No, the AAP story isn't a 'triumph' of India's middle class

No, the AAP story isn't a 'triumph' of India's  middle class

The fact is that the middle class is part of the problem because of which Indian politics reached such a pass  that we needed a brand new party to re-energise it Read more

AAP may be heading towards same old toxic policies on quotas

AAP's ideologue has spoken about extending reservations for the disadvantaged. This is not fresh thinking  by any yardstick, and may also be a betrayal of the new people attracted to the party. It should retract  before further damage is done to its credibility Read more

He will tweet. He will Facebook. He will be super Rahul!

Highly-priced PR firms have been hired to create a buzz around Rahul Gandhi in social media projecting  him as a young, vibrant leader with people connect. They will apparently handle Gandhi's Twitter account  and Facebook page. Read more

Dancing to Mulayam's tune: The not-so-human Salman Khan

The Samajwadi Party's distasteful Bollywood bash at Mulayam's village in the wake of the riots is drawing  fierce criticism. But no one is saying a word about its A-list participants. Read more

UPA's legacy: Honey, I shrunk the jobs market 25%

It takes four times as much investment to create one new job today compared to what it did 10 years ago.  The UPA will be leaving behind an economy where jobs will be harder to come by Read more

Abolishing Income Tax: Why tax-GDP ratio must come down as  we grow

Economists believe that a rising tax base is a good thing; but is it? As an economy grows, the tax-GDP ratio  should start to go down and not up Read more

Hail the WagonR: If Mamata rules with her blue Zen, why not  Kejriwal?

Kejriwal has not asked for an official car, he will certainly not install a 'lal batti' atop the WagonR and  continue to use this tiny car for travels all over Delhi. Truly, Kejriwal is doing unbelievable publicity for  Maruti Suzuki India, which makes the WagonR. Read more

Manu Joseph's resignation: The perils of editorial surrender

The law protects journalists from termination, unless the journalist has undermined his or her own case by  misbehavior or mistakes. But editors don't take on owners -- they need another owner to give them the next  job. Read more

Will there be no redemption song for Virender Sehwag?

In the Ranji season that ended for Delhi recently, Sehwag averaged less than Ashish Nehra, and if that isn't a  damning assessment then nothing is. Clearly, the Sehwag we once knew doesn't live here anymore. Read more

Deepika, Priyanka not knowing a single RD Burman song is  heartbreaking

But on Sunday, when neither Deepika Padukone nor Priyanka Chopra could sing a song by RD Burman,  I was heartbroken. Read more