‘Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry’—Watch this week's ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi:
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Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry
It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.
Remember the public revulsion against corruption that led to the collapse…
Remember the public revulsion against corruption that led to the collapse…
'It doesn’t matter who rules Delhi — AAP or BJP. Diwali madness is now an annual ritual'- Author Vir Sanghvi argues that every govt does the same thing again & again, expecting a different result, to tackle Delhi's pollution: Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge
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'No matter who rules Delhi — AAP or BJP, Diwali madness over pollution is now an annual ritual'
'Diwali coincided with a massive jump in pollution levels in Delhi. So, on the one hand, the government announced restrictions on construction, vehicles, and the like. On the other hand, it facilitated the return of a huge mass pollutant by pushing for fireworks.…
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'Delhi bomber’s video can’t radicalise anyone, Umar Un Nabi isn’t a martyr. If we suppress the video, it might lead to public misapprehension'
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'Delhi bomber’s video can’t radicalise anyone, Umar Un Nabi isn’t a martyr'
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There is a video floating around showing the alleged Delhi car bomber, Umar Un Nabi, justifying suicide bombing. It is not clear whether he wanted the video to be released or whether he was rehearsing remarks for a future video or…
There is a video floating around showing the alleged Delhi car bomber, Umar Un Nabi, justifying suicide bombing. It is not clear whether he wanted the video to be released or whether he was rehearsing remarks for a future video or…
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Op Sindoor, state assembly elections, EC controversies, India-US tension, and welfare schemes. What 2025's key political events say about India and Modi's future—ThePrint #SharpEdge by Vir Sanghvi
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Op Sindoor,India-US tensions,EC controversies:What 2025 tells us about PM Modi & India’s future
2025 has been an interesting year for India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this week's #SharpEdge, Vir Sanghvi argues, "From Operation Sindoor to India-US tensions to the EC controversies, a clear understanding has emerged about where the politics is…
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‘BCCI has reversed its own policy & worse- sabotaged India’s well-thought-out approach to Bangladesh’— Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge by Vir Sanghvi
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BCCI has reversed its own policy and worse,sabotaged India's well-thought-out approach to Bangladesh
BCCI recently decided to have the Kolkata Knight Riders drop Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman, who had signed for the IPL franchise for this season. In this week's #SharpEdge, Vir Sanghvi argues, "The BCCI decision has given new life to the lunatic fringe…
From Deen Dayal Upadhyay's death & Madhavrao Scindia's plane crash to the Gandhi family assassinations, so much of what happens in politics has little to do with calculations and much more to do with fate. Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Ajit Pawar’s death is another ‘what if’ moment in Indian politics
The crash that resulted in the tragic demise of Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and everyone else on board the Learjet to Baramati reminds us how fragile life is. Decades from now, we will wonder how things could have been in Maharashtra but…
Opinion: 'The reason Mamata Banerjee has their respect is because she is the one politician who challenges this defeatist consensus. No matter how powerful the Centre may seem, nothing deters her. Others may have given up fighting the Election Commission, but she will go to the Supreme Court and challenge its functioning.'
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Why Indian liberals respect Mamata—she’s a politician challenging their defeatist consensus
Secularism may be a tired, washed out concept in much of India, but in Mamata Banerjee’s Bengal, it still reigns in all its majesty.
Why does Mamata Banerjee continue to find support among Indian liberals despite criticism of her governance? Watch this week's ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Why Indian liberals continue to respect Mamata Banerjee
Why does West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continue to receive strong backing from Indian liberals, even as questions are raised about governance, party cadre violence, and allegations of minority appeasement?
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From public remarks to political campaigns, Rahul Gandhi remains a key BJP target. What’s driving it?
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Watch this week's ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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BJP’s criticism of Rahul Gandhi driven by strategy, not fear
Is Rahul Gandhi really a weak leader, or is there a deeper political strategy behind the BJP’s constant attacks?
