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Meghnad Desai
Meghnad Desai loves to cook, watch and write about old Bollywood movies and shuttles between London, Delhi and Goa. He pursues controversies on economics, history and anything else which catches his attention. He is also a British parliamentarian sitting in the House of Lords. He has written over 25 books, over 200 articles in learned journals and hundreds of newspaper columns in UK and India.
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Out of my mind: A festival of intoleranceSubscriber Only
November 29, 2015 00:20 IST
The only thing the governments at the Centre and in states need to do is to protect people's right to free speech and save them from violent attacks.
Sun, Nov 29, 2015
Out of my mind: The big Muslim tragedySubscriber Only
November 22, 2015 00:22 IST
After all,there have been terrorist attacks on the West since mid-1990s, if not since the Munich Olympics of 1972. What is different now?
Sun, Nov 22, 2015
Out of my mind: Not much time left for Modi’s ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’Subscriber Only
November 15, 2015 00:08 IST
The BJP was the junior partner of the JD(U) in 2005 and 2010. It failed to take any credit for the development in Bihar, leaving all to Nitish. Sushil Modi, one of the sharpest minds in the BJP, did not get his due.
Sun, Nov 15, 2015
Out of my mind: What India can learn from Margaret Thatcher on intoleranceSubscriber Only
November 08, 2015 00:54 IST
There were race riots across the country. Academics were in revolt. Yet Margaret Thatcher went on winning election after election.
Sun, Nov 08, 2015
Out of my mind: The irrelevance of BiharSubscriber Only
November 01, 2015 00:32 IST
Majority in the Lok Sabha is neither necessary nor sufficient to govern India. What any government has to do is to build a coalition around a programme everyone can agree on.
Sun, Nov 01, 2015
Out of my mind: Subaltern politicsSubscriber Only
October 25, 2015 00:00 IST
Since last year, when the BJP won, there has been an explosion of subaltern politics. Various events have taken place across the nation reflecting local concerns of ordinary people.
Sun, Oct 25, 2015
Out of my Mind: Varieties of intoleranceSubscriber Only
October 18, 2015 00:43 IST
Fighters for liberal rights cannot rely on any Government. Remember the Emergency. As Taslima Nasreen and Salman Rushdie know, the seculars are just as bad when their vote banks are at stake.
Sun, Oct 18, 2015
Out of my mind: Meaty issuesSubscriber Only
October 11, 2015 00:15 IST
Much of the BJP's core Hindutva thinking is Brahminical.
Sun, Oct 11, 2015
Out of my mind: Law’s delaysSubscriber Only
October 04, 2015 00:56 IST
Would it be possible for the honourable court to tell them that as there is a backlog of 3.5 crore cases, they go to the back of the queue?
Sun, Oct 04, 2015
Out of my mind: About timeSubscriber Only
September 27, 2015 00:00 IST
Bhagwat’s sense of timing is terrible coming so close to the Bihar elections. Even so, it is legitimate to raise the question of how long will reservations last.
Sun, Sep 27, 2015
Out of my mind: Democracy’s difficultiesSubscriber Only
September 20, 2015 00:13 IST
Either the world has changed and Jeremy Corbyn will surprise everyone by attracting votes of previously apathetic citizens or the Labour Party will once again lose in 2020.
Sun, Sep 20, 2015
Out of my mind: Coronation postponedSubscriber Only
September 13, 2015 00:49 IST
Nearer home, Sonia Gandhi has been confirmed as president of the Congress for a record 18th year.
Sun, Sep 13, 2015
Out of my mind: Fathoming the PMSubscriber Only
September 06, 2015 02:29 IST
The PM launched many initiatives and was on a 24x7 active mode in the first six months. In the new year came the surprises.
Sun, Sep 06, 2015
Out of My Mind: Puff the magic dragonSubscriber Only
August 30, 2015 00:00 IST
From now on China will be like any other economy.
Sun, Aug 30, 2015
Out of my mind: The elusive goalSubscriber Only
August 23, 2015 00:00 IST
The forthcoming meeting of the NSAs is suitably high level but does not involve the elected heads of government who met at Ufa.
Sun, Aug 23, 2015
Out of my mind: Governing without Parliament?Subscriber Only
August 16, 2015 00:00 IST
Parliament is sovereign but it also has to serve the people.
Sun, Aug 16, 2015
Out of My Mind: Educating Rahul Gandhi on leadershipSubscriber Only
August 09, 2015 00:00 IST
The suspension of 25 Congress MPs raises only one question. Why not all 44?
Sun, Aug 09, 2015
Out of My Mind: A tragic farceSubscriber Only
August 02, 2015 00:49 IST
There will no doubt continue a debate about justice to Yakub Memon as there has been about Afzal Guru and the Batla House encounter.
Sun, Aug 02, 2015
Out of my mind: A better parliament?Subscriber Only
July 26, 2015 00:02 IST
While the Congress had monopoly of power at the Centre and in the states, it did not matter how power was divided.
Sun, Jul 26, 2015
Out of My Mind: European DisUnionSubscriber Only
July 19, 2015 00:00 IST
Last week, as the negotiations for the Greek bailout climaxed, one could say that Helmut Schmidt had failed in his gamble.
Sun, Jul 19, 2015
Ajit Singh: The man from CambridgeSubscriber Only
July 16, 2015 00:00 IST
He was struck by Parkinson’s disease in 1982 but did not let that slow him down and went on working at his research and teaching till the very end.
Thu, Jul 16, 2015
Out Of My Mind: Modi mattersSubscriber Only
July 13, 2015 00:00 IST
He may not wish to sack Raje or Chouhan. This is because he respects regional leaders’ autonomy. He is also aware that no due process has been initiated.
Mon, Jul 13, 2015Out of my mind: Modi mattersSubscriber Only
July 12, 2015 16:57 IST
The BJP is not like the Congress. Power is diffused among different people depending on their popular regional base, their equation with the RSS and the preferences of the rank and file.
Sun, Jul 12, 2015Out of my mind: Modi mattersSubscriber Only
July 12, 2015 00:00 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown true leadership and mobilised the resources which the urgency demanded.
Sun, Jul 12, 2015
Out of My Mind: Jhappi RajashahiSubscriber Only
July 05, 2015 00:00 IST
BJP is a relative newcomer to the role of the ruling elite and Narendra Modi has been an outsider to the jhappi rajashahi .
Sun, Jul 05, 2015Journalism of Courage
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