Vinay Sitapati
The writer teaches at Ashoka University.
Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Ghatate refused to sideline Advani, unlike many others in Narendra Modi’s BJP. And as Vajpayee spent his final decade an invalid, Ghatate was one of the few who would habitually call on his old friend.
Wed, Nov 25, 2020
From Mookerjee-Upadhyaya to Vajpayee-Advani, the BJP has valorised teamwork. How will history judge Modi-Shah?
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
That P V Narsimha Rao is not celebrated more at the national level has several causes, including Rao’s own reticence. But the chief culprit is his own party, unwilling to highlight any prime minister who does not come from one single family.
Tue, May 28, 2019
A hundred years after the birth of Hindu nationalism, Narendra Modi’s victory embodies its original vision.
Sat, Jan 26, 2019
Nanaji was also uncomfortable with Vajpayee’s decision to merge the Jana Sangh into the Janata Party in 1977, and his decision to move the new BJP in a ‘Gandhian socialist’ direction in 1980.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
Vajpayee’s persona was shaped by LK Advani, Rajkumari Kaul and Parliament.
Wed, Feb 14, 2018
Asma’s loneliness reflected the place that civil society — even the incremental, bourgeois variety — had in Pakistan. In most other countries, what she did would have been heroic but hardly life-threatening. And for all her celebrity status abroad, Asma lacked a constituency within Pakistan.
Tue, Jul 11, 2017
Naresh Chandra underplayed his role in nuclear programme, economic liberalisation.
Fri, May 26, 2017
By the 1980s, Chandraswami had rebranded himself as an international guru.
Sunday Special
Sun, Jun 26, 2016
In his new book, Half Lion: How Narasimha Rao Transformed India, author Vinay Sitapati has some answers.
Sat, Jun 25, 2016
How former Prime Minister pushed economic reforms past Congress, BJP, India Inc, helped by Manmohan Singh.
Fri, Jun 24, 2016
She in turn used Congress leaders to keep an eye on him, says new book. Author Vinay Sitapati, who got unprecedented access to Rao’s personal papers, writes for The Indian Express.
Thu, May 29, 2014
This election proved that voters are looking to fashion a future, not reward the past. Modi will have to govern like he campaigned.
Elections 2014
Mon, May 12, 2014
A visit to West Champaran to find out why a rural roads revolution does not seem to be working for the Nitish Kumar government this election.
Elections 2014
Fri, May 09, 2014
In this part of a series on constituencies that have improved on social indicators, The Indian Express visits Ghazipur, where the number of schools has increased but the quality of education has not improved.
Elections 2014
Wed, Apr 30, 2014
The Indian Express travels to the Panchmahals and finds out how its strides in electrification reflect in the campaign.
Elections 2014
Thu, Apr 24, 2014
Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu has made the longest strides in NREGA, Sonia Gandhi’s grandest scheme, but DMK and AIADMK are marketing it to their advantage,
Elections 2014
Thu, Apr 17, 2014
The Indian Express travels to constituencies that have seen the sharpest improvement on various social indicators during the UPA years and finds out if that change is an election issue.
Sat, Dec 14, 2013
That's what the AAP can now help bring in.
Wed, May 15, 2013
On CBI reform,the court stepped in where the government failed. But that cannot be the end of the story
Thu, Apr 25, 2013
At a time when democracy is seen to be beyond repair,Justice Verma taught us that change happens when good people work within the limits of institutions
Thu, Apr 04, 2013
The Novartis verdict is not about innovation vs socialism. It has to do with higher vs lower standards
Thu, Mar 07, 2013
The petition by academics and activists against Modis talk at Wharton misunderstands what a university stands for
Wed, Dec 07, 2011
How nepotism and merit feed each other
Wed, Aug 17, 2011
Why the new corporate middle class has so much sympathy for Anna?