
Ankur Bhardwaj is an Indian journalist currently heading the web team at Business Standard, with a strong focus on economic and political analysis. He has contributed to leading publications, offering clear and insightful commentary on government policies, financial markets, and political developments.
Ankur Bhardwaj is an Indian journalist currently heading the web team at Business Standard, with a strong focus on economic and political analysis. He has contributed to leading publications, offering clear and insightful commentary on government policies, financial markets, and political developments.
A selection of events that played out big on social media in the year 2016
Long queues, banks running low on cash, shut ATMs and a general public getting impatient; same story in each state
Indian economy is showing signs of distress all around and economists are not off the mark in their assessment
There may still be some time before India is ready to do a large part of its transactions in plastic money; demonetisation seems to ignore that
As the PM tries to spin the narrative in favour of the government, perhaps a little more empathy will help
The demonetisation led to an expected chaos at petrol pumps, metro stations, toll plazas, as people were wary of accepting notes of these denominations
Former NSA, Shivshankar Menon writes that India's response to the attack was determined by what it saw as its own national interest at that time
Burhan Wani is a symptom, not the problem in Kashmir
Indian audiences now have international options available. If Indian films don't match-up to their expectations, they will move on
Under the current government, India's Pakistan policy is a carousel roundabout, a lot of movement but going nowhere
Instead of objectively analyzing the odd-even car formula for Delhi, commentators have resorted to inventing imaginary elites with their imaginary antipathy to fixing the pollution problem
Titli is a superb depiction of a brutal setting with measured performances and taut direction
To say a lynching is "sad" is to say not very much at all. In election season in Bihar, Mr Modi has shown political finesse in his comments on Dadri, but as prime minister he should have condemned the
A new republic is being fashioned with little regard for individual liberties
In the focus on celebrating the 50th anniversary of 1965 war, historical accuracy has been a casualty
The death penalty debate has exposed the urgent challenges the state needs to overcome
Interview with who wrote the screenplay for Masaan
The Prime Minister and his govt may want to dissociate themselves from their own words now that reality has hit but should they be allowed to?
While the minions remain one of animation films' most original and funny creations ever the movie lacks additional devices to keep viewers engaged
Unlike Greece, China's economy accounts for 16% of the global pie. Enough reasons for the world to sit up and take notice