The aam aadmi is convinced that the khaas aadmi and their kin get undue favours. This rage against the elite is fuelling Arvind Kejriwal’s campaign.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Team Arvind sees politics as a moral crusade. But will the middle class be willing to go beyond candlelight marches and made-for-TV fasts?
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Mamata Banerjee is yet to make the transition from a combative politician to a diligent administrator. But such is the political vacuum in Bengal that she may end up as the winner, writes
Rajdeep Sardesai.
Raj Thackeray must realise that his politics of ‘sons of the soil’ is subject to the law of diminishing returns. It is doing irreparable damage to the idea of Mumbai,
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Cities like Mumbai can be saved from further catastrophe only if the State takes a zero tolerance stand on law-breakers, irrespective of religious affiliation.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
The media could not cover the Assam riots like Gujarat 2002. This is not because of any religious bias but because the riot-hit areas were inaccessible.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
London 2012 could be a tipping point for Indian Olympic sport, the moment when we emerge from years of celebrating mediocrity into striving for excellence. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Rahul Gandhi should make the effort to fill the leadership vacuum in the Congress or risk being seen as a reluctant politician. And he must make up his mind quickly. Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
By turning a power struggle into an ideological war, Nitish Kumar and Narendra Modi may lose the game even before the contest for prime ministership begins.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
As recent events show, in India today there is very little room for genuine debate on public issues. This is not good news for any democracy.
The IPL must not be criticised for the T20 format or the scantily clad cheerleaders. Instead, let us focus on the lack of accountability of those who administer the League.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
The neta’s ability to laugh at oneself is the ultimate oxygen for a cartoonist. Take that away and the cartoonist is sadly reduced to a cut-out artist, writes
Rajdeep Sardesai.
Caste or political biases should not influence the choice of India's next president. We need someone who will elevate the post through public service and individual achievement.
Rajdeep Sardesai writes.
Indian voters prefer decisive, even if authoritarian, leaders to those who wear individual integrity as a badge of honour
The rail budget fiasco shows that the culture of a party ‘supremo’ is undermining the PM’s authority over his Cabinet and threatening the basis of democratic politics, writes
Rajdeep Sardesai.