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.

June 28, 2015 00:00 IST
The Partition is a wound that has not healed. It still incites passion.
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
June 21, 2015 00:00 IST
Narendra Modi may well echo Macmillan’s words after what has happened in the week preceding today’s Yoga Day.
Sun, Jun 21, 2015
June 14, 2015 00:00 IST
This is the logic of the Yadav alliance in UP/Bihar which has brought together the RJD, JD(U) and Samajwadi Party.
Sun, Jun 14, 2015
June 07, 2015 00:00 IST
Why are many of the sports so badly governed?
Sun, Jun 07, 2015
May 31, 2015 00:06 IST
S is for Swachh Bharat but not Sakshi Maharaj. We need more of the former and much less of the latter.
Sun, May 31, 2015
May 24, 2015 00:00 IST
But how do you explain the fear of using the power you have won?
Sun, May 24, 2015
May 17, 2015 00:00 IST
The idea was that parties behaved like reasonable angels in power and villainous devils in opposition.
Sun, May 17, 2015
May 10, 2015 00:00 IST
David Cameron is easily under-estimated. When I was in Delhi, I was told that PM Modi has visited France & Germany but not the UK as he had been told Cameron was a busted flush. Yet he also was among the first to congratulate Cameron.
Sun, May 10, 2015
May 03, 2015 00:08 IST
What is striking is lack of visibility about what government is doing to relieve farmer distress.
Sun, May 03, 2015
April 26, 2015 05:51 IST
The AAP went on with its rally because that is one activity its leader enjoys the most.
Sun, Apr 26, 2015
April 19, 2015 00:16 IST
Now lo and behold, poor Babasaheb is being claimed by the BJP/RSS as a great Hindu!
Sun, Apr 19, 2015
April 12, 2015 00:00 IST
AAP is of course not a political party in any ordinary sense.
Sun, Apr 12, 2015
April 05, 2015 00:06 IST
Nigeria needs India’s attention and respect. Giriraj Singh notwithstanding.
Sun, Apr 05, 2015
March 29, 2015 00:30 IST
No one should be surprised that many Dalits left Hinduism. Indeed the puzzle is that so many remained.
Sun, Mar 29, 2015
March 22, 2015 03:17 IST
Being the president of the Congress party used to be just a temporary job.
Sun, Mar 22, 2015
March 15, 2015 00:37 IST
There is continuity with the UPA but without its policy paralysis.
Sun, Mar 15, 2015
March 08, 2015 00:01 IST
The world will think India has some secrets to hide which are worse than what is already known.
Sun, Mar 08, 2015
March 01, 2015 00:08 IST
Every country which is rich today was once poor and agrarian. It got rich by using land for industry.
Sun, Mar 01, 2015
February 22, 2015 03:10 IST
How many of us are aware that the Election Commission requires every political party to affirm that it is socialist?
Sun, Feb 22, 2015
February 15, 2015 00:23 IST
In a democracy, it is the electorate which plays this role.
Sun, Feb 15, 2015
February 08, 2015 00:34 IST
History luckily does not repeat itself. Not exactly anyway.
Sun, Feb 08, 2015
February 01, 2015 00:00 IST
What has happened over last few days is an extended replay of that close rapport for next pair of PM and POTUS.
Sun, Feb 01, 2015
January 25, 2015 00:00 IST
It was from Rajani Kothari, that we learned to think of Indian politics on its own
Sun, Jan 25, 2015
January 18, 2015 00:00 IST
Just consider the ways in which lucky breaks have come his way.
Sun, Jan 18, 2015
January 11, 2015 00:00 IST
It took some time before the Charlie Hebdo protest became a political issue.
Sun, Jan 11, 2015




