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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
About the AuthorParsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    No talk of jobs will not make the issue go awayOpinion
    No talk of jobs will not make the issue go away

    Shah had talked of self-employment as a way of dealing with the jobs problem, making it evident that the government is...

    9 July 2019 2:24 AM IST

    Nirmala’s Budget full of political flourishesOpinion
    Nirmala’s Budget full of political flourishes

    The Budget speech was a political declamation, but there were strong signs of the government’s desperate bid to...

    6 July 2019 1:19 AM IST

    Checks and balances: Hubris for Modi, BJPOpinion
    Checks and balances: Hubris for Modi, BJP

    Mr Modi’s impatience with the Opposition’s majority in the Rajya Sabha may be understandable, but not justified.

    2 July 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Prosaic agenda: Where is the Modi 2.0 vision?Opinion
    Prosaic agenda: Where is the Modi 2.0 vision?

    There is the predictable and justifiable note of boastfulness after the unmistakable and assertive election victory of...

    22 Jun 2019 4:16 AM IST

    Modi takes a hard look at economy’s potholesOpinion
    Modi takes a hard look at economy’s potholes

    But the problems that Mr Subramanian’s paper refers to are much too real than even a politician like the Prime...

    18 Jun 2019 2:29 AM IST

    For Modi, Jaishankar is like Nixon’s KissingerOpinion
    For Modi, Jaishankar is like Nixon’s Kissinger

    There was the sincere intent to strengthen the Saarc.

    11 Jun 2019 5:08 AM IST

    Modi’s huge mandate to be a heavy burdenOpinion
    Modi’s huge mandate to be a heavy burden

    The second Modi government is on its own, and it will be expected not to commit the blunders of its first term.

    3 Jun 2019 1:55 AM IST

    What Congress must do to save itself from itselfOpinion
    What Congress must do to save itself from itself

    The job should go to someone like Mr Chidambaram, who can draft what the party’s approach should be to the new...

    29 May 2019 1:13 AM IST

    Modi’s triumph comes with plenty of caveatsOpinion
    Modi’s triumph comes with plenty of caveats

    The BJP’s share of the percentage of votes has gone up sharply, its seat share has moved up only modestly.

    24 May 2019 1:56 AM IST

    Modi looks a winner, but it’s not quite off the markOpinion
    Modi looks a winner, but it’s not quite off the mark

    The BJP-NDA win indicated by the different exit polls can’t be used to infer that it is the victory of Mr Modi’s...

    21 May 2019 1:18 AM IST

    Beyond atmospherics: ‘Populism’ challengesOpinion
    Beyond atmospherics: ‘Populism’ challenges

    The essence of his refrain is that he will return Mr Modi’s “hatred” with “love”.

    13 May 2019 12:17 AM IST

    A lack of grace and wit: Sad story of Polls 2019Opinion
    A lack of grace and wit: Sad story of Polls 2019

    It would have been interesting even if the two spoke from the same stage, spelling out their respective views of what...

    6 May 2019 12:13 AM IST

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