OPINION

Opinion: What Government Should Have Done Differently With Hamid Ansari

Opinion: What Government Should Have Done Differently With Hamid Ansari

Ashok Malik | Monday June 22, 2015

Sunday, June 21, saw the commemoration of the first International Yoga Day. This was an initiative promoted by the Narendra Modi government and showcasing the softer side of India's diplomatic influence. True, yoga has been around and has been popular for years. Yet, the worldwide identification of yoga with India and its Indian roots, and the mobilization of thousand...

Opinion: Myanmar Operation Strengthens PM Modi's No-Nonsense Reputation

Opinion: Myanmar Operation Strengthens PM Modi's No-Nonsense Reputation

Ashok Malik | Wednesday June 10, 2015

There are those who have described the Indian Army's operations against cross-border insurgency groups hiding in villages in Myanmar as dramatic and new. There are others who have pointed out that such operations have been conducted before - in Myanmar itself and famously in Bhutan, against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other militant groups in 2003. ...

Opinion: From BC (Before Chaiwala) to AD (Acche Din)

Opinion: From BC (Before Chaiwala) to AD (Acche Din)

Ashok Malik | Monday May 25, 2015

In May 2014, India moved from the BC era to the AD era: Before Chaiwala to (the promise of) Acche Din. A year on, writing a review of the Narendra Modi government's first 12 months is not easy.

Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms

Opinion: Modi vs the Gandhis on Land Reforms

Ashok Malik | Wednesday April 22, 2015

Modi sees the social impact and concurrence clauses in the UPA's Land Acquisition Act of 2013 as overdone and, in their current form, rendering meaningless any meaningful attempt to build industrial corridors and modern, urban economic agglomerations.

Opinion: More Questions Than Answers From Rahul Gandhi's Sunday Noon Show

Opinion: More Questions Than Answers From Rahul Gandhi's Sunday Noon Show

Ashok Malik | Sunday April 19, 2015

Rahul Gandhi's comeback event at the Congress' "farmers' rally" in Delhi this afternoon was not so much to prove to the Indian voter that he could lead the country. It was to tell the Congress worker that he has it in him to run the party.

Opinion: Sonia Gandhi, Back in Charge of Congress

Opinion: Sonia Gandhi, Back in Charge of Congress

Ashok Malik | Thursday March 19, 2015

Watching Sonia Gandhi leading MPs from 14 parties to Rashtrapati Bhavan and raising slogans against the Bill moved by the Narendra Modi government to amend the Land Acquisition Law, many wondered if the backbone was back in the Congress.

Opinion: Dear Government, We Don't Need a Nanny

Opinion: Dear Government, We Don't Need a Nanny

Ashok Malik | Wednesday March 04, 2015

India's Daughter is, of course, a journalistic documentation and not a fictionalised feature film, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Modi's Election Promises Delivered in This Budget

Opinion: Modi's Election Promises Delivered in This Budget

Ashok Malik | Saturday February 28, 2015

With Modi-Jaitley team, what you see is what you get, says Ashok Malik.

Opinion: After Delhi Debacle, The Big Challenges for Modi

Opinion: After Delhi Debacle, The Big Challenges for Modi

Ashok Malik | Friday February 13, 2015

Delivering a successful Budget session of parliament is essential, says Ashok Malik.

Opinion: With Today's Speech, Obama Strikes Gold

Opinion: With Today's Speech, Obama Strikes Gold

Ashok Malik | Tuesday January 27, 2015

PM had outshone him for two days, writes Ashok Malik

Opinion: The BJP's Kiran Bedi Project

Opinion: The BJP's Kiran Bedi Project

Ashok Malik | Tuesday January 20, 2015

Success could create a new dynamic in the party, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Vajpayee was Victim of Congress Churlishness

Opinion: Vajpayee was Victim of Congress Churlishness

Ashok Malik | Wednesday December 24, 2014

Ashok Malik on the much-delayed Bharat Ratna.

Opinion: What Kashmir Election Means for Modi

Opinion: What Kashmir Election Means for Modi

Ashok Malik | Tuesday December 09, 2014

He has repeatedly invoked Vajpayee, writes Ashok Malik.

Opinion: Dear Mamata-di, You Are Playing With Fire

Opinion: Dear Mamata-di, You Are Playing With Fire

Ashok Malik | Thursday November 27, 2014

Feckless remarks to woo Muslims, writes Ashok Malik

Opinion: Modi's Ambitious, Bold Invite to Obama

Opinion: Modi's Ambitious, Bold Invite to Obama

Ashok Malik | Saturday November 22, 2014

Signs of a blockbuster policy season, writes Ashok Malik.

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