A lightly edited version of this article appeared on News18here. Were Indians colonizers? Yes, says Nehru. Was India conquered by Hindu imperialism? Again, Nehru says yes. Okay, then would you say that someone like Mahmud Ghazni, who destroyed Somnath temple, was a Muslim imperialist? Stop right away, Nehru tells you. That would be going too Continue reading Glimpses of Nehrus worldview: Hindus as imperialists, and a disturbing amount of genocidedenial

A lightly edited version of this article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared in News18here. Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel. On an average day, you can always find patriotic BJP supporters getting schooled by Indian liberals with a line such as this. But do liberals believe it themselves? For instance, do liberals believe Continue reading India, Canada and USA: Liberals say one thing in India and its opposite in theWest

This article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared in The Financial Express (Oct 25, 2024) Is it possible to have 2+2 =5 ? Of course it is. Just imagine that the second 2 is contributing more to the addition than the first 2. Did you think that makes no sense? In that case, why would you Continue reading Oxfam report on GST is wrong and mathematicallyimpossible

A lightly edited version of this article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared in News18here. Have you ever heard of the biggest ship disaster of all time? Six or seven times worse than the Titanic. On Jan 30, 1945, the Wilhelm Gustloff left the Baltic Sea port of Gotenhafen in northern Europe, now in Poland. They Continue reading Why the Muslim world should stop holding a grudge against Israel and moveon

A lightly edited version of this article appeared in News18 here. Who founded NASA? This is one of my favorite questions to ask. Not because the answer is particularly interesting. But because of the nature of the question. Do Americans remember Eisenhowers vision each time NASA makes a big discovery? Now think about ISRO. Our Continue reading Why do we remember Nehru differently from how other countries remember theirleaders?

This article appeared in the Statesman here, and a Hindi translation appeared in Punjab Kesari here Has the Modi government lifted Indias economic fortunes during its ten years in office? We know that India has become the fifth largest economy. Most people agree that India would become the third largest economy by 2026 or 2027. Continue reading The 6.5 trillion dollar Modi surplus and the UPAs 2.5 trillion dollardeficit

A lightly edited version of this article, written with Vijita Singh Aggarwal, appeared in Firstposthere. What is next for Bangladesh after the coup against Sheikh Hasina? We do not know. But many in the media say that great things are about to happen. As for the attacks against Hindus in Bangladesh, liberals have gone to Continue reading Bangladesh : Why the idea of the glorious student protester ismisguided

An edited version of this article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared on NDTVhere. Since independence day is near, it is time to take stock of our country. This year, the world economy is expected to grow at 3.2 percent. But India is expected to grow at 7 percent, which is over twice as fast. We Continue reading How India lost 11 trillion dollars to failed economic policies of thepast

An edited and shortened version of this article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared in The New Indian Expresshere. The latest budget has just come out. That means each of us gets to complain about whatever is most important to us. And to go on the internet to watch others do the exact same thing. This Continue reading India has gone from a nation of savers to a nation ofinvestors

A lightly edited version of this article, written with Karuna Gopal, appeared on Firstposthere. Once again, BJP supporters on social media are seething. This time, the US Embassy has invited a prominent anti-BJP influencer to lead some kind of event. How can a foreign country interfere so openly in our politics? What if India began Continue reading Reality check: Can India do anything about American interference in our politics?