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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: The sole reformerSubscriber Only
October 07, 2018 00:36 IST
It is as if the only branch of government functioning to change society for better is the Judiciary.
Sun, Oct 07, 2018
Out of my mind: Rafale RecipeSubscriber Only
September 30, 2018 00:09 IST
HAL has never produced a fully domestically produced fighter plane. This was why India had MIGs prone to crashing.
Sun, Sep 30, 2018
Modi’s future?Subscriber Only
September 23, 2018 00:38 IST
Narendra Modi's life in four parts of 17 years each, and the prospects of BJP/NDA in 2019.
Sun, Sep 23, 2018
Out of my mind: A simple lessonSubscriber Only
September 16, 2018 01:55 IST
Factional splits are the norm rather than exceptions in Indian politics. This is not because there are deep ideological differences among the parties. The trouble is that they are all alike.
Sun, Sep 16, 2018
Out of my Mind: A grave dangerSubscriber Only
September 09, 2018 01:42 IST
While the Supreme Court came through with flying colours with its verdict on Section 377, it did something in the week before which has hardly been remarked upon.
Sun, Sep 09, 2018
Out of my mind: Time running outSubscriber Only
September 02, 2018 00:40 IST
Being against Modi is not a Manifesto. If India has a low score on human development, if Muslims are a severely economically and socially deprived community, if violence against women and Dalits still persists, it is no good blaming a four-year-old BJP government.
Sun, Sep 02, 2018
Out of my Mind: Red Fort readySubscriber Only
August 26, 2018 04:00 IST
When the Prime Minister spoke last year from the Red Fort, he seemed invincible. It was as if 2019 was in the bag. But the first rule of politics is: Never take an election for granted.
Sun, Aug 26, 2018
Out of my mind: The man who changed Indian politicsSubscriber Only
August 19, 2018 00:45 IST
No one expected him to be so engaged in improving relations with Pakistan when he was foreign minister. As a Jana Sanghi, he was meant to breathe fire and brimstone in any dealings with Pakistan.
Sun, Aug 19, 2018
Out of my mind: A sense of prioritySubscriber Only
August 12, 2018 00:24 IST
We only care about lynchings to blame the BJP. Child abuse in Bihar or Uttar Pradesh and wherever next matters only to disrupt parliamentary proceedings. It is a strange sense of priority.
Sun, Aug 12, 2018
Out of my mind: Imran’s opportunitySubscriber Only
August 05, 2018 01:25 IST
Imran may get lucky. Most prime ministers have been from either Punjab or Sindh. He is the first from the frontier region.
Sun, Aug 05, 2018
Out of my Mind: Lynch StateSubscriber Only
July 29, 2018 01:04 IST
I think the Honourable Supreme Court has got it wrong about lynching. It is not the lack of laws but a lack of will to enforce the law which is the issue.
Sun, Jul 29, 2018
Out of my mind: Power as poisonSubscriber Only
July 22, 2018 01:10 IST
Prime ministers get blamed for everything that goes wrong even when the problem may be with the states and their failure to maintain law and order, as in the cases of lynching or rape or harassment.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018
Out of my mind: Brexit decisionsSubscriber Only
July 15, 2018 00:14 IST
Political divisions on this issue run through both the ruling party and the Opposition. The process of leaving has a time limit, which ends on March 29, 2019. The UK has to negotiate with the European Commission.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
Out of My Mind: IOU, RITA, TINASubscriber Only
July 08, 2018 02:12 IST
In Malaga, there was a conference where they discussed topics such as the Index of Opposition Unity (IOU). Don’t believe There is No Alternative (TINA) because lo and behold, Rahul Is The Alternative (RITA).
Sun, Jul 08, 2018
Out of my mind: Cross dressingSubscriber Only
July 01, 2018 00:03 IST
The Opposition has the one-item agenda of hating Modi. As in 1971, when the cry of the Old Congress was ‘Indira Hatao’, now it is ‘Modi Hatao’. Then Indira Gandhi said ‘Garibi Hatao’ ,and Modi’s refrain of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ is on similar lines.
Sun, Jul 01, 2018
Groundhog stateSubscriber Only
June 24, 2018 00:39 IST
A referendum in the Indian part of J&K should ask the people a simple question: Do you wish to stay in India or not?
Sun, Jun 24, 2018
Avoid ideologySubscriber Only
June 18, 2018 12:34 IST
Narendra Modi devised an inclusive strategy in 2014. He reached out to the Dalit voters. He downplayed anti-Muslim sentiments. He modernised the BJP by remaking its image as a tech-savvy party with social media and holograms. This captured the youth vote.
Mon, Jun 18, 2018
Chanakya 2018Subscriber Only
June 10, 2018 03:19 IST
Pranab Mukherjee rewrote history on Friday. He washed away all the sins of the RSS. From now on, no stigma attaches to the RSS even for the assassination of Gandhiji for which the RSS was acquitted (though the Congress would like you not to know).
Sun, Jun 10, 2018
Out of my mind: About timeSubscriber Only
June 03, 2018 01:09 IST
The elections last week make one thing clear. It is time the Election Commission rethought the way in which voters are treated.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
Out Of My Mind: Restore The ConstitutionSubscriber Only
May 27, 2018 00:19 IST
The secular nature of the Indian polity is written into the Constitution. But the idea that India is socialist is a mockery of the idea of socialism.
Sun, May 27, 2018
Out Of My Mind: A tragedySubscriber Only
May 20, 2018 00:15 IST
The latest election has confirmed the decline of the Congress. Once again, Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi confronted each other. There is no doubt that Rahul is trying harder and getting better. But ultimately it is Modi who has made the BJP the party of the future.
Sun, May 20, 2018
Out of my mind: If onlySubscriber Only
May 13, 2018 01:15 IST
There is no serious ideological difference left between the two parties, with the Congress repositioning itself as a liberal Hindutva party.
Sun, May 13, 2018
Out of my mind: A milestoneSubscriber Only
May 06, 2018 00:24 IST
A crusading newspaper and an active vigilant Parliament can bring about radical change. Indian parliamentarians should try it some time. It is better than rushing to the Well of the Lok Sabha.
Sun, May 06, 2018
Out of My Mind: Face the truthSubscriber Only
April 29, 2018 00:02 IST
For 17 years while Jawaharlal Nehru was prime minister, communal violence was contained. Since 1964, there have been nearly 15,000 Hindu-Muslim riots.
Sun, Apr 29, 2018
Out of my mind: An obsolete structureSubscriber Only
April 22, 2018 02:00 IST
The Empire having been reduced to a skeleton, the question has to be asked what is the best structure for the Commonwealth.
Sun, Apr 22, 2018Journalism of Courage
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