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P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram is former Finance minister of India.
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Across the aisle: Will Mr Modi win sabka vishwas?Subscriber Only
June 09, 2019 00:07 IST
There is something that Modi has discerned which, perhaps, others in his party have failed to grasp: that it is not enough to get the votes of the Dalits, the Muslims, the Christians and the very poor, it is necessary to win their trust.
Sun, Jun 09, 2019
Across the aisle: How it can be sabka vikasSubscriber Only
June 02, 2019 01:10 IST
The key idea — and the one that will be most disruptive — is decentralisation. The short-term results may be unsatisfactory but in the medium to long term, better governed states will deliver better outcomes than at present and that will make the people demand better governance at the state level.
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
There are and will be differences among the party-contenders for the right to govern IndiaSubscriber Only
May 26, 2019 00:49 IST
The results of Election 2019 cannot be regarded as a decisive choice of one vision over the others. Even more true, religion can never trump language or culture.
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
In Lok Sabha elections campaign, we have seen an abundance of everything except debates on policiesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2019 00:02 IST
There is no denying that abuses and epithets were hurled across the net but, in the melee, even sarcasm and allusion were labelled unparliamentary!
Fri, Jun 07, 2019
When management of economy is entrusted to novices or tyrants, consequences will soon followSubscriber Only
May 12, 2019 01:04 IST
Managing India’s economy is playing in a different league. Successful chief ministers have floundered when appointed finance minister.
Sun, May 12, 2019
With every new speech, PM Modi is testing limits of liberty a person may take with truthSubscriber Only
May 05, 2019 02:30 IST
There are so many real issues on which the PM can speak and so much the people want to hear from the PM. But for strange reasons, Mr Modi will not talk about his party’s manifesto, unemployment and jobs, farmers’ distress and debt...
Sun, May 05, 2019
Abuse was the first weapon in the BJP campaignSubscriber Only
April 28, 2019 00:07 IST
With every irresponsible utterance, India will descend one step on the ladder of civil discourse in a democracy. What is ultimately in danger is not the discourse but democracy itself.
Sun, Apr 28, 2019
Across the aisle: Mr Modi vs manifestoSubscriber Only
April 21, 2019 00:54 IST
Listen to any speech of Mr Modi. Apart from the usual quota of falsehoods and abuse of the Gandhi family, Mr Modi will launch into the Congress manifesto, erect imaginary ghosts and pretend to slay them. Mr Modi has realised the power of the ideas contained in the Congress manifesto
Sun, Apr 21, 2019
Across the aisle: A tale of two manifestos – between a Modi-centric and a people-sourced approachSubscriber Only
April 14, 2019 00:10 IST
The main reason for the difference that runs through all the pages of the two manifestos is the difference between a Modi-centric approach and a people-sourced approach. The BJP’s manifesto is limited by Mr Modi’s knowledge and his unwillingness to listen to wise men and women.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019
Across the aisle: Congress manifesto takes battle to BJPSubscriber Only
April 07, 2019 00:05 IST
The BJP has not released its manifesto yet. The first phase of polling is on April 11, barely four days from Sunday. I suspect that the BJP is revising its draft manifesto hurriedly to counter the Congress’s. That is good. Let the BJP engage in a battle of ideas.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019
Across the aisle: Nyay for the very poorSubscriber Only
March 31, 2019 01:10 IST
We can be legitimately proud that millions of people have escaped the vicious grip of poverty.
Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Across the aisle: Want managers, not just watchmenSubscriber Only
March 24, 2019 01:42 IST
Governance, under the BJP, has become a circus. There is a ringmaster, but there are no lions or tigers. The whip is cracked on lambs and rabbits.
Sun, Mar 24, 2019
Across the aisle: Mr Modi’s Balakot dreamSubscriber Only
March 17, 2019 00:07 IST
The IAF belongs to the country and made every Indian proud. Pulwama was a failure of the government, Balakot was the success of the IAF, the retaliation by Pakistan the next day was another failure of the government.
