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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 | Coomi Kapoor writes: New Parliament deadline postponed?Subscriber Only
November 06, 2022 04:30 IST
The deadline was extended to December this year, with the assurance that the winter session of Parliament would be held in the new triangular structure. But all indications are that the completion date will be deferred yet again, even though all the parties involved are working under extreme pressure.
Sun, Nov 06, 2022
From veteran journalist TJS George, a personal rather than objective account of the India story in The Dismantling of India in 35 PortraitsSubscriber Only
November 05, 2022 16:00 IST
Through brief portraits of personalities from diverse fields, the nonagerian draws attention to the people who have shaped India's destiny for better or worse
Fri, Nov 04, 2022
Inside Track: Long-Term VisionSubscriber Only
October 23, 2022 04:29 IST
At a meeting at his home in Ahmedabad to discuss the impending Gujarat Assembly elections, Amit Shah focused only on the challenge from the Aam Aadmi Party.
Sun, Oct 23, 2022
Coomi Kapoor writes: Why PM Modi rebuked ministers and bureaucrats twice in a fortnightSubscriber Only
October 09, 2022 04:20 IST
One reason for Modi’s annoyance was ministries ignoring background notes sent by the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), such as an advisory warning against continuing dependence on imported pharmaceutical ingredients for manufacturing drugs.
Mon, Oct 10, 2022
Inside Track: Ghar Wapasi?Subscriber Only
September 25, 2022 04:15 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: The BJP believes that if the Akalis join forces with the BJP and Amarinder Singh, it could replace the Congress as the main opposition to AAP.
Sun, Sep 25, 2022
Despite the engaging vignettes of Parsi life it offers, Berjis Desai’s novel ‘Towers of Silence’ suffers from a convoluted storylineSubscriber Only
September 23, 2022 14:52 IST
The book, whose recurring theme is the spirit world, recounts the whimsical and weird tale of a clan over 140 years
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
Coomi Kapoor writes | Inside Track: PM aspirantSubscriber Only
September 11, 2022 03:57 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Nitish Kumar, who met every major Opposition leader during his visit to Delhi last week, denies he has prime ministerial ambitions.
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
Cyrus Mistry (1968 – 2022): An introvert bruised by Tata battle, took knocks on the chinSubscriber Only
September 04, 2022 23:07 IST
The long, messy legal battle was also a fight for his reputation. Cyrus wanted to tell the world that he was doing the right thing
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
Inside track: Expanding empireSubscriber Only
August 28, 2022 04:12 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: A suggestion by N V Ramana, the just-retired Chief Justice of India, this April – that an independent umbrella institution overseeing all investigative agencies, such as the CBI, SFIO, ED, etc. should be created by a statute – sent ripples through the top echelons of security and investigative agencies.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
Inside Track: Outfoxing BJPSubscriber Only
August 14, 2022 04:15 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Since the numbers always favoured a JD(U)-RJD tie-up and Tejashwi Yadav was willing to bury the hatchet, why did Nitish bide his time? The Bihar CM knew that the BJP is a wily enemy to cross.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
Who needs media in New India?Subscriber Only
August 05, 2022 17:00 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Post 2014, it seems government does not see media as the fourth estate and a co-stakeholder in our democracy
Sat, Aug 06, 2022
Inside Track: Tough Vice President wantedSubscriber Only
July 31, 2022 04:18 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: At the second meeting, consensus emerged on Dhankhar’s name, particularly after it was discovered that he had a sound legal background, a major requirement for dealing with obstructionist Opposition MPs citing legal points and parliamentary precedent.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
Inside Track: Amit Shah’s strategy for Maharashtra and FadnavisSubscriber Only
July 03, 2022 04:30 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Shah and Fadnavis have long patched up their differences, but Shah saw Shinde’s elevation and Fadnavis’s humiliation as part of a long-term strategy to bring the powerful Maratha caste into the BJP fold and weaken the Sena.
