Nishtha Gautam – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion | Delhi's Air Pollution Situation Is Like A Bad Marriage

Nishtha Gautam | Friday November 22, 2024

On a good day, such as today, the AQI reading in Delhi is 407. We are jubilant at the sickly sunshine trickling through the slightly dissipated smog. At least its not 1600.

Blog | How To Grieve During A Global Crisis? Leave It Untamed, Like Sandhya Mridul

Nishtha Gautam | Friday November 15, 2024

I dont think about legacy. The only thing that I do is stay honest on an everyday basis. Maybe thats what creates a legacy of truth," Mridul says about her legacy as an artiste and now writer.

Opinion | Why Did Kamala Harris Lose? Because Democrats Guilt-Tripped Americans

Nishtha Gautam | Friday November 08, 2024

Kamala Harriss campaign raised and spent more money than Donald Trump, but what was the substance? The political messaging barely managed to escape the rhetoric of Save America from Trump.

Opinion | Harris vs Trump: The Unbearable Absurdity Of US Presidential Polls

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday November 06, 2024

The US presidential election was once a lesson in how democracy asserts itself. In 2024, it has become something else: a glorified version of Hulk Hogan wrestling with his shirt.

Opinion | Rohit Bal And The Grandiosity Of Grief

Nishtha Gautam | Saturday November 02, 2024

Designer Rohit Bal's growing cynicism around the fashion world went hand in hand with his growing commitment to creativity. Despite his health issues, he wanted to do more and more - like adding layers to his unisex skirts.

Opinion | India And China: Let LEDs, Microchips Lead The Way

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday October 30, 2024

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, it's the microchips and the LEDs that will light up the negotiating tables.

Opinion | India At BRICS And The Curious Case Of Iran

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday October 24, 2024

During the Modi-Pezeshkian bilateral, India was urged to play a more substantial role in the Middle East peace process. But what are New Delhis realistic options? Calling for peace does not usher in peace; arm-twisting the stakeholders does.

Opinion | India-Canada Showdown: When Fiction Is As Important As Facts

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday October 17, 2024

What has compelled Canada to make public its investigations in the Nijjar assassination case and hold India responsible? Has there been a slight or a breach of trust, intended or otherwise, behind the scenes that a public show is to be put up?

Blog | Ratan Tata's Last Weekend, In Goa: Seeing The Universe In A Grain of Sand

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday October 10, 2024

I happened to be the last journalist who witnessed Mr Tata living out his much-talked-about values of humility until his last breath, quite literally.

Opinion | Jammu & Kashmir Shows The World Democracy Is Not An Optional Activity

Nishtha Gautam | Wednesday October 09, 2024

The BJP may not feel warm and fuzzy about the assembly poll results, but New Delhi has all the reasons to rejoice. This is what 'normalcy', an oft-touted catchword of the current dispensation, looks and feels like.

Opinion | You Got An iPhone, Now Think Of 'Envy Imperialism'

Nishtha Gautam | Sunday October 06, 2024

Apple's iPhone's rapid global penetration of the global mobile sector is incumbent mainly not so much on the end users marvelling at its technological leaps but on their ability to flaunt it as a possession.

Opinion | New Delhi's Air Quality Can Choke Its Geopolitical Influence

Nishtha Gautam | Monday September 30, 2024

Already, India is being decried as one of the world's most significant polluters. Our prickliness and denunciation of such proclamations cannot mitigate their reputational damage.

Opinion | Why Netflix's <i>Kaos</i> Is The Perfect Primer On Today's Geopolitics

Opinion | Why Netflix's Kaos Is The Perfect Primer On Today's Geopolitics

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday September 19, 2024

A present-day adaptation of several stories from Greek mythology, this new Netflix series is being binge-watched for all the obvious reasons.

Opinion | Trump-Harris Debate: It's About Entertainment, Stupid

Nishtha Gautam | Thursday September 12, 2024

The fact that both Trump and Harris were unable to offer any policy framework during the debate and mounted only personal attacks against each other leaves a discerning audience with a sense of impending doom.

Blog | 'Don't Do Drama': My Story Of Online Sexual Harassment Isn't Mine Alone

Nishtha Gautam | Tuesday September 10, 2024

Women are made to watch over their shoulders even more in digital space. I have written multiple times about the intellectual moorings of this trend of making women invisible by either blocking women's entry to, or bullying them out of public spaces.

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