Voices in the media about Indian politics and the coming Lok Sabha elections
April 2009
- Smooth sailing to choppy waters, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Apr 20 2009
- Phase VI holds the key, Vinod Sharma, Hindustan Times, Apr 19 2009
- Identity markers, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express, Apr 7 2009
- When political friends become opponents, M J Akbar, Times of India, Apr 5 2009
- Lotus vision. Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 4 2009
- The Varun imperative, Editorial, Indian Express, April 3 2009
- Pawar’s itinerary, Editorial, Indian Express, April 3 2009
- Here comes the bogeyman, Rajdeep Sardesai, Hindustan Times, Apr 2 2009
March 2009
- Mirror to each other, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express, Mar 31 2009
- Fourth Front forward, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Mar 30 2009
- A mother’s touch, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 30 2009
- Battle for survival of the fittest unfolds, M J Akbar, Times of India, Mar 29 2009
- Pieces of the heartland, Seema Chishti, Indian Express, Mar 28 2009
- Friends again, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 28 2009
- Partner hopping, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 28 2009
- Ferment in Awadh, Aijaz Ilmi, Indian Express, Mar 26 2009
- Provincialising Congress, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Mar 25 2009
- Code red for the comrades, Suhit Sen, Hindustan Times, Mar 12 2009
- Vanishing allies, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 10 2009
- Breaking Point, Editorial, Times of India, Mar 10 2009
- Allies like these, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express, Mar 10 2009
- Desperately seeking BJP, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Mar 9 2009
- Combo meal, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 9 2009
- Promises to keep, Bibek Debroy, Indian Express, Mar 7 2009
- Friendly contests, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 7 2009
- To Delhi, by the south, Seema Chisti, Indian Express, Mar 6 2009
- Net nanny, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 6 2009
- Who’s in charge?, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 6 2009
- Poll time, folks, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 6 2009
- Making the code, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Hindustan Times, Mar 5 2009
- No, home minister,Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 5 2009
- Mahajot, the sequel, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 3 2009
- Let the games begin, Bhanu Pratap Mehta, Indian Express, Mar 2, 2009
- Congress must bet on the winning horse, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Mar 1 2009
- Masters of a new game, Ashok Malik, Hindustan Times, Mar 1 2009
- YSR should get the same treatment as Raju, Coomi Kapoor’s interview with TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu , Indian Express, Mar 1 2009
February 2009
- House that?, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 28 2009
- They, the people, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Feb 26 2009
- Calm down, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 26 2009
- Singur’s fallout, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 24 2009
- A device of last resort, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 24 2009
- Dossiers: United Progressive Alliance, Outlook India, Feb 23 2009 (Issue of Mar 2)
- Book Of Blunders, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Outlook India, Feb 23 2009 (Issue of Mar 2)
- The Inertia Of Motion, Laveesh Bhandari, Outlook India, Feb 23 2009 (Issue of Mar 2)
- The missing, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23 2009
- As polls draw near, it’s anyone’s game, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Feb 22, 2009
- Budget basics: It’s hardly an uplifting experience, Shobhaa De, Times of India, Feb 22 2009
- No head for numbers, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Hindustan Times, Feb 22, 2009
- Live from Pakistan, Rajdeep Sardesai, Hindustan Times, Feb 20, 2009
- No fighting in the House, R. Kothandaraman, Indian Express, Feb 17, 2009
- LK’s the man, GVL Narsimha Rao, Hindustan Times, Feb 17, 2009
- Here comes the cheerleader, Debashish Mukerji, Hindustan Times, Feb 17, 2009
- An account for four months, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 17 2009
- It’s an age-old political issue, Swapan Dasgupta, Times of India, Feb 15 2009
- Nothing’s going right for the BJP , Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Feb 15 2009
- A road through Lucknow, Seema Chisti, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2009
- Time for a makeover, Pranjal Sharma, Hindustan Times, Feb 12 2009
- What lies beneath, Sagarika Ghose, Hindustan Times, Feb 10 2009
- Stranger than factions , Syed Ubaidur Rahman, Hindustan Times, Feb 9 2009
- Polls apart, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 9 2009
- Why blame Kalyan alone?, M J Akbar, Times of India, Feb 8 2009
- A hand in glove strategy, Suhit Sen, Hindustan Times, Feb 8 2009
- The pub as a sign of freedom, S. Desai, Times of India, Feb 8 2009
- Blackboard empires, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 7 2009
- Learning lessons from Mangalore, Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times, Feb 7 2009
- Yes, prime ministers, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Feb 7, 2009
- Discipline & punish?, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 7 2009
- Backwards logic, Md. Sanjeer alam, Indian Express, Feb 6 2009
- The Politics Of Victimhood, Outlook India, Feb 6 2009
- Mix and match, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 6 2009
- Marriage & Morals, Editorial Comment, Times of India, Feb 6 2009
- Demolition man, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 6 2009
- Letter1 and Letter2, Letters by CEC to President, published in Indian Express, Feb 5, 2009
- Easy lies the crown, Rajdeep Sardesai, Hindustan Times, Feb 5, 2009
- The Jammu & Kashmir elections and after, Amitabh Mattoo, The Hindu, Feb 3 2009
- Take It EC, Ramaswamy R Iyer, Outlook India, Feb 3 2009
- On whose word?, Soli Sorabjee, Indian Express, Feb 2, 2009
- Now, consensus, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 2, 2009
- Congress off the blocks with the young & restless, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Feb 2, 2009.
