Corruption trumps reforms and economics in Kejriwal’s politics
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily of Thomson Reuters) The transformation of Arvind Kejriwal from taxman to anti-corruption activist and politician has been hard...
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(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not necessarily of Reuters) Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi might find that fighting each other over who will be India’s next prime minister is...
View ArticleNarendra Modi’s media blitz fraught with risk
(This commentary reflects the thoughts of the author. It does not reflect anyone else’s opinion, and does not necessarily reflect the views of Thomson Reuters Corp.) During Gujarat’s elections last...
View ArticleL&T Infra Finance CEO upbeat on India’s economic recovery by 2015
India’s economy recorded its slowest growth in a decade in the fiscal year ending in March but the CEO of L&T Infrastructure Finance, that provides loans to companies such as Jaypee Group to...
View ArticleInterview: Sheila Dikshit on elections, rise of Modi and Kejriwal
By Aditya Kalra and Shashank Chouhan The emergence of Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a credible contender in the Dec. 4 state election in Delhi has not dampened the Congress party’s...
View ArticleState Elections in India: Opinion polls and 2008 results
India will hold state elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Delhi, starting November 11. The polls are seen as a warm-up for next year’s national elections. Three of these...
View ArticleIndia’s political parties pump up the radio volume
Anyone who keeps a radio turned on in India’s National Capital Region knows that election fever has settled on Delhi ahead of the Dec. 4 state polls. The ruling Congress party, main opposition...
View ArticleInterview: BJP’s Harsh Vardhan slams AAP-Congress alliance in Delhi
By Aditya Kalra and Sankalp Phartiyal India’s Congress party and the upstart Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) entered an “unholy alliance” to share power in Delhi following state elections in the national...
View ArticleInterview: AAP’s Yogendra Yadav defends Delhi protests, blames media
By Aditya Kalra and Sankalp Phartiyal Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday defended his party’s protest against the police on the streets of New Delhi and blamed the media...
View ArticleMarkets this week: M&M, GAIL top Sensex losers
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Ankush Arora India’s benchmark indexes ended lower this week after scaling fresh peaks on Tuesday. The Sensex ended the week down 0.26 percent in its second consecutive week of...
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