Karan Thapar

India has lost Kashmir valley people emotionally, says BJP leader Yashwant Sinha

Having assailed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the "mess" in the economy, BJP veteran leader Yashwant Sinha attacked the government on the Kashmir imbroglio, insisting "India has lost people of the valley emotionally".

Watch: Jayalalithaa takes on Karan Thapar in hard-hitting 2004 BBC interview

Back in 2004 — following some of her most turbulent years in politics — Jayalalithaa sat down with Karan Thapar for an interview for BBC World’s HARDtalk India. What followed was one of her strongest interviews providing an insight into the mind of the phenomenon called as Amma.

Montek defends poverty line (sort of) and deflects critics

Montek Singh Ahluwalia explains why you can't have it all: high food subsidies and cheap kerosene and diesel. He also stands by his poverty line - sort of

Inflation will remain high for another 8 months: Basu

Inflation will remain high till mid-2012, says Kaushik Basu.

Tool of the Emergency: Will India ever dump its I&B ministry?

The I&B minister is ready to work for a future without the I&B ministry. But will politicians be as open to giving up a powerful weapon at their disposal?

Why didn't India complain about LoC attack earlier, asks Pak envoy

Pakistan has now raised questions on why Indian Army DGMO did not inform his Pakistani counterpart on the killing of five Indian soldiers during their hotline talk on August 6.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s practical guide to de-iconisation

Aung Sang Suu Kyi doesn’t want to be deified and consigned to legends and folklore, but wants to be of use to her country.

LS sessions post independence were 60% more efficient

If one compares the number of bills passed by the first five Lok Sabha sessions after independence with the number of bills passes by the recent five Lok Sabha sessions, the tally is 1630 versus 939. That is a decline of over 40%.

‘Shut the phuck up’: Why Team Anna must engage with critics

Being deaf to criticism prevents Team Anna from understanding what their critics and supporters feel.

Name one country where people are happy: Khurshid

"Europe is changing its leaders all along...India may change as well, who said India shouldn't," said Salam Khurshid, Union Law minister on CNN-IBN.