- Why we should not vote for Sanjay, Ram Jethmalani, Times of India, Feb 1 2009
- Next PM: Mayawati has the best chance, S.S.Aiyar, Times of India, Feb 1 2009
- Will it be a boring, lacklustre Election 2009 ?, Swapan Dasgupta, Times of India, Feb 1 2009
January 2009
- Number theory, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2009
- Step carefully, Omar, Muzamil Jaleel, Indian Express, Jan 31, 2009
- Double negatives, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30 2009
- Lost in the woods, Kanchi Kohli and Manju Menon, Hindustan Times, Jan 29, 2009
- Two statues toppled, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2009
- Congress’s Naya Daur, Seema Chisti, Indian Express, Jan 26, 2009
- More food, less fear, will win the future, MJ Akbar, Times of India, Jan 25 2009
- 7 Racecourse Derby is off to a trot, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Jan 25, 2009
- BJP’s continuing troubles, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 24, 2009
- The Man in the Middle,Vir Sanghvi,Hindustan Times, Jan 24, 2009
- Small is Big, Editorial Comment, Times of India, Jan 22 2009
- When they are young again, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2009
- Votes & trivia, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 21, 2009
- Without a history, Suman K. Jha, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2009
- SAD family planning has BJP in tears, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Jan 19, 2009
- Leaders of the House, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 16, 2009
- There’s no third option, Ramachandra Guha, Hindustan Times, Jan 16, 2009
- The Yadavs in the middle, Seema Chisti, Indian Express, Jan 15, 2009
- Where democracy shines through, Ravi Shankar Prasad, The Hindu, Jan 14, 2009
- Two together, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2009
- Thumping win for DMK, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2009
- Amar Sting, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 13, 2009
- Humiliating defeat, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 12, 2009
- BJP’s fortunes are still up in the air, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Jan 11, 2009
- Return of the Censor, Vir Singhvi, Hindustan Times, Jan 10, 2009
- NDA of the affair, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Jan 8, 2009
- Lessons from 2008, Santosh Desai, Times of India, Jan 5, 2009
- Youth, democracy have won Kashmir, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Jan 4, 2009
- Sadak aur sarkar, Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express, Jan 3, 2009
- Small boys, big game, M.J. Akbar, mjakbar.org, Jan 3, 2009
- Appearance and reality, Rekha Chowdhary, Indian Express, Jan 2, 2009
- A year for nimble thinking, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express, Jan 1, 2009
December 2008
- A new way has dawned, Prem Shankar Jha, Hindustan Times, Dec 31, 2008
- A Real Con Called Conspiracy Theory, Byline by M J Akbar,Dec 27, 2008
- India’s 2009 Election, Badri Raina, ZNet, Dec 27, 2008
- Tipping points, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2008
- In cold blood, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 26, 2008
- The placard wars, Dhiraj Nayyar, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2008
- Bills of passage, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 25, 2008
- 46-day report card, C.V. Madhukar, Indian Express, Dec 24, 2008
- Goodwill hunting?, Debashish Mukerji, Hindustan Times, Dec 24, 2008
- Antulay is the Simi Garewal of Indian politics, M J Akbar, Times of India, Dec 21, 2008
- Antulay bowls full toss, Pak scores, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Dec 21, 2008
- Dealing with the R-word, N. Chandra Mohan, Hindustan Times, Dec 21, 2008
- Words, mischief, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2008
- Loony tunes, Barkha Dutt, Hindustan Times, Dec 19, 2008
- Toss Out That Cookie-Cutter, Neelabh Mishra, Outlook India Magazine, Issue of Dec 22, 2008
- Bull’s Eye, Rajinder Puri, Outlook India Magazine, Issue of Dec 22, 2008
- The Fine Print, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 19, 2008
