Is the Indian Army in Danger of Being Politicised?
The following article appeared in The Quint. Original can be accessed here. Gen Dalbir Suhag, the present army chief is due to retire at the enRead More…
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Aam Aadmi Party and the demise of hope
Aam Aadmi Party was born of hope. The Lokpal movement of 2011, led by Anna Hazare, was a watershed event in India’s recent history. A diminutive miRead More…
Send in the Army
Narendra Modi government’s bold move to demonetize high denomination notes in circulation and replacing them with new ones has by and large beenRead More…
An Open Letter to Aakar Patel
Dear Mr Patel, This is in response to your piece published in today’s TOI under a presumptuously named column ‘AakaarVani’. I’m writing thiRead More…
Heroes amongst us
This Diwali, there was a special effort from the government to put the soldiers in the forefront of national consciousness. The prime minister himselfRead More…
Close Encounters
The trouble with opposition generated and media sustained hype about anything that could be used to embarrass the government is manifoldRead More…
Karan Johar and Capt Boycott
Had Sir Charles Boycott been alive today, he may have empathized with Karan Johar. Wanting to get his lands harvested amidst protests from tenant Read More…
When the tail wags the dog
The Armed Forces seem to be under siege. The adversary is neither as deadly as terrorists or enemy soldiers, nor as discernible as them. Silent, slow Read More…
Feeding the wrong dog will kill off Twitter
In an insightful piece in the Mumbai Mirror, @PritishNandy has highlighted the reasons why he feels Twitter is dying. Commercialisation, politicisatioRead More…
Aim before you shoot
Any military operation has clear aims. These differ at different levels, with the aim at the lower level contributing towards (but not necessarilyRead More…