Decoding the anatomy of Indo-US ties: Friends yes, choir-boy no
India is refusing to be a choir-boy of the United States which is a dichotomy given the two nations have never been closer on economic and defence matters than now in their 73 years of diplomatic relations. ...
4 Forces which BJP must confront—or be ready to lose India they have in mind
Ashish Shukla
12th February 2020Decoding the anatomy of Indo-US ties: Friends yes, choir-boy no
India is refusing to be a choir-boy of the United States which is a dichotomy given the two nations have never been closer on economic and defence matters than now in...4 Forces which BJP must confront—or be ready to lose India they have in mind
Ashish Shukla
12th February 2020
Modi and his eerie silence: Rivals are digging up their own grave
Ashish Shukla
10th January 2020I am a little intrigued by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s prolonged silence since protests and strikes filled our newspapers from headmast to imprint line even...
JNU visit: Ms. Padukone, why not name this man in your pro life and say sorry
Ashish Shukla
8th January 2020(It’s an open letter to Deepika Padukone. Hopefully she would read it and respond. If for nothing, then for commercial success of her upcoming movie).
“Tukde-tukde gang” and its plan that you don’t know about
Ashish Shukla
7th January 2020How “tukde-tukde gang” would wish students of this country forget studies or a beckoning career and instead wield sticks and stones, make front page news and...
Modi is an excuse: Real fear is Hindu awakening
Ashish Shukla
5th January 2020I doubt there has been a more significant month in India’s independent history since The Partition.
“Bloodiest story of human history” and its long shadow on resurgent India
Ashish Shukla
31th December 2019Never since the bloodbath of the Partition in 1947 which cost two million lives have Muslims and Hindus been so disenchanted with each other as of now and...
Abki baar, 400 Paar: BJP shows up break-India forces
Ashish Shukla
14th December 2019Think of all the reasons you could in opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and you would’ve all of your answers in these two pieces...
A bloodline of martyrs: Why this village rejoices in the blood it sheds
Ashish Shukla
10th December 2019The present year is a significant one for Indian army, it being the 20th anniversary of Kargil War and the centenary of its role in World War I. India’s martyred...
Gassed to death: A tragedy India finds difficult to live down
Ashish Shukla
8th December 2019There were men, women and children, thousands of them, bursting through gates of the Bhopal railway platform, emitting a tornado of wails, the crushing pressure dropping...
It’s unlikely the buried last Sikh king would be exhumed
Ashish Shukla
5th December 2019It is no small matter that the last king of the powerful Sikh empire of the 19th century is buried in a small nondescript village of 300 people in eastern England for 125...
Indian Express, The Hindu do a cover-up job on Sharad Pawar
Ashish Shukla
4th December 2019I share this with the readers of Indian Express and The Hindu to caution them about the highly biased coverage of these two newspapers who in popular perception are the...
