Derek O Brien – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Cooch Behar, A Part That India Has Been Slow To Embrace

Derek O'Brien | Friday May 06, 2016

And of our belief that this ushering in of a new political culture will be rewarded by voters. In Cooch Behar, as in Bengal.

Opinion: Mamata Banerjee's Campaign Tonic: <i>Muri</i> And Me-Time On The Treadmill

Opinion: Mamata Banerjee's Campaign Tonic: Muri And Me-Time On The Treadmill

Derek O'Brien | Thursday April 28, 2016

Here are five more FAQs that I hope will enlighten readers about the gruelling poll season in our city and state.

Opinion: Rahul Gandhi, Are You In Alliance With Left Or Not?

Derek O'Brien | Friday April 22, 2016

The Boy Wonder says one thing in Kerala and another in West Bengal

Opinion: Why Bengal Will Choose Mamata Unequivocally

Derek O'Brien | Monday April 11, 2016

In its heart, the CPI(M)-Congress alliance realises it doesn't have a ghost of a chance.

Opinion: Dear Congress, Your Stockholm Syndrome Is Showing

Derek O'Brien | Monday April 04, 2016

A rootless Congress leadership has surrendered what remains of the party in West Bengal to the CPI(M).

Opinion: Kolkata Flyover Tragedy No 'Act Of God', We Will Act

Derek O'Brien | Friday April 01, 2016

This is not the time to make political judgements and play a blame game.

Opinion: Who To Follow On Twitter? My Top 11 List

Derek O'Brien | Wednesday March 30, 2016

Since this is the cricket season, let me give you my Twitter XI. These are not necessarily the most popular or followed people I know on Twitter, but I find them interesting. I have excluded politicians and ministers or corporate and institutional accounts. Having made the list, I also realize I could easily have doubled it and it has hurt to leave out some of my favo...

Opinion: Open Letter To Sourav Ganguly: 'You've Won My Heart'

Derek O'Brien | Monday March 21, 2016

I speak as a fellow Bengali, a fellow Kolkata resident and a fellow Xaverian.

Opinion: How Kolkata Landed The Windfall Of India-Pak Match

Derek O'Brien | Monday March 14, 2016

This week, those of us in Kolkata are taking a half-day break from the election to celebrate cricket. It's not the politics of cricket that interests us, nor the cricket in politics.

Opinion: Trinamool Clear On Strategy For Bengal Elections

Derek O'Brien | Monday March 07, 2016

Trinamool Congress' Derek O'Brien on party's preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal and the alliance of the Congress and the Left.

Opinion: Opinion: 9 Big Problems With Arun Jaitley's Budget - By Derek O'Brien

Derek O'Brien | Tuesday March 01, 2016

Provident fund savings are the backbone of the salaried middle class, he says.

Opinion: The Fate Of GST In This Parliament Session

Derek O'Brien | Sunday February 21, 2016

A busy political period is upon us. The Budget Session of Parliament begins this week in Delhi, and in West Bengal we are in the thick of pre-election preparations.

Opinion: Notes To NDTV On Indian Of The Year

Derek O'Brien | Tuesday February 16, 2016

Since politics and politicians are such an important part of our news environment and such a presence on our news channels, I feel there is need for a separate set of political awards.

Opinion: Dying To Pass GST, Have 25-Minute Speech Ready!

Derek O'Brien | Tuesday February 09, 2016

What about us guys sitting in the middle? We're watching the sham. We've been consistently saying, "Pass the GST, pass the GST, pass the GST".

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."

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