From a bizarre petition over “tea and biscuits” to repeated criticism of his conduct, the narrative around Rahul Gandhi raises a key question:…
From a bizarre petition over “tea and biscuits” to repeated criticism of his conduct, the narrative around Rahul Gandhi raises a key question:…
'US talks like a hawk, acts like a chicken under fire—history shows it'
Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi.
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Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi.
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US talks like a hawk, acts like a chicken under fire—history shows it
Americans are happy only with wars that are fought as video games, where they kill thousands of enemy combatants and civilians, but where no Americans have to die.
Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi.
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Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi.
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Skip the lies about the Delhi Gymkhana Club being a secret power centre and answer 5 questions— Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Skip the lies about the Delhi Gymkhana Club being a secret power centre, answer 5 questions
The Delhi Gymkhana Club is not the beating heart of India’s wealthy and powerful elite. Nor is it a bastion of the liberal establishment.
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'Even Modi govt rejected the Taj Mahal conspiracy. Why is Allahabad HC taking it seriously?'—Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with journalist and author Vir Sanghvi
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Even Modi govt rejected the Taj Mahal conspiracy. Why is Allahabad HC taking it seriously?
A society that distorts and devalues the past in an effort to promote the politics of the present damages itself and all those who live in it, explains Vir Sanghvi in this week's #SharpEdge
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Delhi police facial recognition gear vs protesters and their phones: Who was more powerful?
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Watch this week's #SharpEdge by Vir Sanghvi
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Delhi police facial recognition gear vs protesters and their phones: Who was more powerful?
The Delhi police allegedly used facial recognition and profiling equipment at Jantar Mantar. If the police are now so tech-savvy, how come nobody told them that most people now use something called a camera phone? And that these phones allow people to take…
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'Narendra Modi's popularity has carried the BJP through three general elections. But when one leader claims every success, he also risks being blamed for every failure.' Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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'BJP’s good times are perhaps ending. But Modi is no Indira Gandhi'
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the reason the government exists. Poll after poll has told us that Modi is more popular than the government he heads. The BJP has won three general elections in a row because of his charisma. The cabinet rules in his name:…
'Gujarati wealth and influence have grown, something strange has happened to my people. We are now so conscious of our wealth that we flaunt it in the most ostentatious manner possible at oversized functions and big weddings. We act like everything is for sale. '
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BAPS Eiffel Tower row isn’t a Hindu vs the rest issue. I see it as a Gujarati problem
As Gujarati influence has grown, something strange has happened to my people. We act like everything is for sale. It’s as true of industrialists as it is of Gujarati religious sects.
Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage. Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage
Nobody has any faith in most politicians. They distrust the police. They are disappointed by the judiciary. And they live in a society where even the drugs given by hospitals to critically ill patients are fake.What is worse is that we are convinced that…
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Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts—battle for Bombay House is really about moral authority. Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts—battle for Bombay House is really about moral authority
When JRD Tata was planning the succession at the Tata group, Ratan Tata was far from the obvious choice, despite his surname. Ratan himself told me in an interview that he thought Rusi Modi would get the job. Or that JRD would choose Nani Palkhivala. It was…
Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts—battle for Bombay House is really about moral authority. Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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Tata Sons vs Tata Trusts—battle for Bombay House is really about moral authority
When JRD Tata was planning the succession at the Tata group, Ratan Tata was far from the obvious choice, despite his surname. Ratan himself told me in an interview that he thought Rusi Modi would get the job. Or that JRD would choose Nani Palkhivala. It was…
'Losing Gyanesh Kumar and winning UP is the best option before Modi-BJP to silence critics' - Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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'Losing Gyanesh Kumar and winning UP is the best option before Modi-BJP to silence critics'
The PM’s CEC conundrum: Modi thinks bowing to public pressure makes him seem weak. And the BJP needs Gyanesh Kumar to help it win the UP election. Watch #ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi:
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'The gangsters are back in Bollywood. This time, they aren’t starstruck' - Watch ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi
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