Coomi Kapoor is a veteran journalist and currently serves as the Contributing Editor for The Indian Express. With a distinguished career spanning over four decades, she is regarded as one of India's most seasoned political reporters, offering a ringside view of the capital’s shifting power dynamics.
Experience & Career Trajectory Kapoor has held pivotal roles across India's leading media houses. Her long-standing association with The Indian Express has seen her serve in various critical capacities, including Chief Reporter, Special Correspondent, and Editor (Delhi). Beyond the Express Group, her extensive editorial experience includes:
Principal Correspondent, India Today
Political Editor, Illustrated Weekly
Editor (News), Sunday Mail
Bureau Chief, Indian Post
Expertise & Insight Her forte lies in deep-dive political reporting and analysis. Kapoor’s career has tracked the evolution of Indian democracy, witnessing the transition of power from the regime of Indira Gandhi to the contemporary rise of the Aam Aadmi Party.
She is widely celebrated for her ability to blend hard-hitting political news with engaging commentary. Since 1985, she has penned a popular political diary, known for its wit and "lighter vein" approach to serious political developments. Her syndicated columns have been carried by numerous newspapers across the country.
Global Authority Kapoor’s journalistic credibility extends beyond India. She has served as a stringer for The Times, London, and as a columnist for The Star, Malaysia, establishing her as a respected voice in the international media landscape.
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December 21,1997 00:00:00 AM
Just three years ago, Laloo Yadav had caught Ramakrishna Hegde by his shirt-collar and showered abuses because the Karnataka leader had rec...
Sun, Dec 21, 1997
December 17,1997 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, Dec 16: Could Rajiv Gandhi's assassination have been prevented?The LTTE left considerable evidence of its intentions months befo...
Wed, Dec 17, 1997
December 14,1997 00:00:00 AM
December 13: Is the Jain Commission a political inquiry or a judicial commission?Chief Justice J S Verma felt that the terms of reference o...
Sun, Dec 14, 1997
December 13,1997 00:00:00 AM
December 12: The issue of privilege has (thus) dogged the Commission throughout its proceedings for the past four years ever since it was f...
Sat, Dec 13, 1997
December 12,1997 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, Dec 11: Perhaps former Home Minister S B Chavan was smart enough to foresee what the rest of his party couldn't. For he candidly...
Fri, Dec 12, 1997
December 07,1997 00:00:00 AM
There is enough ammunition buried in the Jain Commission's 17-volume interim report to be used not just against the DMK but almost everyone...
Sun, Dec 07, 1997
November 30,1997 00:00:00 AM
Sonia Gandhi's wishes are like an imperial command and it is not just Congressmen who toe the line. For instance, one of her instructions i...
Sun, Nov 30, 1997
November 25,1997 00:00:00 AM
EDINBURGH, October 24: British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared to climb down on his Government's stand on the Kashmir today when at a me...
Tue, Nov 25, 1997
November 09,1997 00:00:00 AM
The Supreme Court order last year calling for the eviction of 2,000-odd government employees who had obtained government accommodation thro...
Sun, Nov 09, 1997
October 25,1997 00:00:00 AM
EDINBURGH, October 24: British Prime Minister Tony Blair appeared to climb down on his Government's stand on the Kashmir today when at a me...
Sat, Oct 25, 1997
October 24,1997 00:00:00 AM
EDINBURGH, October 23: Some consider the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meet (CHOGM), which opens here tomorrow, a bit of an anachronism...
Fri, Oct 24, 1997
July 06,1997 00:00:00 AM
Sonia: Shy or Savvy?Which Gandhi figures most frequently on the Internet? Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi? Indira Gandhi? or Rajiv Gandhi? Actua...
Sun, Jul 06, 1997
June 29,1997 00:00:00 AM
Not so holyIs there a familiar ring to this scam? In a single year the amount siphoned off was around Rs 1,500 crore. The state government ...
Sun, Jun 29, 1997
June 28,1997 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, June 27: On June 14 Surinder Pratap Singh, universally referred to by friends as SP, appeared on the Aaj Tak news programme for ...
Sat, Jun 28, 1997
June 22,1997 00:00:00 AM
The BJP and the CPI(M) have been strident in seeking Laloo Prasad Yadav's resignation following the Bihar Governor's sanction to prosecute ...
Sun, Jun 22, 1997
May 25,1997 00:00:00 AM
The Janata Dal working president Sharad Yadav has opened up a can of worms by his opposition to the Women's Reservation Bill in its present...
Sun, May 25, 1997
May 25,1997 00:00:00 AM
Madhu Trehan is not just the founder and anchor of the Newstrack video programme, she is a pioneer in this genre of the electronic media in...
Sun, May 25, 1997
May 18,1997 00:00:00 AM
The Ministry of External Affairs has scored a triple victory in the Bhabani Sengupta affair. It turns out that the suggestion to install Se...
Sun, May 18, 1997
May 11,1997 00:00:00 AM
NEW DELHI, May 10: Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral would like to see a debate initiated in Parliament -- and outside -- on whether the cu...
Sun, May 11, 1997





