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Tavleen Singh
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Tavleen Singh writes: India must not hesitate to confront some harsh truthsSubscriber Only
March 31,2024 07:30:40 AM
If the polls are right and Narendra Modi wins a third term, it could be because his vision of the future is that of a developed India by 2047.
Sun, Mar 31, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Is Indian democracy dead?Subscriber Only
March 24,2024 08:00:23 AM
What I will say is that for now it looks as if arresting Kejriwal just before a general election will work to enhance his image rather than damage it.
Fri, Mar 29, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Electoral bonds failed to bring transparency or end black moneySubscriber Only
March 17,2024 07:15:20 AM
This scheme that turned āblackā money snowy white as soon as it became a political donation was ānot perfectā as the finance minister admitted at the India Today conclave last week.
Sun, Mar 17, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: If Cong loses again it would be because it still clings to defunct economic ideasSubscriber Only
March 10,2024 07:10:43 AM
Rahul Gandhi's economic ideas do not seem to resonate with the Indian voter and this could be because, like me, there are millions of Indians who remember those āsocialistā decades with horror.
Tue, Mar 12, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Misplaced priorities or wrong prioritiesSubscriber Only
March 03,2024 07:35:53 AM
What point is there in building grand new highways and airports, and aiming to land four Indians on the Moon, if we cannot provide our citizens with their most basic needs?
Sun, Mar 03, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Dissidence strengthens democracySubscriber Only
February 25,2024 07:05:07 AM
In India, we celebrate elections with fervour and festivity but too often forget that democracy is about more than elections. What it is fundamentally about are the rights that democracy gives ordinary people to speak out if they disagree with government policies.
Sun, Feb 25, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Listen to the farmers, PM ModiSubscriber Only
February 18,2024 07:05:36 AM
Data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation says that between 2013 and 2019, farmersā incomes rose by 30 per cent while their debts went up by 58 per cent.
Sun, Feb 18, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: For Congress to promise a caste census instead of a new economic idea is almost suicidalSubscriber Only
February 11,2024 07:45:08 AM
Modi is so sure of victory that he made it a point to emphasise this in his speeches in Parliament last week.
Sun, Feb 11, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Things more important than the BudgetSubscriber Only
February 04,2024 07:10:09 AM
The burden of millions living in extreme poverty is one that Modi inherited. There is no question that he has done more to reduce the weight of this burden than other prime ministers.
Mon, Feb 05, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Important to never forget that Ram Rajya was an embodiment of justice for allSubscriber Only
January 28,2024 08:00:43 AM
If the temple in Ayodhya is to begin an Indian renaissance, and it is my fervent hope that it does, then for bulldozer justice to happen in Indiaās commercial capital days after the consecration indicates that this is never going to happen
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes on Ram Temple consecration: Renaissance, not revengeSubscriber Only
January 21,2024 07:46:39 AM
On the eve of the consecration of Ramās new temple, I would like to warn against Hindu triumphalism once again.
Sun, Jan 21, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: Is the Congress party suicidal?Subscriber Only
January 14,2024 08:00:11 AM
Why has the Congress Party been reduced to such a state that in the past two general elections it has not been able to win enough seats to claim the position of leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha?
Mon, Jan 15, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes on Ayodhya temple consecration: Mixing religion with politics has ruined countries like Iran and PakistanSubscriber Only
January 07,2024 07:55:13 AM
The consecration ceremony is two weeks away, but it is hard to find a news bulletin that does not lead with the latest developments in the temple.
Sun, Jan 07, 2024
Tavleen Singh writes: PM Modi’s guarantees vs Rahul Gandhi’s promisesSubscriber Only
December 31,2023 07:30:26 AM
If Modiās guarantees have more resonance, it is because he seems to have understood exactly what appeals to the Indian voter today
Sun, Dec 31, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: Please answer the questions, PM ModiSubscriber Only
December 24,2023 07:45:06 AM
It has long been evident that one of the great skills of the Modi government is to create a distraction every time it finds itself in a tight spot and this is what it did with the harmless spoof on the Vice President.
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: A caste census is casteismSubscriber Only
December 17,2023 07:10:29 AM
Extreme poverty and casteism have long been the material that our political leaders use to create their vote banks but why have the Dalit groups who attacked me last week not done more? Is it because their compassion is fake or because they have learned how to exploit these most deprived of Indiaās citizens just like politicians?
Sun, Dec 17, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: Time to end reservationsSubscriber Only
December 10,2023 07:30:15 AM
Among the benefits that accrue is that you can claim vast tracts of valuable public land for this supposedly charitable activity. The whole system is corrupt, outdated and evil, and the people who barely benefit because of it are those deprived and discriminated castes for whom reservations were created in the first place.
Mon, Dec 11, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: Faced with dismal, dreary choice voters choose those who offer better freebiesSubscriber Only
December 03,2023 07:14:40 AM
When Narendra Modi first appeared upon the national political stage, he took a refreshingly different view of poverty.
Sun, Dec 03, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: I wish India had done more when Mumbai was attackedSubscriber Only
November 26,2023 08:00:59 AM
As someone who lives in Mumbai in that vicinity where the attacks took place, what has horrified me is how little has been done since 26/11 to strengthen our defences against jihadi terrorism.
Sun, Nov 26, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: If Osama can change from being monster to hero, we all need to be worriedSubscriber Only
November 19,2023 07:15:58 AM
When I asked moderate Muslim friends why Osama was seen as a hero, they said he was fighting for Allah against the āevil western worldā and this made him a holy warrior. How ironic that he has become a hero once more in the eyes of young people bred in the very world that he set out to destroy.
Sun, Nov 19, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: From Gaza to freebies ahead of elections, dark shadows over DiwaliSubscriber Only
November 12,2023 07:02:31 AM
If things get better, I promise that next Diwali I will write a piece full of joy and sparkle. This year it has been too hard to do.
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: It is hard to believe Kashmiri Muslims will remain unaffected by Gaza for longSubscriber Only
November 05,2023 07:11:18 AM
In Srinagar, there are rumours that Imams had been warned not to talk about the Middle East in their Friday sermons. They do not need to.
Tue, Nov 07, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: PM Modi needs to put leash on officials who trample on others’ rightSubscriber Only
October 29,2023 07:45:21 AM
Preserving democracy has become vitally important today not just in India but in the world because long shadows loom over democratic countries like Israel and Ukraine.
Sun, Oct 29, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: Why I still stand with IsraelSubscriber Only
October 22,2023 07:56:16 AM
There are āliberalsā in India who believe that jihadism is no different to Hindutva and that both need to be condemned in equal measure. I believe they are wrong.
Mon, Oct 23, 2023
Tavleen Singh writes: Does Israel have a choice but to fight for its right to exist?Subscriber Only
October 15,2023 07:00:05 AM
If civilians in Gaza are killed in the war that Israel hopes will finish Hamas once and for all, it will be Hamas that is to blame.
Mon, Oct 16, 2023