Meghnad Desai

The idea of Pakistan


Meghnad Desai

IE Columnists

Coomi Kapoor

Coomi KapoorIn the collegium to select a new member of the National Human Rights Commission, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj disagreed with the majority''s choice of Justice Cyriac Joseph.

C. Raja Mohan

C. Raja MohanHistory reminds us that without China''s support, Pakistan could not have easily become a nuclear weapon power.

Harneet Singh

Harneet SinghKanu (Rishi Kapoor) and Timsi (Neetu Singh) are the prime examples of khullam khulla pyaar karenge love birds.

Ila Patnaik

Ila PatnaikTo protect investors, make the formal financial system more accessible and attractive

Inder Malhotra

The next head of government should be a member of the directly elected House

Jaithirth Rao

Jaithirth RaoCan we agree to vote only for parties that promise to implement the police reforms?

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu MehtaAlarmism on the prospects of a third front will only constrain our options

Sanjaya Baru

Sanjaya BaruGeo-politics defined new WTO chief''s candidacy, geo-economics will shape his tenure

Saritha Rai

Saritha RaiAs the dust settles on the Karnataka elections, Wednesday's 121-seat Congress win in the 224-member Assembly translates to an unfettered Congress rule in the state.

Shailaja Bajpai

Shailaja BajpaiBetween 2009 and now, the media''s perception of Manmohan Singh has changed dramatically

Soli J. Sorabjee

Soli J. SorabjeeA shameful blot on our criminal justice system is the phenomenon of undertrials rotting in jails for periods longer than the maximum punishment imposable upon conviction.....

Sudheendra Kulkarni

Sudheendra KulkarniThe battle of Mahabharata is over. Pandavas won the battle, caused by greed and lust for power on the part of Kauravas. As Krishna proclaims in the Bhagavad Gita

Surjit S Bhalla

Surjit S BhallaFifteen years and what have you wrought? A polity in despair, a country in rot

Tavleen Singh

Tavleen SinghIn the drawing rooms of Lahore last week I met old friends who told me that I had become a hate object in the eyes of the 'liberals'' they knew in India.

Vikram S Mehta

Vikram S MehtaStrong forces are at work to neutralise falling demand and plentiful supplies