Politics is Darwinian. Individuals will prioritise their future first. — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Much of India's Hindu-Muslim divisions can also be located in the context of history, fomented further by the politics of divide and… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
National security is that old rabbit that's pulled out of the hat every time politicians run out of other tricks to keep… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Whether it's Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana or Odisha, we have seen similar patterns - hostile local politics transform into conciliation of some… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Politics, by definition, is risk averse. Perhaps that's why America was so awestruck when Barack Obama ended the Black vs White debate… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Politicians know that as public opinion learns to assert itself more aggressively, a government that goes against a presidential opinion can find… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
For the Modi government, the calls for a 'Naya Kashmir' has paradoxically led them right back to old established political parties after… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
You cannot hurl textbook principles of right and wrong in the age of fake news, WhatsApp campaigns and personality-centric cult politics. Elections… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
I am not a big fan of politicians turning tragedy into opportunity, but I believe that which politician a victim's family wants… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Every institution of India - politicians, journalists and corporate chieftains - comes within the purview of the judiciary but when it comes… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
There comes a time in the life of every government when the media decide that it has blundered so fatally that a… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
For too long now we have watched the Left perch prettily on the periphery of the government, enjoying influence without accountability. In… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
Women - whether in politics, media or business - can't have it both ways. We can't demand to be judged irrespective of… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share Image
If you leave out the magnetic stardom of sportsmen and actors, middle-class India today really has just two heroes - the army and the… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Women - whether in politics, media or business - can't have it both ways. We can't demand to be judged irrespective of our gender… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
I don't care if a flight attendant is fat as long as she doesn't sneak back to the galley for a gossip when she… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
In 2020 we saw the poorest Indian citizen suffer as migrant workers, in the hundreds of thousands, fled the cities on foot, sometimes barefoot,… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Wherever I go, people complain about what they see on television. Yet, if you are lapping this up because it's random entertainment or from… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
What other, newer democracies find relatively easy - conducting an election, the counting of votes, the peaceful transition of power - seems to have… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Politics, by definition, is risk averse. Perhaps that's why America was so awestruck when Barack Obama ended the Black vs White debate by painting… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
In many ways, Ahmed Patel was the mind of Sonia Gandhi. Nearly everything we know about her publicly was constructed or revealed with his… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
India cannot pretend anymore that none of its citizens fancy membership to the Global Jehad club. We need to examine where our secularism has… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Yes, fear and repression may be permanent citizens in Narendra Modi's Gujarat. — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Much has already been said about the indisputable integrity of men such as AB Bardhan and Prakash Karat. So, why is it that while… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
The working conditions of Indian labourers in the Gulf countries are notoriously abusive. — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
I feel unabashedly Indian, and this means that not just do I jump to my feet and sing along with the national anthem, it… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
Apart from democracy, globalisation and economic liberalism is our 20th century area of commonality with the U.S., the burgeoning numbers of skilled Indian workers… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
The rise of Right-wing populism globally has divided not just countries, but families. It has broken relationships and torn apart friendships. It has created… — Barkha Dutt Copy Share
