Author Archives: Sunil Sharan
6th May, 2013
Inured to rape
RAPE stalks the land. India rages against it. Delhi, that genteel city of Ghalib, has now been transformed into the rape capital of the world. As the Hindu points out, once fury abates ennui sets in, as was the case with
RAPE stalks the land. India rages against it. Delhi, that genteel city of Ghalib, has now been transformed into the rape capital of the world. As the Hindu points out, once fury abates ennui sets in, as was the case with
18th March, 2013
India’s power slipping away?
ONCE in a blue moon, an Indian bureaucrat gets it right. R.V. Shahi, the union power secretary in 2003, took on a backwater job that few wanted, and resurrected the country’s electricity sector.
ONCE in a blue moon, an Indian bureaucrat gets it right. R.V. Shahi, the union power secretary in 2003, took on a backwater job that few wanted, and resurrected the country’s electricity sector.
1st October, 2012
The spectre of Modi
HANG me publicly if I am found guilty, implored Gujarat’s chief minister, Narendra Modi. He who has incessantly maintained that the state’s 2002 riots were a mere natural reaction, man conforming to the laws of physics so to speak, was now suddenly seized of the enormity of the tragedy.
HANG me publicly if I am found guilty, implored Gujarat’s chief minister, Narendra Modi. He who has incessantly maintained that the state’s 2002 riots were a mere natural reaction, man conforming to the laws of physics so to speak, was now suddenly seized of the enormity of the tragedy.
17th July, 2012
An executive president?
ASCENSION to India’s presidency must be bittersweet for former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. For decades he has craved the elusive sceptre of prime minister. Settling ultimately for the cocoon of the
ASCENSION to India’s presidency must be bittersweet for former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. For decades he has craved the elusive sceptre of prime minister. Settling ultimately for the cocoon of the
26th June, 2012
Shale gas solution?
THE shale gas revolution is upending global energy, and could hold the promise of alleviating South Asia’s energy woes. But so mired is the region in strife, scams and vested interests, that it is letting a wondrous gift slip by.
THE shale gas revolution is upending global energy, and could hold the promise of alleviating South Asia’s energy woes. But so mired is the region in strife, scams and vested interests, that it is letting a wondrous gift slip by.
7th April, 2012
Maligned or malignant?
COUP-MAKER, spy, traitor, rampaging bull. Principled, steadfast, pathbreaker, rebel with a cause. Does India’s army chief, V.K. Singh, have one persona, or does he suffer from schizophrenia?
COUP-MAKER, spy, traitor, rampaging bull. Principled, steadfast, pathbreaker, rebel with a cause. Does India’s army chief, V.K. Singh, have one persona, or does he suffer from schizophrenia?
27th February, 2012
IPL is the new opium
ENGLAND’S Kevin Pietersen averaged 11 runs in the recent Test series against Pakistan, but still wanted to play in this year’s IPL (Indian Premier League).
ENGLAND’S Kevin Pietersen averaged 11 runs in the recent Test series against Pakistan, but still wanted to play in this year’s IPL (Indian Premier League).
12th January, 2012
General in his labyrinth
CELEBRATED Prussian military analyst Carl von Clausewitz described how the `fog of war` causes facts to be fudged. Indian army chief Gen V.K.
CELEBRATED Prussian military analyst Carl von Clausewitz described how the `fog of war` causes facts to be fudged. Indian army chief Gen V.K.
17th November, 2011
India needs to know
THIS summer of India’s discontent not only shook the nation, it also dealt a body blow to its most powerful politician, Sonia Gandhi. In August, Gandhi was whisked away to the US, ostensibly
THIS summer of India’s discontent not only shook the nation, it also dealt a body blow to its most powerful politician, Sonia Gandhi. In August, Gandhi was whisked away to the US, ostensibly
