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A few questions on l'affaire Vadra, and notes on who should answer them and why
US Treasury Secretary insisted that his meetings in India had led him to believe that there was a 'renewed sense of initiative'
Nothing is more dangerous than fudging the truth in order to set Indian citizens against each other
Debunking a few myths about India's spate of corruption scandals
India's press is buying the UPA's promises of reform far too easily
Whether on power tariffs or real estate, Arvind Kejriwal has a sense for popular anger. But solutions must come from elsewhere
The Gandhis have much to answer for. In particular, their hands-off political style, an attempt to create an above-the-fray demeanour
A new book on Rahul Gandhi struggles to present his worldview
We have a system of checks and balances but no checks, no balance, survive a culture where you can trust nobody and hold nobody to account
India's decided that public-private partnerships will fuel growth. Without similar investment in regulatory capacity, that's backfiring
The BJP is not now, nor has it ever been, a truly national right-of-centre alternative to the Congress. Mr Vajpayee was. His party was not
Almost as puzzling as the ill-timed rise of Mr Shinde were the cries of joy greeting P Chidambaram?s move to the finance ministry
Once known for shooting his mouth off, Shashi Tharoor now carefully weighs his every word. His latest book is another example of how he¿s learning to be a politician
Growth-killing monetary policy is being made on the basis of inconsistent, incomplete, out-of-date theory
The continuing optimist