Alok Mehta, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Lessons to be learnt from Germany on real election issues

Democracy will be strong only when voters and leaders get their priorities right and turn them into issues. This week, I got a call from...

Temples, akharas, and their tax-free existence

Property disputes of many religious institutions are pending in courts and cases of murder of some chiefs or heirs have also come to the...

Dark spots in the government’s books

The leaders of the Central and state governments, along with other political parties, make big announcements in Parliament, legislative Assemblies, TV news channels, and...

How babudom is derailing PM Modi’s big projects

The Prime Minister cannot be accused of personal interest, corruption, but if there are issues at the lower level, then it is obvious that...

Rahul should take a leaf out of Indira’s ‘formula’ to revive Congress

When there is dependence on pliable, ‘yes-man’ leaders and assistants, the power and organisation start crumbling. New Delhi: An elderly politician, while discussing the political...

When prisoners sit in jailer’s chair, get involved in illegal businesses

New Delhi: It is not about any movie scene. During the 1989 elections, I sent one of my experienced correspondents, Diwakar, to take an...

The game that foreign powers play to bring in regime changes

Little is known about Soviet Union’s conspiracy to topple the Morarji Desai government. In recent months, protests against the Narendra Modi government by some organizations...

Sans executive body, Congress is run by key leaders in MP

God Bless You with a Long Life

A likely landslide for BJP in Bhopal, Congress unprepared

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