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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March 28, 1999 00:00 IST
Bureaucratic blockNot politicians but bureaucrats are responsible for acting as stumbling blocks in our reaching a genuine rapprochement ...
Sun, Mar 28, 1999
March 14, 1999 00:00 IST
Book bindingWriting a flattering biography of a politician is a sure fire way to gain proximity to the subject. Jyoti Basu's biographer S...
Sun, Mar 14, 1999
March 07, 1999 00:00 IST
Hospitality lessonIndian guests at the banquet hosted by Pakistan Premier Nawaz Sharif at Lahore's Red Fort are still raving about the am...
Sun, Mar 07, 1999
February 19, 1999 00:00 IST
Is there a future in the BJP for any member foolhardy enough to attack the Sangh Parivar? Old-timers in the party recount with awe the ma...
Fri, Feb 19, 1999
February 19, 1999 00:00 IST
Is there a future in the BJP for any member foolhardy enough to attack the Sangh Parivar? Old-timers in the party recount with awe the ma...
Fri, Feb 19, 1999
January 08, 1999 00:00 IST
There are some topics which are taboo for seasoned journalists regardless of the provocation. If I have rashly decided to write about my ...
Fri, Jan 08, 1999
January 03, 1999 00:00 IST
Leap yearsIt has been a long and eventful year for Prime Minister Vajpayee, but surely not so long that he should age three full years be...
Sun, Jan 03, 1999
December 20, 1998 00:00 IST
Backward moveThe Brahmin leadership of the BJP is out to cut to size the party's powerful OBC lobby. First, Uma Bharati was completely ma...
Sun, Dec 20, 1998
December 13, 1998 00:00 IST
Exit guest artisteA tearful Sushma Swaraj pleaded with Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee that she be allowed to resign from her Delhi Assembly...
Sun, Dec 13, 1998
December 06, 1998 00:00 IST
The knives are outWith the BJP's humiliating defeat in the assembly elections the knives are out in the party. L.K. Advani is trying hard...
Sun, Dec 06, 1998
November 15, 1998 00:00 IST
Intelligence gapWhile Pakistan charges India with interference and fermenting trouble in the Sindh province, the fact is that Indian diploma...
Sun, Nov 15, 1998
November 08, 1998 00:00 IST
Chor machaye shorThe media has tarnished the reputation of many politicians on the mere say of a crook like Romesh Sharma claiming friendshi...
Sun, Nov 08, 1998
October 25, 1998 00:00 IST
Deputy stays onThe rule says that the tenure of the private secretary to a minister is co-terminus with that of the boss. So when Sushma ...
Sun, Oct 25, 1998
October 19, 1998 00:00 IST
Plane talesSecurity agencies have informed the Government's intelligence wing about the unacceptable behaviour of the doctor who accompan...
Mon, Oct 19, 1998
October 18, 1998 00:00 IST
Plane talesSecurity agencies have informed the Government's intelligence wing about the unacceptable behaviour of the doctor who accompan...
Sun, Oct 18, 1998
October 11, 1998 00:00 IST
A falling starIt seems that Pramod Mahajan's chickens are coming home to roost. He is no longer very visible in the corridors of power. F...
Sun, Oct 11, 1998
October 04, 1998 00:00 IST
Warring campsPresident K.R. Narayanan has postponed by four days his departure to Hyderabad for a fortnight-long holiday this month. The ...
Sun, Oct 04, 1998
September 27, 1998 00:00 IST
Back to square oneNow that the Foreign Secretary-level Indo-Pakistan talks are to resume, it is important to probe why the talks broke do...
Sun, Sep 27, 1998
September 20, 1998 00:00 IST
Steel frame hits backDelhi's IAS fraternity is up in arms over the BJP Government's tendency to pin the blame for all its failures on the...
Sun, Sep 20, 1998
September 13, 1998 00:00 IST
Speaking for himselfAtal Behari Vajpayee is undeniably one of the country's best orators, but since he became Prime Minister, Vajpayee se...
Sun, Sep 13, 1998
September 05, 1998 00:00 IST
DURBAN, Sept 4: In response to India's strong protest, South Africa apologised for the reference to Kashmir in President Nelson Mandela's...
Sat, Sep 05, 1998
September 03, 1998 00:00 IST
DURBAN, Sept 2: A departure from non-aligned tradition of the 113-nation movement, its new chairman Nelson Mandela today said that NAM wa...
Thu, Sep 03, 1998
September 03, 1998 00:00 IST
Who's Mrs Vajpayee? In a major goof-up, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga was described by South African Television as Mrs ...
Thu, Sep 03, 1998
September 02, 1998 00:00 IST
DURBAN, Sept 1: A strong resolution condemning the US attack on Sudan will be passed by NAM during the two-day summit which starts here t...
Wed, Sep 02, 1998
August 31, 1998 00:00 IST
Jaya Again Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee was at his ebullient and eloquent best addressing a gathering of expatriate Indians in Sal...
Mon, Aug 31, 1998