- Questions about rhetoric, Veena Ramanna, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2008
- BJP needs new wine in new bottles, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Dec 14, 2008
- Interview with BJP Leader Mr. Arun Jaitley on the recent State Elections, Indian Express, Dec 14, 2008
- Fettered by fear, Muslims fritter away their vote, M J Akbar, Times of India, Dec 14 2008
- The medium is the mess, Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times, Dec 13, 2008
- Well done, Mrs D!, Karan Thapar, Hindustan Times, Dec 13, 2008
- The Terror Bogey At Poll Time, Outlook magazine, Dec 22 edition
- Vote for progress, Kuldip Nayar, The Daily Star, Dec 13, 2008
- False hope may guide India poll date, R M Cutler, Asia Times Online, Dec 12, 2008
- Voting with our heads, Rajdeep Sardesai, Hindustan Times, Dec 11, 2008
- Power of the provincial , Prabhu Chawla, India Today, Dec 11, 2008
- India’s state elections Not just about terrorists, Economist, Dec 11, 2008
- Seen and heard, Mihir S. Sharma, Indian Express, Dec 10, 2008
- One man, one vote, Editorial, The Indian Express, Dec 10, 2008
- Media Vox on the results of State Assembly Elections 2008
- Advantage Congress, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 9 2008
- Triple-term club , Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 9, 2008
- Assembly lessons, Coomi Kapoor, Indian Express, Dec 09, 2008
- Never say never, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Indian Express, Dec 9, 2008
- Verdict 2008, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 9, 2008
- Mixed results from five States, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 9, 2008
- Shot in the arm for Congress, Editorial, The Asian Age, Dec 8 2008
- Game, set…?, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Dec 8, 2008
- The five find-outers Editorial, Hindustan Times, Dec 8, 2008
- Poll vaults, Editorial, The Indian Express, Dec 08, 2008
- Maharashtra: a state of crisis, Meena Menon, The Hindu, Dec 8, 2008
- Congress trips on Pawar play, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Dec 8, 2008
- The chatteranti, Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express, Dec 6, 2008
- Less blame, more action, Shishir Gupta, Indian Express, Dec 5, 2008
- Bamboo revolution, Indian Express editorial, Dec 5, 2008
- Cold water over the candles: Record voter turnout after Mumbai attack, Vandita Mishra, Indian Express, Dec 05, 2008
- Repositioning the Congress, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Indian Express, Dec 04, 2008
- Our netas are us, Jug Suraiya, The Times of India, Dec 3 2008
- Enough is enough, Ravi R. Prasad, The Statesman, Dec 3 2008
Pictures say louder than words -
- Public wrath of the Netas, Ninan’s world, The Times of India, Dec 10, 2008
- Political Cartoons, E.P. Unny, Indian Express
- Results of State Elections 2008, Ninan’s world, The Times of India, Dec 8, 2008
- Congress - CPM relations, Ninan’s world, The Times of India, Dec 6, 2008
November 2008
- Electoral mood is anti-incumbent, Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar, The Times of India, Nov 30 2008
- The Problem Is Politics , Shekhar Gupta, Newsweek, Nov 29, 2008
- We’re all Bombayites today, Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times, Nov 29, 2008
- Rise above votebank, coalition interests , Arun Nehru, The Asian Age, Nov 28, 2008
- Elections in Youngistan, Seema Chishti, Indian Express, Nov 27, 2008
- Taking the Indira path, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Nov 23, 2008
- Seize the Moment, Barkha Dutt, Hindustan Times, Nov 21, 2008
- Let’s salute the people of Kashmir Valley, Aastha Manocha, Indian Express, Nov 21, 2008
- The battle for Delhi, Pankaj Vohra, Hindustan Times, Nov 19, 2008
- A Peaceful Poll?, Ajaat Jamwal, Outlook India, Nov 17, 2008
- Diversionary Electoral Tactics?, B. Raman, Outlook India, Nov 16, 2008
Pictures say louder than words -
- Political Cartoons, E.P. Unny, Indian Express
before October 2008
- UPA jittery over polls, Saurabh Shukla, India Today, October 30, 2008
- 2009 elections: What makes them so special, M J Akbar, The Times of India, Sep 14 2008