Ashish Shukla's Blog, page 21

Come on Guha, why no Kohli-baiting now?

Kohli's passion is unmistakable

On a wintry morning of Ferozeshah Kotla in 1990, a neat-looking, albeit fragile, man came to me and introduced himself as Ramachandra Guha.

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Amnesty is barking up the wrong tree

Amnesty is no better than a sham

I have received a letter from Margaret Huang, Amnesty International's executive director.

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Aadhaar case: Why Express blanked police statement?

Why did Express blank Police statement?

India Express, the pallbearer, err...flagbearer of Indian Mainstream Media, for two days running on its front page (there would be more Front Pages in coming days, be assured) has gravely stated (i

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Are you “fringe or “mainstream”, Mr Varma?

Varma: Fringe or Mainstream?

Pavan Varma--his snobbery must never be mistaken for gravitas, never homespun but unmistakably Western—writes in

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Modi and calculus behind “no” on Jerusalem

Modi and Netanyahu: Not seeing eye to eye

There’s been a disquiet in India’s public space over Modi government’s rejection of US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital in a United Nations General Assem

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Tharoor, Hegde and Constitution

Tharoor builds up a selective narrative

Union minister of state Anantkumar Hegde’s remarks that “BJP had come to power to change the Constitution” and that it would “do so in the near future” made Shashi Tharoor quote RSS ideologues and

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Modi could lose Hindu votes and here’s why!

Modi is Hindu's last hope and he's slipping

In an old Bollywood flick which starred my favourite actor Dilip Kumar, there’s a scene towards the end: Shankar (Dilip Kumar), hitherto penniless but now Raja of Belapur, returns and asks his form

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ISIS isn’t only one, US too has lost Syrian War

Assad and Putin: Winning against all odds

Washington has already lost the Syrian war once. Now it is about to lose it a second time.

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Pavan Varma shows his real self on Gandhi, Nehru & Hindutva

Pavan Varma shows his real self on Gandhi, Nehru and Hindutva

Pavan K.

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Express surpasses itself in Sibal’s defence

Indian Express defending Sibal in a lost case

Indian Express in its

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