665 Articles by
Abhishek Banerjee
Abhishek Banerjee is a columnist and author.
Opinions
The Economist is trying to charge Indians Rs 3799 per head to tell them how to save their democracy
The Economist had recently published an article against PM Narendra Modi and endorsed the 'corrupt' Congress for 2019 Lok Sabha elections
Opinions
Dear Dr. Manmohan Singh, your sore loser act is fooling nobody
No, Dr Manmohan Singh, the Army did not carry out any surgical strikes during your years in power.
Opinions
Here is how Indian ‘liberal’ propaganda over ‘intolerance’ might have caused 100s of deaths in Sri Lanka
Hundreds of innocents have lost their lives in bombings in Sri Lanka. And the global slander campaign against India could have led Sri Lankan officials to view Indian intelligence reports with suspicion.
Opinions
Here is why India needs to start fact-checking its election ‘experts’
This is about a larger problem of a certain caravan of ‘election astrologers’: journalists posing as ‘experts’, speaking with little regard for the truth and getting away with it
Opinions
There is a ‘Left’ in ‘Left Wing Extremism’: We know leftists are a danger to democracy, why do we pretend like it’s a debate?
In India, we act as if we have all been collectively hypnotized as if nobody can hear the word “Left” in “Left Wing Extremism”.
Politics
Why is Indian intelligentsia silent on AAP’s promise to throw non-Delhi students out of Delhi University?
Arvind Kejriwal of AAP wants an 80% quota in Delhi University for kids who have done their schooling from Delhi. The stated objective: to make sure that Delhi kids who score a mere 50% in their Board Exams are assured a place in Delhi University
Opinions
The hypocrisy and delusions: Raj Thackeray as the saviour for India’s liberals is both sad and hilarious
A man like Raj Thackeray, who cannot win a single MP has emerged as the grand hope of India’s ‘secular’ liberals to stop the Modi juggernaut. Let that sink in.
Opinions
If you believe Google trends, this election is a runaway win for Modi
It’s fairly clear: Congress hasn’t managed to get its message out. If you ask Google Trends, this election is over. The writing is on the wall. PM Narendra Modi is all set to win
Opinions
Why did the world not grieve for Pulwama the way it grieved for Sri Lanka?
Yesterday was a day of pure terror. The death toll in Sri Lanka continued to mount throughout the day.
Opinions
BJP base forced Sadhvi Pragya to apologize, why doesn’t ‘secular’ voter demand same from ‘secular’ parties?
Politicians do not exist in a vacuum. Politicians cater to their supporters. And different parties have different support bases.