Sun, Mar 17, 2019
The anti-national newspaper!Subscriber Only
March 10, 2019 00:48 IST
It is a mystery why the Prime Minister’s Office held parallel negotiations undermining the efforts of the INT. It is a mystery why the three anti-corruption clauses were deleted. It is a mystery why the payment security system was jettisoned... The facts point to an oblique purpose. The CAG had a duty to probe these mysterious aspects and bring out the truth. He failed the country.
Sun, Mar 10, 2019
Across the aisle: Muffled sounds of war drumsSubscriber Only
March 03, 2019 00:40 IST
India does not need to get embroiled in a war. Unlike 1971, there is no pressure on India to go to the help of a restive province of Pakistan. Unlike Kargil, there is no attempt by Pakistan to grab Indian territory.
Sun, Mar 03, 2019
Across the aisle: Grief, anger but no wisdomSubscriber Only
February 24, 2019 03:00 IST
The JeM operates at two levels: one is by infiltrating terrorists into Indian territory and attacking specific targets. Examples are Pathankot, Uri and Nagrota. The other is by recruiting local youth and using them as suicide bombers.
Sun, Feb 24, 2019
In Rafale deal, key players were kept out of the loopSubscriber Only
February 17, 2019 00:43 IST
In the mist that envelops the Rafale deal, one thing is clear: the last word has not been said on the subject.
Sun, Feb 17, 2019
Across the Aisle: An account for votes!Subscriber Only
February 10, 2019 00:00 IST
If Rs 17 per day or Rs 2,000 as the first instalment is not a sufficient poverty-alleviating measure, what is it? In plain and simple language, it is cash for votes.
Sun, Feb 10, 2019
Across the Aisle: The importance of being Mr GadkariSubscriber Only
February 03, 2019 02:49 IST
There was no doubt in anyone’s mind that the target was Mr Narendra Modi. If the BJP does not win an absolute majority or finds itself unable to form the government, it is believed that Mr Gadkari will challenge Mr Modi for the leadership of the party.
Sun, Feb 03, 2019
Across the aisle: Ring out the old, ring in the newSubscriber Only
January 27, 2019 00:55 IST
A constituency has, on average, 250-300 polling stations. Hence, the chances of discovery of mischief are less than 1 per cent.
Sun, Jan 27, 2019
Across the aisle: Taking stock at beginning of yearSubscriber Only
January 20, 2019 02:00 IST
Four months from today, a new government will be in office (according to the people’s verdict). Nothing that the present government will do between now and April 30 will alter the state of the economy radically.
Sun, Jan 20, 2019
Across the aisle: Nearly all Indians are poorSubscriber Only
January 13, 2019 00:10 IST
Is it the intention of the government to vastly expand the government at all levels. The government’s bluff will be called if another slice of the cake will be reserved even while the size of the cake remained the same
Sun, Jan 13, 2019
Across the aisle: It is ‘Fail’ on the report cardSubscriber Only
January 06, 2019 00:45 IST
As I write this essay on Friday, the buzz is that among the measures under contemplation are interest-free crop loans and a cash transfer to small and medium farmers. Even if the government directs public sector banks to provide the money for crop loans, how will it find the money for cash transfers? The fiscal deficit at the end of November 2018 was 115 per cent of the target
Sun, Jan 06, 2019
Across the aisle: The year ends on a sombre noteSubscriber Only
December 30, 2018 01:00 IST
Democracy will survive in India only if we restore the balance.
Sun, Dec 30, 2018
Across the Aisle: Rafale verdict and the unavoidable optionSubscriber Only
December 23, 2018 00:05 IST
In case of Manohar Lal Sharma vs Narendra Damodardas Modi and other cases (Rafale deal cases) the judgment of the Supreme Court pronounced on December 14, 2018, will be remembered more for the questions that the Court did not decide than for the questions that were decided.
Sun, Dec 23, 2018Journalism of Courage
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