Opinion: Why I Cannot Discuss The CPI(M) Calmly

Derek O'Brien | Wednesday February 03, 2016

Both social and professional friends - from school mates to fellow politicians in Delhi to journalists and old colleagues - have often told me that I seem to be a fairly easy-going person until the discussion moves to the CPI(M). "At that point," a friend laughingly said, "even in a living room, you seem to be speaking like you are on a television debate."

Opinion: The Left's Sheer Desperation Shows - And It's Ugly

Derek O'Brien | Monday January 25, 2016

A party that ruled and ruined Bengal for 34 years is now desperately, shamefacedly begging around for an alliance.

Opinion: What Rohith Vemula's Friends Told Me In Hyderabad

Derek O'Brien | Thursday January 21, 2016

Fight the good fight, as Rohith would have wanted you to. And as Rohith did.

Opinion: Mamata, Kejriwal And Mukesh Together In Bengal

Derek O'Brien | Thursday January 14, 2016

What struck me was how statesmanlike the interaction of politicians was on the dais, despite political differences.

Opinion: Kolkata for New Year, Everytime. Here's Why

Derek O'Brien | Monday January 04, 2016

Kolkata is THE place to ring in the New Year. Here are my 16 reasons for ushering in 2016 in the city I was born in and so love and cherish.

Opinion: No Regrets For Comments On How I'd React To Daughter's Rape

Derek O'Brien | Thursday December 31, 2015

This is the third Juvenile Justice Act. The first was enacted by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986. The second, which raised the age from 16 to 18, was enacted by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2000. The third law will be credited to the BJP-led NDA government currently in office. Truly speaking, I feel this is an Act that should be marked against the Trinam...

Opinion: When Mother Teresa Scored Over Hard-Nosed Bankers

Derek O'Brien | Monday December 21, 2015

For me, Mother Teresa's greatest miracle was her life and work, and how she came to Kolkata as a geography teacher and a nun but left it as the city's patron saint.

Opinion: BJP, Careful, You're In Emergency-Era Zone

Derek O'Brien | Tuesday December 15, 2015

The attacks on the Rajya Sabha and the proposals by more than one leading political personality to undermine the Upper House are worrying.

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