The writer is Contributing Editor, The Indian Express

October 15, 2003 00:00 IST
BJP chief M. Venkaiah Naidu today took to task VHP leader Pravin Togadia and said the party disapproved of the VHP’s approach of threat...
Wed, Oct 15, 2003
October 08, 2003 00:00 IST
Sonia Gandhi had her cup full of woes after Ernakulam and Solapur. Now Ajit Jogi has just added to them, with the CBI chargesheeting the Chh...
Wed, Oct 08, 2003
October 03, 2003 00:00 IST
The Prime Minister’s ‘‘rejection’’ of Murli Manohar Joshi’s resignation following the Allahabad High Court...
Fri, Oct 03, 2003
October 01, 2003 00:00 IST
Two former prime ministers, Chandra Shekhar and V.P. Singh, stalwarts of the Third Front and daggers drawn at one time, turned to each other...
Wed, Oct 01, 2003
September 30, 2003 00:00 IST
The defeat of the Congress candidates in the Solapur (Maharashtra) and Ernakulam (Kerala) bypolls has come as a great shock to the party an...
Tue, Sep 30, 2003
September 26, 2003 00:00 IST
As if Congress president Sonia Gandhi didn’t have enough headaches. Her latest one is an old one but it’s suddenly got worse: the ...
Fri, Sep 26, 2003
September 22, 2003 00:00 IST
Advani ko cherho math, BJP ko torho math, Sonia ko jorho math. Don’t needle Advani, don’t break the BJP, don’t tie up with So...
Mon, Sep 22, 2003
September 20, 2003 00:00 IST
Following his resignation in the wake of the court order, there’s one silver lining Murli Manohar Joshi and his supporters are trying t...
Sat, Sep 20, 2003
September 18, 2003 00:00 IST
Prime Minister is in no mood to offer Mamata Banerji anything other than Coal ministry, say sources close to him. No matter what Mamata’...
Thu, Sep 18, 2003
September 08, 2003 00:00 IST
Mayawati's balancing act is amazing. Her party may be headed for a split, the CBI may be sniffing around for wrongdoings in the Taj corridor...
Mon, Sep 08, 2003
August 28, 2003 00:00 IST
In the cynical world of realpolitik in New Delhi, maybe it’s poetry that can ensure this unprecedented alignment. Four former Prime Min...
Thu, Aug 28, 2003
August 26, 2003 00:00 IST
Mayawati faced the danger of becoming another Laloo Prasad Yadav, who was forced to resign in the fodder scam, if as Chief Minister she were...
Tue, Aug 26, 2003
August 25, 2003 00:00 IST
It was not the disruptions, the personal allegations, the noise, or the rancour that was the most worrying aspect of last week’s no tru...
Mon, Aug 25, 2003
August 16, 2003 00:00 IST
The no-confidence motion by Sonia Gandhi against A.B. Vajpayee’s ministry will compel the PM to reply to the ongoing controversy relate...
Sat, Aug 16, 2003
August 11, 2003 00:00 IST
Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani has everyone guessing about what lies behind his suggestion that Lok Sabha and assembly elections should b...
Mon, Aug 11, 2003
August 08, 2003 00:00 IST
More than a year before his term is scheduled to end, Doordarshan Director General S Y Quraishi is on his way out. This isn’t just a ro...
Fri, Aug 08, 2003
August 03, 2003 00:00 IST
Lantern-lit boatsLittered on the seaWhich one will take me?***Don’t light the lampOur shadows will partBetween interludes of dialyses, ...
Sun, Aug 03, 2003
August 02, 2003 00:00 IST
In his quest for a qualitative change in governance in today’s complex and competitive environment, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani ha...
Sat, Aug 02, 2003
July 31, 2003 00:00 IST
The normally stern James Michael Lyngdoh, who’s preparing to conduct his last elections in November as he demits office of the Chief El...
Thu, Jul 31, 2003
July 28, 2003 00:00 IST
One third of India is ruled by women today. This statement may sound bizarre but the fact is that between Mayawati, Jayalalithaa, Rabri Devi...
Mon, Jul 28, 2003
July 26, 2003 00:00 IST
If the BJP were to replace the eight retiring nominated members of the Rajya Sabha with its own men and women on August 26, the NDA is all s...
Sat, Jul 26, 2003
July 14, 2003 00:00 IST
The immediate euphoria of Shimla is over, but it had undoubtedly enthused party leaders in the Congress, as they knuckled down to strategise...
Mon, Jul 14, 2003
July 06, 2003 00:00 IST
On the eve of the Shimla conclave, an intense debate is on in Congress corridors. The party has to decide whether it should opt for an NDA-t...
Sun, Jul 06, 2003
June 30, 2003 00:00 IST
L K Advani made the intriguing statement in the US recently when he said that we have to “give and take” to achieve peace with Pak...
Mon, Jun 30, 2003
May 09, 2003 00:00 IST
In order to nip indiscipline in the bud, the Congress leadership has reportedly resolved to take action against Lok Sabha MP Jagmeet Singh B...
Fri, May 09, 2003





