Shekhar Gupta
The Indian Express Group
Saturday 18 April '09
Four things you can be sure of in an election that is too uncertain to callSaturday 17 January '09
For five years, our politics has starved our military. Now we’re suffering the consequencesSaturday
10 January '09Truckers, oilmen & some netas showed that in these difficult times some of our worst problems are insideSaturday
3 January '09Kashmir confirms the trend: a mature Indian voter cares about governanceSaturday
20 December '08Indian, Pakistani media are at each other’s throats like never before. We need a ceasefireSaturday
13 December '08Any action that brings the military to the fore in Pakistan, and gives it the justification to shift its units from the west to the east would be detrimental to the future of democracy in Pakistan, the war against Al-Qaeda, the Taliban and their more India-centric proliferations and, ultimately, harm India’s interests too.Saturday
6 December '08God knows, Pakistanis have reasons to hate their politicians. But they have checked out the generals for four decades and, wiser for that experience, have no intention of returning to their embrace.Saturday
29 November '08I am not the right person to write glowingly about my experiences in five-star hotels and restaurants. I have neither the taste, nor the turn of phrase.Friday
28 November '08How does a democracy of billion-plus people respond when a few madmen tear the heart out of its financial capital and shatter its soul?Saturday
15 November '08This isn’t the time to gloat over a failing Pakistan. Obama wants to help, let himSaturday
8 November '08There is more behind this global sense of elation than merely the colour of Obama’s skin. It is also the fact that after Bush had made them detest and fear America for nearly seven years now, people around the world have welcomed Obama with a sense of relief.Saturday
1 November '08This is the first crisis of globalisation. Why it could also be globalisation’s finest hourSaturday
25 October '08Anxiety is contagious. In bad times, why is India importing the West’s worst fears? qMonday
20 October '08Six weeks into the ongoing financial crisis, the markets and the people of India are crying out for decisive political leadership that brings back some of the old confidence...Saturday
18 October '08Today, economics is all politics. Our politicians and we in the media have still to understand thatSaturday
11 October '08The Congress must fill with good, sincere politics the vacuum highlighted after the Jamia operationSaturday
4 October '08Why the service chiefs’ refusal to notify the pay commission is shocking - and a dangerous precedentSaturday
20 September '08Home, Power, HRD: UPA allowed Congress politics to destroy key ministries and will pay for itSaturday
6 September '08For our own Barack, Sarah - and why the wait is going to be a very long oneSaturday
30 August '08Its democracy, always stunted, has another chance. So watch the chaos, watch Kiyani and the politiciansSunday
24 August '08The current euphoria over “our best ever Olympics” is quite justified.Saturday
9 August '08J&K was at peace. Pakistan, separatists were frustrated. Then came the Congress and the BJPSaturday
2 August '08The use-by date on the Kandahar excuse is over. It won’t work when UPA faces the votersSaturday
26 July '08Why this week Advani looked so unlike himself, drifting along, not in controlSaturday
19 July '08Don’t let the numbers game distract you. It’s a rare moment when India’s place in the world will be debated
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