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:
Principal Correspondent, India Today
Political Editor, Illustrated Weekly
Editor (News), Sunday Mail
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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October 10, 1999 00:00 IST
Eyes wide shutWhile touring UP in early September, it seemed very evident that the BJP was going to fare poorly in the state. But in Luck...
Sun, Oct 10, 1999
October 03, 1999 00:00 IST
Poll-starsChandra Shekhar's contribution in developing his Ballia constituency is minimal, his attitude is that issues like building road...
Sun, Oct 03, 1999
September 26, 1999 00:00 IST
Holy cow no moreAfter Kargil, Army Chief V.P. Malik was confident of being appointed the first Chief of Defence Staff, head of a new set-...
Sun, Sep 26, 1999
September 19, 1999 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, SEPT 18: The biggest obstacle for Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in his home state is not Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati o...
Sun, Sep 19, 1999
September 19, 1999 00:00 IST
In-law outSonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra is missing from the poll campaign. In the last election, Vadra had accompanied Sonia to ...
Sun, Sep 19, 1999
September 12, 1999 00:00 IST
Survey polls apartWhile travelling in rural central Uttar Pradesh, I found that the issues which the BJP considers its trump card -- driv...
Sun, Sep 12, 1999
September 05, 1999 00:00 IST
RAE BARELI, Sept 4: ``Rae Bareli is not any one's zamindari, there is no such thing as a family seat'', asserts the BJP candidate Arun Ne...
Sun, Sep 05, 1999
September 04, 1999 00:00 IST
AMETHI, SEPT 3: If the early bird gets the worm, then Sanjay Singh, the sitting MP from Amethi, has a distinct advantage. Singh and his w...
Sat, Sep 04, 1999
September 04, 1999 00:00 IST
AMETHI, SEPT 3: If the early bird gets the worm, then Sanjay Singh, the sitting MP from Amethi, has a distinct advantage. Singh and his w...
Sat, Sep 04, 1999
August 29, 1999 00:00 IST
Mind your languageConsidering Sonia Gandhi was a language student at Cambridge -- even if not at the University proper -- it is curious w...
Sun, Aug 29, 1999
August 22, 1999 00:00 IST
Sour friendshipThe rift between Amitabh Bachchan and Sonia Gandhi is now public. In her television interview with Vir Sanghvi, Sonia refe...
Sun, Aug 22, 1999
August 15, 1999 00:00 IST
Mother's choicePriyanka Gandhi with her vibrant good looks and grandmother's charisma is the real crowd-puller in the family. But Sonia G...
Sun, Aug 15, 1999
July 25, 1999 00:00 IST
Locating the leakRashtrapati Bhavan wants the Prime Minister's Office to penalise whoever was responsible for leaking the exchange of con...
Sun, Jul 25, 1999
July 18, 1999 00:00 IST
Think tank turnsLast month Sonia Gandhi appointed Natwar Singh, Pranab Mukherjee, Manmohan Singh, Ahmed Patel and Jairam Ramesh to a comm...
Sun, Jul 18, 1999
July 11, 1999 00:00 IST
Teflon PMAtal Behari Vajapyee's image at present is coated with a solid teflon layer and no matter how hard his political opponents from ...
Sun, Jul 11, 1999
July 04, 1999 00:00 IST
Bansi's tune, no bhajanOne of Parkinson's Laws says that the person who invariably makes the wrong decision can be as valuable as the per...
Sun, Jul 04, 1999
June 13, 1999 00:00 IST
Safe passageThe Vajpayee government has figured out that the best way to ensure that Fernandes keeps mum about the Kargil conflict is to ...
Sun, Jun 13, 1999
June 06, 1999 00:00 IST
George falls for baitGeorge Fernandes's extraordinary remark absolving the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Nawaz Sharif seems to ha...
Sun, Jun 06, 1999
May 23, 1999 00:00 IST
Pawar playHas Sharad Pawar fallen a victim to the familiar Marxist dictum that those who ignore the lessons of history are compelled to r...
Sun, May 23, 1999
May 16, 1999 00:00 IST
Electric shock for MPsIn most MPs' homes, people seldom bother to switch off lights or even air-conditioners. Those living in the servant...
Sun, May 16, 1999
May 09, 1999 00:00 IST
Mergers and acquisitionsSharad Yadav, president of the Janata Dal, is negotiating with Laloo Prasad Yadav for a merger of the JD with Lal...
Sun, May 09, 1999
May 02, 1999 00:00 IST
Too little, too lateIt is a tantalising thought. If the little known Omak Apang, son of Gegong Apang, the former Chief Minister of Arunac...
Sun, May 02, 1999
April 25, 1999 00:00 IST
Stooping to conquerCongress MPs were completely in the dark about the moves of their party leader. Only V. George, Arjun Singh, M.L. Fote...
Sun, Apr 25, 1999
April 18, 1999 00:00 IST
The BJP's crisis managers Pramod Mahajan, P.R. Kumaramangalam and M.L. Khurana who were to muster defections for the confidence motion fa...
Sun, Apr 18, 1999
April 11, 1999 00:00 IST
At whose cost?The government paid a hefty interest of Rs 2.5 crore per day on money raised from the markets during the four years the con...
Sun, Apr 11, 1999




