How India could get punked by Donald Trump

If his form on last week’s European tour is any indication, the American president’s proposed visit for the Republic Day may not go the way Narendra Modi hopes.

Girish Shahane

· Jul 18, 2018 · 08:00 am

Why it doesn’t matter if LGBT people are ‘born that way’

Secular, liberal values must be why India should decriminalise homosexuality, not arguments based in faith or tradition.

Girish Shahane

· Jul 11, 2018 · 08:00 am

India could show the US some spine on Iran, but it would rather flaunt muscle at home

With his seeming inability to stand up to Washington, Modi is risking India’s traditionally independent foreign policy.

Girish Shahane

· Jul 05, 2018 · 08:00 am

Opinion: Narendra Modi is not strong like Indira Gandhi – and that’s a good thing

The anniversaries of Sanjay Gandhi’s death and the Emergency prompt a consideration of ruthlessness.

Girish Shahane

· Jun 27, 2018 · 08:00 am

Xi sells Seychelles on the seashore as Modi’s foreign policy lies in tatters

Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Mongolia – and now what feels like an episode of Presumption Island.

Girish Shahane

· Jun 20, 2018 · 08:00 am

India stands to gain the most and risks the least by joining China’s One Belt, One Road initiative

India counts among few nations with an economy and polity deep and strong enough to resist China’s hegemonic designs.

Girish Shahane

· Jun 14, 2018 · 08:00 am

Radical reform: Do harsh rape laws deter justice for some victims?

Beyond the offensive arguments of the writer Germaine Greer’s lecture on rape at Hay Literature Festival in the United Kingdom lies a useful insight.

Girish Shahane

· Jun 08, 2018 · 08:00 am

Tale of two stings: Al Jazeera’s match-fixing documentary shows what Cobrapost exposé lacks

Cobrapost obviously does not have the kind of resources Al Jazeera does but it could have done a better job.

Girish Shahane

· May 30, 2018 · 08:00 am

Will Trump force Modi to unfriend Iran now that the US is out of the nuclear deal with Tehran?

Rising oil prices are only one aspect of the new crisis in West Asia.

Girish Shahane

· May 24, 2018 · 08:00 am

Lessons in leadership: What Narendra Modi could learn from Sher Shah Suri

The anniversaries of Modi’s 2014 victory and Sher Shah Suri’s defeat of Humayun hold an opportunity to compare the two rulers.

Girish Shahane

· May 16, 2018 · 08:00 am

‘If it ain’t broke, break it’: Modi government is using ideological battles to mask its incompetence

In the process, it is wrecking some of India’s finest institutions of art, culture and learning.

Girish Shahane

· May 09, 2018 · 08:00 am

Modi was elected to get India sprinting, but all he’s doing is screen the movie in fast motion

The government’s claims on full electrification of India’s villages follow a familiar script.

Girish Shahane

· May 02, 2018 · 12:30 pm