Harini Calamur's Writings
The BJP Manifesto, in CNBC TV18 It is election season and therefore manifesto season. This is the time, once in five years, that political parties demonstrate their vision for the country, and ask us for votes on the basis this vision. The…
I write for CNBC-TV18 In 2015, the Government of the People’s Republic of China announced the “Double First Class University plan”. It is a 35-year vision for academic excellence in the country. By 2050 China aims to be a Higher Education Power….
NYAY – the Congress’ minimum income guarantee programme – i write in CNBC-TV18 In January, Rahul Gandhi, the President of the Congress Party, tweeted “We cannot build a new India while millions of our brothers & sisters suffer the scourge of poverty. …
This appeared in CNBC TV18 At 91, LK Advani finally fades into the sunset. There is no grand send off for the patriarch of the Bhartiya Janata Party, no celebration of the fact that he – through his much debated methods –…
Jacinda Arden became the face of compassion and leadership in the aftermath of the New Zealand Terror attack. I write about her, and the need for more women in politics in CNBC TV18 Jacinda Ardern. Most of us had barely heard of…
Elections 2019 seems shorn of issues, i write for CNBC TV18 The bugle has been sounded, and the race is underway. For the next two months or so, the big political parties and alliances, in India, will be competing towards getting the…
Post Balakot the Government messed up the communication to the nation at large. I write for CNBC-TV18 For a party that was so good at controlling the narrative in the pre-2014 scenario, the BJP has been floundering on the communication front. Be…
The Balakot Strikes : This appeared on CNBC-TV18 In the wee hours of the morning, on the 26th of February, a dozen Mirage fighters dropped guided surface to air missiles on a terrorist camp in Balakot, Pakistani. This was not just in…