Sun, Jul 03, 2022
Pallonji Mistry: ‘Phantom of Bombay House’, looked beyond India & constructionSubscriber Only
June 29, 2022 02:05 IST
In the early 1970s, when India was still a closed economy, Pallonji looked overseas to expand. He built the ceremonial palace in Muscat for the Sultan of Oman and later executed many large projects in Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Dubai.
Wed, Jun 29, 2022
Inside Track: Suspect choiceSubscriber Only
June 19, 2022 04:05 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Some suspect that the BJP’s surprise decision to field Ghanshyam Lodhi, and not Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, as its candidate for the Rampur Lok Sabha by-election is part of a secret understanding with former Rampur MP Azam Khan.
Sun, Jun 19, 2022
Inside Track: Yours, Mine & Mama’sSubscriber Only
June 05, 2022 03:45 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: For RS nominations, Sonia Gandhi picked P Chidambaram and Jairam Ramesh; Priyanka Gandhi’s protégés were Imran Pratapgarhi, Rajiv Shukla and Pramod Tiwari and Rahul decided on the others, including the fiery Ranjeet Ranjan.
Sun, Jun 05, 2022
Inside Track: What Amit Shah learnt from Narendra Modi in 1987Subscriber Only
May 22, 2022 03:41 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Shah traces the story of Modi’s success as a poll strategist not to the Gujarat chief ministerial or 2014 campaigns, but way back to 1987, when Modi was given charge of the BJP campaign in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation polls.
Mon, May 23, 2022
Inside track: Prashant Kishor’s culture shockSubscriber Only
May 08, 2022 03:00 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: Despite warnings that the Congress is a quagmire, Kishor was willing to take a leap of faith because Priyanka Gandhi Vadra backed to the hilt his plan for revamping the party. But he discovered that the popular perception that the Gandhi family works as a single unit was incorrect.
Sun, May 08, 2022
Inside track: Useful Fall GuySubscriber Only
April 24, 2022 04:00 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: The Congress feels Prashant Kishor should first test his mettle by handling the difficult Gujarat Assembly elections due later this year. In fact, the Gujarat Congress leadership is still sitting idle, expecting Kishor to chalk out a plan.
Sun, Apr 24, 2022
When Arun Shourie joked about being the only editor to be sacked twice from an organisationSubscriber Only
April 23, 2022 17:35 IST
Arun Shourie’s new book offers vignettes of the idiosyncrasies that defined the political class and newsrooms of his time and his journey as an editor through it all
Sat, Apr 23, 2022
Inside Track: Virtual MeetsSubscriber Only
April 10, 2022 03:10 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: The BJP’s highest decision-making body is the parliamentary board, responsible for broad policy in Parliament and states. The elite 11-member panel there are four vacancies and despite speculations, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has still not found a seat at the prestigious body
Sun, Apr 10, 2022
Inside Track: Fear of ECSubscriber Only
March 27, 2022 03:30 IST
Legitimacy of leadership cannot be demonstrated merely by a show of hands, as is the Congress’s normal practice, the constitutional procedure would have to be strictly adhered to.
Sun, Mar 27, 2022
A David versus Goliath battle is set for 2024Subscriber Only
March 15, 2022 03:30 IST
Coomi Kapoor writes: The opposition has to take on a behemoth well-entrenched in government, bureaucracy, politics and the media
Tue, Mar 15, 2022
Inside Track: Who held the reins?Subscriber Only
March 13, 2022 03:10 IST
Conventional wisdom was that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would be under pressure if he won Uttar Pradesh narrowly; if it was a grand victory, he was here to stay and emerge as a potential successor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But nothing is ever certain in politics. The UP victory was as much Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s as Yogi’s.
Sun, Mar 13, 2022
Tehemton Udwadia, father of laparoscopy in India, looks back at his life in this delightful memoir, More Than Just Surgery: Life Lessons Beyond the OTSubscriber Only
March 05, 2022 15:00 IST
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