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Malvika Singh

Held to ransom

Citizens comprehend well that when governments are in denial, they respond and react only when confronted with extreme positions and demands, usually laced with threats of dire consequences verging on brutal, militant assaults

Scrutinise the rule book

Rules and laws of a colonial power that governed us need to be rewritten to deal with the demands of a sovereign, democratic republic. For this to happen, we need to devise a simple rulebook

Economic emergence for all

Surely, there is space for “stories” ranging from the sublime at one end, to the ridiculous at the other and much else in between. If India is to take off, her diverse constituents need to connect

Temptations of a flabby state

It was this unthinking attitude towards peace in Kashmir that severely damaged our position in that state of the Indian Union, allowing for ruthless militancy to fight “the forces”, till it became impossible to retreat.

Bad case of arrested development

Why are politicians trying to strap us into a straitjacket by killing our cultural dimensions, our liberal tradition, our ability to live and let live?

Taking on the status quo

Will the impending election change the narrative of Indian politics and initiate an attitude towards India, the India that is booming and the India that has been neglected, and begin the process of renewal?

Congress’s turn for churn

It was a Budget that caught the critics of the UPA as well as the Opposition in Parliament unprepared and, therefore, a trifle irritated that there really was nothing much at first glance that could have demanded a vociferous attack.

Yearning for youthful dynamism

Why does the Congress high command not see what the public can see clearly? What ‘jaadu’ has the coterie worked on the party’s top leadership?

Nehruvian India of tomorrow

To separate the rich and the poor is akin to partitioning India yet again. Instead, the state must pledge to do its job honestly, provide functioning infrastructure and then leave entrepreneurial India to generate inclusive wealth
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