Shekhar Gupta
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Shekhar Gupta
Shekhar Gupta is a senior journalist and author. He is the founder and current editor-in-chief of ThePrint. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. He writes a weekly column for the Business Standard, which appears every Saturday. He has had long stints at The Indian Express and India Today.
Shekhar Gupta is a senior journalist and author. He is the founder and current editor-in-chief of ThePrint. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. He writes a weekly column for the Business Standard, which appears every Saturday. He has had long stints at The Indian Express and India Today.
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What does Rahul want?
What politicians seek is power, which Rahul Gandhi once described contemptuously as poison. If he has changed his mind, his party doesn't know. If he hasn't, they'll ask why this boondoggle then?
 "What does Rahul want?")
Territory China is after
The issue isn't land. But the pity is that the larger political, strategic and geopolitical debate India needs, its broken democracy isn't ready for
 "Territory China is after")
Modi, the mask, ideology
Modi broke the hypocrisy of softening ideology once in power. Does he still need it electorally as his almighty personality cult overshadows it?
Three polls, three parties, three outcomes
In the shadow of their triumphs, the limitations of the Modi magic outside Gujarat, and of Kejriwal beyond Delhi, have been exposed
Gujarat's battle of the losers
In Gujarat, even a Modi win could be sobered if AAP makes a sizeable impact. It's as if there's an overwhelming favourite for the gold medal, the fight is for the silver and bronze
 "Gujarat's battle of the losers")
A Gujarat gamble
The cycle of politics is brutal, it doesn't have the concept of a strategic timeout. I'd rather not buy the idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024
 "A Gujarat gamble")
Modi's G-20(24): A year-long opportunity for India
Heading G-20 will give India a foreign affairs year like it has never had in history. And changes around the world give Narendra Modi a lot of newly-opened strategic space to play with
 "Modi's G-20(24): A year-long opportunity for India")
Idea of war: The battlefields are changing
Military is more an instrument of asserting political will. The ultimate objective of war may not always be about controlling territory or land, as Gen M M Naravane (retd) argues
Imran Khan the demolisher
There has always been a risk-taking edge to Imran Khan. Like him or hate him, it had to be someone like him to finally threaten to demolish the Establishment
Retreating on home turf: Pakistan Army is staring at defeat
When the Pakistani army goes to the media complaining about a politician it fears and talks about being maligned and defamed, you know that its politics has taken a historic turn
 "Retreating on home turf: Pakistan Army is staring at defeat")
Press mute for Indian Muslims
The silence of national parties, leaders on the flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat shows how afraid 'secular' forces have become, allowing radical Muslim voices to fill the vacuum
Victory in the mirror: Has India really found its sweet spot?
India has much to be proud of and celebrate. But there is also much that is wrong, much that looks dangerous, and much that reminds us of the perils of declaring victory too soon
 "Victory in the mirror: Has India really found its sweet spot?")
SC verdict on hijab: A lose-lose battle
India's hijab supporters will lose even if they win the Supreme Court battle. Because the real war is fought in politics
Indian National AAP: Kejriwal abhors a vacuum
AAP isn't targeting the BJP but is going after the disillusioned Congress voter. Ideology-free politics is its vulnerability
 "Indian National AAP: Kejriwal abhors a vacuum")
Chance to reform, redeem India's distorted electoral funding system
With the long-frozen hearing on the challenge to the Modi government's anonymous electoral bonds finally listed by the Supreme Court, India will see one last opportunity to fix the system
 "Chance to reform, redeem India's distorted electoral funding system")
From Rajpath to Kartavya Path: Modi's predictable path
His emphasis on kartavya or duties throws the ball in the citizen's court and is central to his political proposition. This is something he has been writing and saying since he took power
 "From Rajpath to Kartavya Path: Modi's predictable path")
Questions on a Make-in-India carrier
The new INS Vikrant is reason to celebrate. But it also raises tough questions for India's military and political leaderships
 "Questions on a Make-in-India carrier")
Congress's biggest liability is its glorious past
After the 2004 victory, Congress allowed its hangers-on and its own fake Socialist nostalgia to override the most important political argument for the day and years to come
Guilty without guilt in IAS
H C Gupta's case tells us how the 'system' works to punish the non-corrupt. And if this is how it's going to be, who would risk taking a decision?
Tiranga vs Tiranga
India's most audacious new party has joined the battle with Modi, freebies and nationalism. The latter is more visible. So they will match it, Tiranga for Tiranga, slogan for slogan, tweet for tweet