Contrary to many others, I have not been an admirer of Shashi Tharoor’s tweets. Some of them are downright silly (“…cursed my ex-wife in Malayalam!”), and many are inappropriate for somebody who is part of the establishment. But I like his recent tweets on the new visa rule ... [More]

There are two ways to look at the UPA government’s quick U-turn on sugar cane pricing policy. It bowed after protesting farmers stormed into Delhi in unprecedented numbers, backed by opposition parties in Parliament. Or, it bowed after Rahul Gandhi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thurs... [More]