The writer is an associate with the South Asia programme at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.
January 08,2018 09:41:06 AM
Far from reducing opacity in how politics is financed, this new vehicle merely legitimizes it.
September 10,2017 09:30:00 AM
Bolstering its claim is the “bold” action Modi has taken to curb the black money scourge; demonetization is framed as a binary choice: either you’re with us or with the black money hoarders.
February 17,2017 00:02:41 AM
It is time for courts to re-imagine judicial procedures and build digital solutions to fix the logjam.
January 06,2017 00:10:15 AM
Prime Minister Modi has proven that he can gamble on big ideas. He must now close the loopholes in political finance to tackle corruption.
December 30,2015 00:05:39 AM
At year-end, questions about his decisiveness, use of federal power, communication.
April 07,2015 00:08:50 AM
A hasty Congress decline, as in Delhi, would consolidate anti-BJP vote in states with prominent regional parties.
December 13,2013 00:28:29 AM
The middle classes may be more inclined to vote than to vent. Thats the most significant takeaway from the recent assembly elections.
July 15,2013 01:34:09 AM
The courts efforts to cleanse politics point to systemic loopholes that still need to be plugged
March 14,2013 02:42:50 AM
Old notions about governance are being rendered obsolete in the wake of new aspirations and deteriorating trust in the political class
