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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst

Budget 2017 is much too staid to raise any sparks at any time.

Budget 2017: A bland exercise

Arun Jaitley's fourth successive Budget, presented on Wednesday, was a bland one, like his three previous presentations.

2 Feb 2017 2:32 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik on his arrival at the airport in Lucknow on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

UP polls may not be national bellwether

The BJP wants to win UP to flex its muscle at the national level.

5 Jan 2017 1:34 AM IST

The Uttar Pardesh chief minister is so confident that he can treat Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi with a certain indulgence.

Akhilesh: A man of the present & future

Disaster was averted when Mulayam Singh stepped in, and made peace between his son and his brother.

28 Dec 2016 12:47 AM IST

People wait outside a bank to withdraw money in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Why the note ban? A lot left to explain

Mr Modi was desperate to make a big bang gesture and he found one in demonetisation.

22 Dec 2016 12:50 AM IST

Fidel Castros ashes will be buried at a ceremony on December 4 in Santiago de Cuba. (Photo: AP)

Fidel was no Stalin, more like Ho

Cubans seemed to have silently rebutted the lopsided American view by sticking to Castro the Cuban leader rather than...

30 Nov 2016 12:24 AM IST

The incident started unfolding in the afternoon with some locals gathering near the road to search for the cash. (Representational image)

Note ban economic quackery by Centre?

Demonetisation is a regular bureaucratic measure and it should remain so.

16 Nov 2016 12:26 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

BJP can't own Patel, and Congress can't disown him

When the BJP and Mr Modi want to praise Patel to denigrate Nehru, they are going against the facts.

2 Nov 2016 12:40 AM IST

The court, meanwhile, asked the Centre to state its viewpoint, which it did in an affidavit opposing the â€œtriple talaqâ€practice as being un-Islamic. (Representational image)

Triple talaq: Politics rules, justice denied

The origin of the dispute is relegated to the margins, and politics takes over.

18 Oct 2016 1:17 AM IST

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will probably revive talks on freezing oil output levels when it meets non-OPEC nations next month

Will Opec cut' move break the gridlock?

Opec needs to evolve its own rationale for pricing.

1 Oct 2016 12:42 AM IST