Collapse of middle order

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Harish Gupta

In India, 'middle class' can be a dangerously deceptive term. It means several things to several people. For example, it can mean households that possess items like (a) TV, (b) computer/laptop, (c) car/scooter and (d) telephone/mobile.

Will Mamata Turn ?

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Harish Gupta Reams of newsprint and hours of television time have already gone into scrutinizing the respective merits and demerits of Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi as the next prime minister of India. But there is little public interest to grasp the fact that either of them is unable to form a government all by himself.

BJP wants Jaitley to face Shiela; he flies to US

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Harish Gupta

 Worried over all opinion polls unequivocally predicting defeat for the BJP in Delhi Assembly polls, the party high command has launched a search for its chief ministerial candidate who can face the twin challenges of Shiela Dixit and Aam Admi Party.

The Mumbai Club

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

The run-up to the 2014 elections is quite different from previous ones in one respect: that the core of India's big industry, which we may call the "Mumbai Club", is now driven by an evangelical zeal to believe that the rise of Narendra Modi to the prime ministerial pedestal was inevitable.

The power shift

by Harish Gupta, National Editor, Lokmat Group

Harish Gupta

Going by the dramatic turn of events last week that hoisted Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the centre stage, one cannot but feel sorry for the likes of Subramaniam Swamy, who turned defaming the Gandhi family into a profession, as it seems. Rahul's action mauled not just them.