament taking selfies with all who would pose with him so that he could post it on social media.
Sun, Jun 04, 2023
Coffee and politics in Parliament’s Central HallSubscriber Only
May 28, 2023 05:07 IST
Located strategically between the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, one could order inexpensive food here and chat for hours across party lines. In the grandeur of the new Parliament building, that meeting ground will be sorely missed.
Sun, May 28, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Clout, but CloutedSubscriber Only
May 21, 2023 07:55 IST
The buzz is that though Modi was conscious that the Congress was ahead, he hoped with his own popularity ratings, relentless campaigning and re-injecting the Hindutva message he could change the dynamics sufficiently for the BJP to be a player in a likely hung Assembly.
Sun, May 21, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor | Knock-out cloutSubscriber Only
May 07, 2023 07:15 IST
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's extraordinary clout stems from his direct links with the party high command in Delhi which has used his services in the past to liaise with politicians from other parties who share a common interest in wrestling.
Sun, May 07, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Karnataka, not GujaratSubscriber Only
April 23, 2023 07:49 IST
The BJP was unable to announce the names of its Karnataka candidates after its election committee first met. It took three more days of wrangling for the final list to be announced. No side seemed happy at the final outcome.
Sun, Apr 23, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Lips sealed on SavarkarSubscriber Only
April 09, 2023 07:05 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Sharad Pawar came to the meeting armed with speeches of Savarkar and read out some extracts to illustrate the Hindutva ideologue’s progressive views on issues such as cows, untouchability and religion.
Sun, Apr 09, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Opposing Each OtherSubscriber Only
March 26, 2023 07:45 IST
If Rahul Gandhi is made the main challenger to Modi, Mamata Banerjee fears he would handicap the entire opposition and has informed her party that this is the reason the BJP keeps promoting Rahul’s name.
Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Shah of North-EastSubscriber Only
March 12, 2023 07:10 IST
The BJP, whose influence is restricted to Shillong, campaigned stridently against the state’s tribal majority. Under attack, the tribals polarized and gravitated to Sangma’s party. The losers were the Congress and UDP. In Tripura, the newly formed TIPRA Motha was propped up secretly and helped decimate the Left and Congress alliance.
Sun, Mar 12, 2023
Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Art of the StealSubscriber Only
February 26, 2023 06:10 IST
It is believed that another treasure trove of Indian art — the art collection of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which is dispersed in Indian embassies around the world — has an even larger number of missing pieces.
Sun, Feb 26, 2023
Coomi Kapoor writes: In the city of power, the insider, outsiderSubscriber Only
February 20, 2023 22:19 IST
On Tony Jesudasan who passed away Monday, at 71.
Tue, Feb 21, 2023
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: In Rahul and Feroze Gandhi, parallels from pastSubscriber Only
February 12, 2023 07:40 IST
Back in 1958, Feroze Gandhi, Prime Minister Nehru’s son-in-law, was able to prove in Parliament that LIC had, at the behest of high-ups in the government, invested hugely in six ailing companies owned by Haridas Mundhra, a dodgy businessman.
Sun, Feb 12, 2023
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: Rising star in govt — Ashwini VaishnawSubscriber Only
January 29, 2023 07:40 IST
Ashwini Vaishnaw scored points with Modi because of his performance in briefing select journalists on good governance, a subject which is not part of his ministerial portfolios of railways, communication and electronics.
Sun, Jan 29, 2023
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: Faceless or Rahul in 2024Subscriber Only
January 15, 2023 07:40 IST
The ‘Pappu’ stereotype of a dilettante, unfocused, entitled, inaccessible dynast, assiduously cultivated by the BJP propaganda machine, has been replaced by that of a man with sincerity and amazing physical stamina.
Sun, Jan 15, 2023
75 & counting: Firsts among many equalsSubscriber Only
January 01, 2023 07:25 IST
A shortlist of those who had the most impact in shaping India’s political destiny since 1947 seems more appropriate.
Sun, Jan 01, 2023
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: As some in Congress look to switch sides, why BJP is looking the other waySubscriber Only
December 18, 2022 07:47 IST
A Deep Throat informs that some in the Congress have already made overtures to the BJP for switching sides, but Modi does not want to bite the bait just yet.
Sun, Dec 18, 2022
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: Time to Go?Subscriber Only
December 04, 2022 08:14 IST
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's yesteryear comrade with whom he once shared a house, met him and inquired solicitously whether he was happy
Sun, Dec 04, 2022
Inside Track | Coomi Kapoor writes: Congress vs BJP in polls — A study in contrastSubscriber Only
November 20, 2022 08:08 IST
Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s nephew and leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, appears to be distancing himself from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
Sun, Nov 20, 2022Journalism of Courage
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