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Abki baar, 400 Paar: BJP shows up break-India forces

Ashish Shukla - December 14, 2019

Think of all the reasons you could in opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and you would’ve all of your answers in these two...

Triple Talaq Bill: Are Indian Muslims now political orphans?

Ashish Shukla - August 1, 2019

Indian Muslims, most of whom are political, have a difficult choice today. They number most in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal and switch between...

History could remember Modi as one who freed up Indian Muslims

Ashish Shukla - July 31, 2019

What do I tell which all of you don’t know? Maybe to my Muslim brethren who fault the Triple Talaq Bill—still not an Act till...

Manmohan Singh and the winter of public life

Ashish Shukla - June 28, 2019

The winter of public life is setting upon Dr. Manmohan Singh. By all accounts, it is doing no good to his feeble frame. Or...

One Nation, One Poll: Why Maya, Akhilesh or Owaisi dread it

Ashish Shukla - June 20, 2019

If you were to ask the majority of this country if they want “One Nation, One Poll” the answer would be an overwhelming yes. People...

Smriti Irani in McDonald: We’re loving it

Ashish Shukla - June 4, 2019

Smriti Irani is a formidable opponent. You don’t need Rahul Gandhi to tell you. Anybody who has engaged her in the Parliament, TV debates...

Indian Express begins 2019 with Mrinal Pande’s bigotry

Ashish Shukla - January 1, 2019

I grew up in Lucknow, aware of a Hindi literary icon Shivani who lived in Gulistan Colony, a pristine part of the city which...

Aadhaar Act: SC may have to take another call

Ashish Shukla - November 28, 2018

The Aadhaar issue is far from settled despite Supreme Court ruling on its validity and necessity under the Constitutional norms on Wednesday. The ruling Modi...