Shashi Shekhar

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Government must leave the IITs alone
Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

IITs are ready for and deserving of the autonomy they seek, being the only remaining...

How the presidential poll could shape BJP's future
Rediff.com11 Jun 2012

By endorsing the Sangma candidacy the BJP could take the first steps towards a new...

Nothing diminishes the fact that we are a Great Nation
Rediff.com13 May 2012

The history of our nation may not always have charted a linear trajectory to greatness....

Why India needs a Sardar Patel today
Rediff.com7 May 2012

From NCTC to GST and from economic reforms to targeted subsidies/entitlements the...

Prime Minister Modi? The idea is inevitable
Rediff.com11 Apr 2012

'With the Special Investigation Team's closure report finding no case to be made...

It's time to reform the Rajya Sabha
Rediff.com2 Apr 2012

Chief ministers who have been championing federalism must take the lead in reforming...

Dual membership could make third front viable
Rediff.com21 Mar 2012

It is not inconceivable that elections in India can be fought by a party maintaining a...

Is the BJP becoming a caricature of the Congress?
Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

For far too long, the BJP has postponed an uncomfortable debate on the need for radical...

Gujarat Riots: Justice or Retribution?
Rediff.com29 Feb 2012

The tenth anniversary of the Gujarat 2002 riots comes at politically importune moment...

The Congress and its desperation for the Muslim vote
Rediff.com13 Feb 2012

It is clear that the Congress party is now in a last ditch attempt to raise the...

Rushdie brouhaha is another strike against Free Speech
Rediff.com18 Jan 2012

When Truth dies along with it dies the 'Fabric of Trust' that holds nations and...

Why India needs a leader like Narendra Modi
Rediff.com6 Jan 2012

'Let us start the debate in 2012 in favour of a directly elected executive with a civil...

Aftermath of 2011: Do Frequent Elections Beckon?
Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

'In many ways, 2011 had come to resemble the mid-1990s when an unusual number of...

Aftermath of 2011: Do Frequent Elections Beckon?
Rediff.com28 Dec 2011

'In many ways, 2011 had come to resemble the mid-1990s when an unusual number of...

My Rediscovery of India
Rediff.com12 Dec 2011

The aspirations of India's people have gotten far ahead of the political debate as one...

The BJP's lame excuses on FDI are hardly credible
Rediff.com1 Dec 2011

There is palpable disappointment within a section of Young and Aspirational India that...

Fake outrage over fake encounters
Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

The lessons from the Ishrat Jehan episode should be about providing a remedy in the...

The importance of Narendra Modi's visit to China
Rediff.com9 Nov 2011

The success of Gujarat has today put it in a place where it can negotiate and navigate...

An unnecessary Mahabharata over the Ramayana
Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

'Let us rescue history from the leftist high priests of history. In the process, let us...

Why does the Congress have such a poor culture of accountability?
Rediff.com29 Sep 2011

It is Andhra Pradesh and not Uttar Pradesh which is the real litmus test for Rahul...