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Obama’s intriguing silence on Pakistan, writes Karan Thapar
The one question Obama doesn’t answer is about Pakistan’s role. Was Pakistan hiding bin Laden and, therefore, complicit? Or unaware of his presence and, therefore, incompetent?
Updated on Nov 21, 2020 08:43 PM IST
What political parties must not do for votes, writes Karan Thapar
A promise of a free vaccine, in the middle of a pandemic raging for ten months, plays upon people’s fears. Not for their country, state or community but of their own lives
Updated on Oct 31, 2020 10:27 PM IST
What I admired about Jaswant Singh, writes Karan Thapar
Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah took a different view. He didn’t care what his party thought of his scholarship. It was the “truth” as he saw it. Such courage and conviction is rare. In Indian politics, it’s probably unique
Updated on Oct 04, 2020 06:14 AM IST
To grey or not to grey
That is the question; and what, pray, is your answer?
Updated on May 18, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Seema Goswami
Stalin made a mistake in proposing Rahul Gandhi as the candidate for prime minister, writes Karan Thapar
A piquant situation will arise if Congress is the single largest party in the opposition alliance but short of the 136 mark. If Mayawati and Mamata have 40 MPs each they could be reluctant to give precedence to Rahul Gandhi. Even if their numbers are smaller they’re likely to believe their greater experience gives them prior claim
Updated on Dec 23, 2018 02:15 PM IST
‘#MeToo a revelation, gives women new voice’
Many children from in and around Himachal Pradesh also attended the literature festival, which saw experts from diverse backgrounds on one platform.
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 05:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kasauli | Sumeda
Mani Shankar Aiyar, Karan Thapar play the devil’s advocate at Khushwant Singh Lit Fest
In keeping with the fest’s theme, the strength of the nari (woman), Aiyar decided to focus the session on the prominent women Thapar knew and interviewed.
Updated on Oct 14, 2018 10:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kasauli | Aishwarya Khosla, Kasuali
Malavika’s Mumbaistan: A gathering of the tribe
Wednesday evening’s launch of Karan Thapar’s Devil’s Advocate at a Delhi five-star was a gathering of the tribe by all accounts; with former PM Dr Manmohan Singh and former CM Sheila Dixit, along with a host of Congress leaders, in attendance to hear Rahul Gandhi’s address, it was a little like the Ghost of Times Past – a Lutyen’s love fest for all those people who’d sat it out patiently in the Opposition praying that their supreme leader would get “woke” soon! And lo and behold, after his LS “speech-and-hug” double whammy, Gandhi appears to be “woke” enough.
Updated on Jul 27, 2018 05:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Malavika Sangghvi, Mumbai
How LK Advani’s secret meeting paved way for Agra summit: Excerpt from Karan Thapar’s book
Karan Thapar’s new book reveals how LK Advani’s secret meetings in 2000-2001 with the then Pakistani high commissioner paved the way for the Agra Summit and for the BJP leader’s changed attitude to Pakistan. An exclusive extract
Updated on Jul 15, 2018 04:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Karan Thapar
Justice Chelameswar hopes Jan 12 presser won’t come in way of Justice Gogoi’s elevation as CJI
CJI Dipak Misra retires on October 2 and Justice Chelameswar, who is the seniormost judge after him, would demit the office on June 22.
Updated on Apr 07, 2018 10:38 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | Press Trust of India
There is a bit of India in every Pakistani: Zardari
For the first time, a Pakistani head of state promised a “no-first nuclear-strike” against India, talked of change and reconciliation, of shared bloodlines and the possibility of doing away with passports, report Vinod Sharma and Zia Haq. See Special | See webcast | See pics
Updated on Sep 17, 2018 05:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vinod Sharma and Zia Haq, New Delhi