Mihir Swarup Sharma
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Indian IT Was Lazy, Slow And Ostrich-Like. Crisis No Surprise
We have created a slow and lazy IT sector, which invests too little in itself, in its people, and in the future.
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Exit Polls Show Modi On A Congress-Mukt Roll
Of course, these polls will be forgotten once the real results start coming in on Saturday. But nothing that they have revealed dents the meta-narrative that has been true for months, even years, now: that Narendra Modi is proceeding swiftly, with assistance from the AAP, towards his long-term goal of a Congress-mukt Bharat.
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Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
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Who Will Trust The RBI Or Government Now?
We're 16 days into Narendra Modi's grand demonetisation experiment, and almost everyone is utterly confused about what is legal and what is not. The government has come out with dozens of clarifications, extensions, exemptions and changes to the initial rules.
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Strikes Were Well-Executed. What Followed Was Not.
India's security establishment did well to find a way to deal with the post-Uri problem. It's a pity the political establishment let it down by squandering the gains in search of chest-thumping triumph. Sadly that's not the first time it's happened under this government, and I suspect it won't be the last.
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Why Does Parrikar Keep Downplaying A Landmark Military Deal With US?
The deal emerged from when Manmohan Singh was PM.
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No Surprise That Modi's Speech Put Kejriwal To Sleep
Why did the 90 minutes of Modi's big Red Fort speech sound so little like the Modi we have come to expect?
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What India Got Wrong With Rajnath Singh's Pak Visit
We need to grow up, and stop looking at India's foreign policy through the single lens of the India-Pakistan relationship.
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What Parrikar's Remarks On Aamir Khan Lay Bare
What was Manohar Parrikar thinking? Why would the Defence Minister of India stand up, knowing videotape was running, and speak approvingly of a "team" that was "known to him" harassing a private company?
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How Amit Shah Pandered To Sidhu - Only To Have It Backfire
Shah's number-one agenda is for the BJP to occupy the space that the Congress once occupied - as the natural party of government in every state in every corner of India.
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Decoding The Myth Of Burhan Wani - And What Delhi Is Ignoring Again
As the Valley's mourning of Wani's death shows, New Delhi has been fooling itself if it thinks Kashmir is moving towards "normalcy" - or that it is edging towards acceptance of its place within the Indian state.
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Modi's Cabinet Changes Give This Message - He's The (Sole) Boss
So what could have been the motivation for the reshuffle? It's a bit difficult to argue it was all about "performance", though that's what government-friendly spin doctors would like us to say.
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China vs India Exposed By NSG. Now Delhi's Foreign Policy Must Change.
China clarifies it will not allow India it's natural space in the world order.
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Indian IT Was Lazy, Slow And Ostrich-Like. Crisis No Surprise
We have created a slow and lazy IT sector, which invests too little in itself, in its people, and in the future.
-
Exit Polls Show Modi On A Congress-Mukt Roll
Of course, these polls will be forgotten once the real results start coming in on Saturday. But nothing that they have revealed dents the meta-narrative that has been true for months, even years, now: that Narendra Modi is proceeding swiftly, with assistance from the AAP, towards his long-term goal of a Congress-mukt Bharat.
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Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
-
Who Will Trust The RBI Or Government Now?
We're 16 days into Narendra Modi's grand demonetisation experiment, and almost everyone is utterly confused about what is legal and what is not. The government has come out with dozens of clarifications, extensions, exemptions and changes to the initial rules.
-
Strikes Were Well-Executed. What Followed Was Not.
India's security establishment did well to find a way to deal with the post-Uri problem. It's a pity the political establishment let it down by squandering the gains in search of chest-thumping triumph. Sadly that's not the first time it's happened under this government, and I suspect it won't be the last.
-
Why Does Parrikar Keep Downplaying A Landmark Military Deal With US?
The deal emerged from when Manmohan Singh was PM.
-
No Surprise That Modi's Speech Put Kejriwal To Sleep
Why did the 90 minutes of Modi's big Red Fort speech sound so little like the Modi we have come to expect?
-
What India Got Wrong With Rajnath Singh's Pak Visit
We need to grow up, and stop looking at India's foreign policy through the single lens of the India-Pakistan relationship.
-
What Parrikar's Remarks On Aamir Khan Lay Bare
What was Manohar Parrikar thinking? Why would the Defence Minister of India stand up, knowing videotape was running, and speak approvingly of a "team" that was "known to him" harassing a private company?
-
How Amit Shah Pandered To Sidhu - Only To Have It Backfire
Shah's number-one agenda is for the BJP to occupy the space that the Congress once occupied - as the natural party of government in every state in every corner of India.
-
Decoding The Myth Of Burhan Wani - And What Delhi Is Ignoring Again
As the Valley's mourning of Wani's death shows, New Delhi has been fooling itself if it thinks Kashmir is moving towards "normalcy" - or that it is edging towards acceptance of its place within the Indian state.
-
Modi's Cabinet Changes Give This Message - He's The (Sole) Boss
So what could have been the motivation for the reshuffle? It's a bit difficult to argue it was all about "performance", though that's what government-friendly spin doctors would like us to say.
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China vs India Exposed By NSG. Now Delhi's Foreign Policy Must Change.
China clarifies it will not allow India it's natural space in the world order.
