Arun Shourie

The writer, a former Rajya Sabha MP from the BJP, was Union minister for communications, information technology and disinvestment.

Is this the way to energise civil servants?

Fri, Sep 05, 2014

CBI move to investigate the disinvestment of Udaipur’s Laxmi Vilas hotel on the basis of an anonymous oral complaint.

How history was made up at Nalanda

Sat, Jun 28, 2014

The story behind a Marxist historian’s story of its destruction by ‘Hindu fanatics’.

Instigating reforms

Mon, Apr 28, 2014

Let’s not wait for the next government. We can work out the solutions.

2012 Assembly polls

Chasing that bank of votes again

Thu, Jan 26, 2012

By that time those who have to be fooled,would have been fooled; whats to be won,would have been won.

Chasing that bank of votes again

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

The Cong is wooing the Muslims again,promising to set aside a quota of up to 9 per cent.

Chasing that bank of votes again

Wed, Jan 25, 2012

The following text is extracted from the expanded edition of Arun Shouries 'Falling over backwards'.

Arun Shourie writes about bringing up his son Aditya,afflicted with cerebral palsy for many years now,in his new book,Does He know a mothers heart? (HarperCollins). Adits pain and that of the authors wife Anita,who suffers from Parkinsons disease,leads him to ask: how can there be extreme suffering if God exists? Suffering,he says,refutes religion. Exclusive excerpts:

My publicity agent

Thu, Mar 24, 2011

Thats what Kapil Sibal appears to be,rather than my inquisitor. The rigorous VSNL agreement speaks for itself.

The Great Telecom Fudge

Thu, Mar 10, 2011

Falsehoods fly and bury the key questions: who made the money? What were those in charge doing when the loot was on?

A goal they cannot disrupt

Sat, Sep 19, 2009

Autonomy as the writers portray....

We must have no price…

Fri, Sep 18, 2009

...and everyone must know that we have no price....

Turning a deaf ear

Thu, Sep 17, 2009

As usual,Gandhijis rules,sprinkled throughout his writings,speeches,letters,are an excellent guide,even though for us pygmies...

A few lessons

Wed, Sep 16, 2009

Arun Shourie has attacked the Chief Minister,A.R. Antulay because the latter has opposed Americas decision to give arms...

Master strategies

Thu, Aug 27, 2009

Here we are breaking each others heads over Partition when the man who presided over it has already assumed responsibility for so much that happened.

The ban and the law

Wed, Aug 26, 2009

The book denigrates the Sardar, said a spokesman of the Gujarat government on the first day,giving the reason for banning Jaswant Singhs book...

A few extracts from the book

Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Now,it so happens that I profoundly disagree with Mr. Jaswant Singhs assessment of Jinnah. Ever since I read the multi-volume Jinnah Papers...

Either diplomacy or war

Thu, Aug 13, 2009

Trust but verify, the Prime Minister says,invoking Ronald Reagan. Of course,Reagan did not just stop at enunciating a maxim....

Ring out the old,ring in the new

Fri, Jul 17, 2009

As the circle narrows,animosities within it become sharper. Rivalries become more intense: for now,all that each has to do is to do two or three in,and he has the top job.

How the party withers away

Thu, Jul 16, 2009

Surrounded by scheming courtiers,leaders lose touch with reality and the movements founding beliefs

The end of ideology

Wed, Jul 15, 2009

How,by slow degrees,parties and leaders fall prey to vested interests....

On the way down

Tue, Jul 14, 2009

Four instances,two questions. <font color="#cc000">•</font>Indira Gandhi is able to block the implementation of the Allahabad High Court....

Theres more to life than GDP

Fri, Jul 03, 2009

In many spheres,technologies that can affect major savings are already at hand. The Integrated Energy Policy...

Changing course on climate

Thu, Jul 02, 2009

The official position that has been articulated on behalf of India at various international fora is built around the....

Sweet-talking the nation

Wed, Jun 17, 2009

Arun Shourie talks back to the UPA agenda outlined in the presidents address. Excerpts:

New beginnings?

Mon, Jun 15, 2009

Of course,I would have liked the election results to have been the other way round. But,of the remaining alternatives,what the electorate has handed down is the best one.