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Kalyani Shankar
Kalyani Shankar is a political commentator and a syndicated columnist. She was the Political Editor of Hindustan Times and also its Washington correspondent. A press fellow at Cambridge University and senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, Shankar is a founder member of the Indian women press corps.
Unite for the sake of the nation
It is high time the Opp stood united and formed a strategy to keep the Govt on its toes in the Budget Session The forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament is likely to be a boisterous one, with a lot of controversial issues expected to be raised by the Opposition. Although Parliamentary Affairs...
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Drama in the US is not over yet
12 January 2021 | Kalyani Shankar -
What lies ahead for Sasikala?
05 January 2021 | Kalyani Shankar -
Yet another bid at Opposition unity
22 December 2020 | Kalyani Shankar -
A swift end to farmers’ stir desirable
15 December 2020 | Kalyani Shankar -
Who will the star pair up with?
08 December 2020 | Kalyani Shankar -
A polarising municipal poll
01 December 2020 | Kalyani Shankar -
Debate key issues, don’t stall House
29 January 2020 | Kalyani Shankar
Population explosion must be next target
Prime Minister Modi should not only mobilise the support of other political parties but also of the chief ministers. If India wants to be a superpower, then addressing the population explosion is imperative Will there be a move to contain the population explosion in the country? After Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
All eyes on Delhi polls in new year
The lower and middle classes are happy with the AAP Government as they are satisfied with the way their bread and butter issues are tackled. While it is too early to predict anything, it is likely to be advantage AAP After the just-concluded Jharkhand Assembly polls, all eyes are now on...
Challenges galore for a rising star
While Jharkhand elections have given a definite edge to the JMM, running a stable Government will not be a cakewalk for incumbent Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Besides the many issues surrounding the State, he has to keep his flock together The mahagathbandhan’s impressive win in Jharkhand has sent a powerful political...
What lies ahead in 2020?
Politically, the country will be stable, given the massive mandate won by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just six months ago but the BJP has a lot of work still left to do to fulfil its core agenda Nostradamus, the world’s most famous seer, had predicted that the year 2020 would mark...
Time for collective introspection
Society should strongly support the victims of rape and not blame or shame them. The moral fabric of the country is tearing up slowly and this needs to stop. Boys must be taught to respect women by their parents at an early stage In William Shakespeare’s famous drama Julius Caesar, Cassius,...
The BJP’s star is still rising
Modi is in a strong position right now and it is the allies who need the party and not the BJP which needs the partners as in the past. There was a time when the saffron party was considered an untouchable but it is not so anymore All is not...
What lies ahead for Sri Lankan Tamils?
The new President, known as ‘terminator’ for his role in wiping out the LTTE a decade ago, has faced lawsuits in Lanka and in the US over allegations of staged killings of Tamil separatists, critics and journalists during the civil war Sri Lankan People’s Front candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of...
