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Shekhar Gupta

Shekhar Gupta is a senior journalist and author. He is the founder and current editor-in-chief of ThePrint. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2009. He writes a weekly column for the Business Standard, which appears every Saturday. He has had long stints at The Indian Express and India Today.

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It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support it had within the Congress and the UPA

Updated On: 28 Dec 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoDr Singh's other major reform lies in India's strategic shift to the West

The calling for halt to rash of 'masjids built over mandirs' claims could stem from realisation that it will be impossible for BJP government to maintain order if the issue spirals out of control

Updated On: 21 Dec 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for unity: A shift in Hindutva discourse?

The idea had been acquiring currency across ideological lines for some time and has been given greater legitimacy by Trump

Updated On: 14 Dec 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoBJP's attack on the American 'deep state' reflects growing global discourse

There are three perfectly timed triggers for this week's column: Old, povertarian instincts are back; the steel industry lobbying for more import duties; and the absence of reformers like A D Shroff

Updated On: 07 Dec 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoReturn of bad ideas & missing reformers: Steel lobbying and lost reforms

Broken cricket relationships in the subcontinent aren't about any disputes over the game, nor Hindu-Muslim issues. They are about the state of the nations, and what goes on between them

Updated On: 30 Nov 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoWhy India shouldn't go to Pakistan: Broken ties go beyond cricket disputes

Sebi may now launch fresh inquiries. Parliament will open to uproar, and Adanis' access to foreign capital will become impossible. The damage this time will be deeper and longer-lasting

Updated On: 23 Nov 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoAdani's reckoning: Sebi probes, political uproar, and foreign capital woes

India needs clear deterrence against both likely adversaries. With China, it lies in raising costs of aggression to levels it should find unaffordable. For Pakistan, it has to be punitive

Updated On: 16 Nov 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoTwo-front deterrence: India needs a strong stance against China, Pakistan

Trump has just followed the formula, as did Modi in 2014 and 2019, but not in 2024

Updated On: 09 Nov 2024 | 9:30 AM IST
Bs_logoTrump, Modi, Rahul: The three-pillar formula for a successful campaign

We talk much about our military but do not put our national wallet where our mouth is. While nobody is saying we double our defence spending, the current declining trend must be reversed

Updated On: 02 Nov 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

Congress is silently acknowledging it overread the verdict of the last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand

Updated On: 26 Oct 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?

Updated On: 19 Oct 2024 | 4:30 PM IST

We must avoid the temptation to see Indian indifference to Palestine as usual "enemy's (Muslim) enemy (Jew) is my friend". Reason is the changed reality of Islamic world & India's equation with it

Updated On: 12 Oct 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

A leader's charisma is a big plus. But don't underestimate the craft of mounting an election campaign. Haryana is BJP's reward for mastering it

Updated On: 09 Oct 2024 | 12:50 AM IST

The fight now can be defined as between the BJP's anti-Jat coalition and the Congress playing down the Jat domination that urban castes fear

Updated On: 05 Oct 2024 | 10:32 AM IST

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic, and stable despite Islam and Buddhism, respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don't?

Updated On: 28 Sep 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

The Sri Lankan transition was smoothly managed. Check Bangladesh for contrast. They forced their incumbent into exile, and installed a mostly unelectable govt of non-political people

Updated On: 21 Sep 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

Manipur represents the BJP's unique ideological approach to governing Northeast by playing identity politics jiu-jitsu. It hasn't gone well yet and is getting worse, but party insists on continuing

Updated On: 14 Sep 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

You can still put words in Indira Gandhi's mouth and get away with it. But if you garnish your pretence of fact with so much fiction, you might end up messing with Bhindranwale

Updated On: 07 Sep 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

Do we remember when an Indian PM last called his American counterpart for help in protecting Hindus in our neighbourhood? Does India want to be the OIC equivalent for Hindu interests?

Updated On: 31 Aug 2024 | 9:30 AM IST

Modi govt preparing for Census leads us to examine a new reality, marked by 3 Cs - caste, coalition and Constitution. The BJP machine could take all 3 in its stride, but this election has changed that

Updated On: 24 Aug 2024 | 9:30 AM IST