Shekhar Gupta

In Episode 1845 of Cut The Clutter, The Print Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the tilt of Bhakra dam while glossing over the details of dam building and other related topics.

The central curse of our urban governance isn’t that more voters live in these slummified villages. It’s that the political class panders to them instead of improving their quality of life.

A deeper analysis will tell you that most of these disasters took place in what might be described variously as unauthorised, illegal or irregular buildings and areas

It’s a perfectly reasonable presumption that Modi will be around for a significant enough time for us to reflect on the challenges that lie ahead. I will list five.

Like any Prime Minister serving such a long tenure, Mr Modi has had his share of crises. Three of them were global: Covid, Ukraine, and the West Asia wars

This isn’t a usual episode; it deals with US-Iran truce, many aspects of which deserve comment. Here’s the clutter-free perspective on West Asia thaw, in 10 points as seen from India.

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.

The BJP has had some significant departures that need mention. The first was Balraj Madhok, the swayamsevak from Jammu who, as party chief, led the BJS to his highest ever tally of 35 in the 1967 elec

A look at the key implications of the deal—is this agreement a strategic victory for Trump, a diplomatic success for Iran, or a sign of shifting power dynamics in West Asia?

Shekhar Gupta I n this season of mass defections, all to the BJP, three interconnected political questions arise. Why do parties break up?