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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August 30, 1998 00:00 IST
Eclipsed auraIf Bill Clinton, Atal Behari Vajpayee, Nawaz Sharif and J. Jayalalitha are all going through a wobbly patch, it could well b...
Sun, Aug 30, 1998
August 30, 1998 00:00 IST
ON BOARD PM'S AIRCRAFT, August 29: Pakistan's decision to introduce Islamic Shariat laws is an ``unwelcome development'' Prime Minster At...
Sun, Aug 30, 1998
August 16, 1998 00:00 IST
Right guy, wrong jobPrime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has often been called `the right man in the wrong party'. Now after more than a 1...
Sun, Aug 16, 1998
August 02, 1998 00:00 IST
Jobs for the boysThe BJP Media Cell formed during this year's general election campaign was not exactly a resounding success. The cell wa...
Sun, Aug 02, 1998
July 26, 1998 00:00 IST
Switching the formulaMaking Sanskrit compulsory at the school level is part of Human Resource Development Minister Murli Manohar Joshi's ...
Sun, Jul 26, 1998
July 19, 1998 00:00 IST
Belt-tightening timePrime Minister A.B. Vajpayee on his first trip abroad to attend the SAARC conference in Sri Lanka will begin on the r...
Sun, Jul 19, 1998
July 16, 1998 00:00 IST
New Delhi, July 15: Differences between the Law Ministry and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Justice M M Punchhi over the procedure fo...
Thu, Jul 16, 1998
July 12, 1998 00:00 IST
Small is gossip``Why don't you write serious articles instead of gossip?'' is the all-too-frequent gratuitous advise offered to this columni...
Sun, Jul 12, 1998
July 05, 1998 00:00 IST
Pulling the stringsThe British government has reason to be puzzled at the way in which some Indian ambassadors appear and disappear with ama...
Sun, Jul 05, 1998
June 28, 1998 00:00 IST
Deeds not words!Home minister L.K. Advani's tough talking on terrorism and Pakistan has drawn flak from an unexpected quarter. Far from bein...
Sun, Jun 28, 1998
June 21, 1998 00:00 IST
Trying to talk toughThe RSS would like to blame the muddling and lack of direction of the BJP Government -- which is becoming all too obviou...
Sun, Jun 21, 1998
June 14, 1998 00:00 IST
Lobby languageIn the Yashwant Sinha Budget, obvious concessions to a select group of favoured individuals and companies suggests some high-p...
Sun, Jun 14, 1998
June 07, 1998 00:00 IST
Divided houseIn diplomacy, Pakistan always seems streets ahead of India. Within minutes of its nuclear explosions, Pakistan had dispatched a...
Sun, Jun 07, 1998
May 10, 1998 00:00 IST
Sushma's double billThe slogan during Sushma Swaraj's recent poll campaign in the South Delhi parliamentary constituency was: ``Ab ki baari ...
Sun, May 10, 1998
May 07, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, May 6: Even before his three nominees for elevation to the Supreme Court could pass government consideration, Chief Justice Madan...
Thu, May 07, 1998
April 05, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, April 4: Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao is opposed to the concept of dynastic rule in modern-day India. In an interview,...
Sun, Apr 05, 1998
March 08, 1998 00:00 IST
New Delhi, March 7: The media was starry-eyed, Congress workers euphoric and the BJP cadres disheartened by the entry of Sonia Gandhi into t...
Sun, Mar 08, 1998
February 22, 1998 00:00 IST
Up to our gillsThanks to the ban by the Election Commission on pre-poll surveys, exit polls and publicity to candidates on election eve, the...
Sun, Feb 22, 1998
February 10, 1998 00:00 IST
ALLAHABAD, February 9: Feroze Gandhi's grave is just a few kilometres from Anand Bhawan, the original seat of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. Doze...
Tue, Feb 10, 1998
February 01, 1998 00:00 IST
Snow Queen thawsThere has been a sea-change in Sonia Gandhi's personality after her entry into active politics. The Congress first lady was ...
Sun, Feb 01, 1998
January 28, 1998 00:00 IST
ALLAHABAD/VARANASI, January 27: Lucknow may be the Capital of Uttar Pradesh, but the people of Allahabad are more politicised. ``In Lucknow ...
Wed, Jan 28, 1998
January 18, 1998 00:00 IST
Sonia and so farIt is not Sonia Gandhi who may be responsible for pipping the BJP at the post, but the in-fighting within the party as well....
Sun, Jan 18, 1998
January 11, 1998 00:00 IST
Pardey ke peechey Which came first, the chicken or the egg? In the murky world of Delhi politics, nothing is simple and straightforward. One...
Sun, Jan 11, 1998
January 04, 1998 00:00 IST
Unendearing imageAs mentioned in this column a fortnight back, the SPG joint director in charge of Sonia Gandhi's security was more clued in...
Sun, Jan 04, 1998
December 22, 1997 00:00 IST
Though he goes to hospital for dialysis every second day because of his failed kidneys, V P Singh still has time and energy to devote to na...
Mon, Dec 22, 1997




