Chandan Mitra – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Like Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Has No Knowledge Of History

Chandan Mitra | Friday August 26, 2016

He will keep damaging the Congress by such off-the-cuff, indefensible statements unless he makes it a point to study Indian history seriously during his next sabbatical abroad!

Opinion: PM Modi Is Correct To Have Sent Home Minister To Pakistan

Chandan Mitra | Wednesday August 03, 2016

Should Home Minister Rajnath Singh have gone to Lahore to attend the SAARC meeting of Home Ministers? Opinion in India appears sharply divided.

Opinion: A Hidden Hand In The BJP-Bashing Over Dalits?

Chandan Mitra | Sunday July 24, 2016

The concerted effort by the Congress, its allies and the Left-liberal intelligentsia to derail Narendra Modi's India Story explains the selective exaggeration of atrocities on Dalits.

Opinion: Salary Hikes For Government Employees Is Smart, Calculated Move

Chandan Mitra | Friday July 01, 2016

Although there are many sceptics who will contend that the infusion of approximately Rs one lakh crore into the economy by way of this bonanza will result in a demand push and consequent inflationary pressure, the government could not have avoided implementing the award by a statutory body.

Opinion: Rajan Appeared Uncaring About India's Aspirations

Chandan Mitra | Monday June 20, 2016

It is rather ironic that for a highly rated engineer-turned-economist, the twilight of his career should have been triggered not by technical disagreements with his employer, but by a breakdown of cultural communion.

Opinion: Sonia Gandhi's Big Mistake In Statement On Robert Vadra

Chandan Mitra | Wednesday June 01, 2016

Each time a new controversy rages around him, the Congress party has dodged questions by fiercely claiming that he is a private citizen being harassed only because of his marital links.

Opinion: And We Just Got A Whole Lot Closer To Congress-</i>Mukt</i> Bharat

Opinion: And We Just Got A Whole Lot Closer To Congress-Mukt Bharat

Chandan Mitra | Wednesday May 18, 2016

With every passing election, the country comes closer to being "Congress-mukt Bharat" (an India free of Congress), although India's Grand Old Party seems oblivious to the shrinking space it occupies.

Opinion: Congress, Cornered By Agusta, Will Use GST To Punish India

Chandan Mitra | Monday May 02, 2016

The Congress Party, particularly in the Rajya Sabha where they have considerable strength, seems determined to derail proceedings of the House for the remaining part of the Budget Session so that the Agusta mud does not stick.

Opinion: Modi Allowed Pak Team With Eyes Open And Fists Clenched

Chandan Mitra | Thursday April 07, 2016

Anybody who believes that Narendra Modi is approaching Pakistan with his eyes closed, is living in a fool's paradise.

Opinion: Dear Tharoor, For Bhagat Singh Remark, You Owe An Apology

Chandan Mitra | Tuesday March 22, 2016

How does Kanhaiya match up in comparison? His sole achievement has been to go to jail for a few days. Thus, the comparison is odious, flies in the face of historical facts, and is also an outright insult to the bravery and martyrdom of Bhagat Singh.

Opinion: Why Kanhaiya Kumar's Halo Will Disappear Soon

Chandan Mitra | Tuesday March 08, 2016

What explains this Kanhaiya-mania that the national capital and its surrounding areas are gripped with?

Opinion: Government Should Take This Chance To Shut Down JNU

Chandan Mitra | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Aspirational India, the great contribution of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which is poised to refashion India's youth and their dreams, has by-passed JNU.

Opinion: Hyderabad Unrest Is A 'Secular' Conspiracy

Chandan Mitra | Thursday January 21, 2016

Once media fatigue kills the Hyderabad University issue, just as the Akhlaq murder has died a natural death (puns unintended), a new disturbance targeting the BJP will crop up somewhere else.

Opinion: Bihar Rejects Amit Shah's High-Pitched Campaign

Chandan Mitra | Sunday November 08, 2015

The results will pose a larger problem for Prime Minister Modi, already hamstrung by the Opposition's strength in the Rajya Sabha.

Opinion: Communal Campaign in Bihar? Not the BJP's

Chandan Mitra | Wednesday November 04, 2015

The BJP is burdened with the cross of allegedly fomenting communalism regardless of its actions.

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