Opinion: Rahul, Please Note That Modi Takes No Sabbaticals
Siddharth Varadarajan | Sunday April 19, 2015Modi takes no sabbaticals. Even when he is abroad on official business, he believes in fighting his party's opponents.
Opinion: Modi's Second Swipe at Secularism While Abroad
Siddharth Varadarajan | Tuesday April 14, 2015Since Narendra Modi became Prime Minister last May, he has criticized, or mocked, 'secularists' and secularism in India on two occasions. Strangely, each time while speaking to NRIs on foreign soil.
Opinion: Bring Kashmiri Pandits Home. But Not to Ghettos.
Siddharth Varadarajan | Thursday April 09, 2015The involuntary exile of virtually the entire Pandit community from the Kashmir valley in the wake of the separatist insurgency that broke out in the state in 1988 is one of the great tragedies of independent India.
Opinion: Giriraj Singh's Crude Racism Does Real Damage
Siddharth Varadarajan | Thursday April 02, 2015After using Congress President Sonia Gandhi as the foil for a racist remark, Giriraj Singh and the Narendra Modi government seem blissfully unaware of the damage this has done to India's relations with Nigeria, and to its standing with the Africa as a whole.
Opinion: Our Politicians Loved Section 66(A)
Siddharth Varadarajan | Tuesday March 24, 2015What do Narendra Modi and Azam Khan, Karti Chidambaram and Mamata Banerjee have in common? The law will no longer allow someone to be arrested for writing an online comment that offends or annoys them.
Opinion: What Amit Shah Is Doing Wrong in Bihar and Bengal
Siddharth Varadarajan | Saturday February 21, 2015BJP strategy against Nitish Kumar risks mega backfiring, writes Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: Make No Mistake. This Is Modi's Defeat
Siddharth Varadarajan | Tuesday February 10, 2015Siddharth Varadarajan on what has driven voters from BJP to AAP.
Opinion: Kejriwal's Willingness to Say 'Sorry' Has Paid Off
Siddharth Varadarajan | Sunday February 08, 2015Whether AAP wins or not, it is back in the game, writes Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: How BJP Killed Its Chances in Delhi
Siddharth Varadarajan | Wednesday February 04, 20153M strategy - Money, Mud, Modi - hasn't worked, says Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: When Jayanthi Natarajan Found Her Conscience
Siddharth Varadarajan | Friday January 30, 2015Her letter exposes Congress' growing problems, writes Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: How PM has Sidelined Sushma Swaraj Again
Siddharth Varadarajan | Thursday January 29, 2015Clear message in selection of new Foreign Secretary, writes Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: 10 Questions Modi and Obama Should Have Been Asked
Siddharth Varadarajan | Tuesday January 27, 2015Their press conference was wasted opportunity, writes Siddharth Varadarajan
Opinion: Obama and Modi Have Taken Big Steps. What Next?
Siddharth Varadarajan | Monday January 26, 2015Nuclear deal done but questions remain, says Siddharth Varadarajan.
Opinion: Congress Reeling from Anti-Leadership of Gandhis
Siddharth Varadarajan | Thursday January 22, 2015Siddharth Varadarajan on defections to BJP, praise for Prime Minister.
Opinion: It is 'PK' Protestors Who Are Mocking Hinduism
Siddharth Varadarajan | Monday December 29, 2014Why aren't BJP chief ministers intervening, asks Siddharth Varadarajan.