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Ashish Sharma
Ashish Sharma worked with Governance Now as Deputy Editor between September 2009 and August 2011. His areas of interest include politics, political economy, development, culture and conservation.
Contributions
A step too far
Look who`s talking
Death of a swami
If you hate giving bribes, Prof Varun Arya says, just don`t!
The curse of collective callousness
Which is more outrageous: the centre`s action or the Baba`s reaction?
The curse of collective callousness
We don’t really want Dawood, do we?
Don`t feel guilty if you run on diesel
Remains of the night
Hasn`t India been mistaken in its approach towards Pakistan?
Nothing civil about the Congress response
Shouldn`t the PM come within the ambit of Lokpal?
Shouldn`t Sonia Gandhi call off the smear campaign?
Should Shanti Bhushan withdraw from the Lokpal Bill drafting committee?
Should civil society have a role in legislation?
Better change the prime minister...
Consumer advice, not censorship
Build on IIMA@world no. 11
Srinagar via Stockholm
A Gulzar for every Ghalib
Pragati Maidan is a misnomer
So much hot air over diesel
Good show, Ambika Soni!
Is A Raja set to get the boot?
To summon or to snub without summoning...
Shouldn`t Congress president have addressed the issue of corruption?
Should a PM presiding over a corrupt govt be considered clean?
Are the interlocutors speaking for the centre?
Accountability by summoning or snubbing without summoning
Are the interlocutors speaking for the centre?
From entitlement to enlightenment
Delhi dazzled during the Games to deceive in the long run
Doesn`t Robert Vadra`s claim smack of arrogance?
Commonwealth Games were a huge opportunity Delhi missed
Faith as fact of life
On a march for the majesty of courts and the dignity of judges
Shouldn`t we be grateful to Prince Charles instead?
Whose mess is it anyway?
Should the Supreme Court have advised the government on rotting food grains?
Shouldn`t Congress party do away with the charade of party president polls?
Didn`t the PM`s visit come as too little, too late?
Omar’s moment
Krishna loses voice, India its face as Pak heaps insult on injury
Should governors stay mum even in cases of gross misgovernance?
Has Kamal Nath rightly characterised Planning Commission as armchair adviser?
Is the Lokayukta guilty of politicising his office?
Missing the cash
Should ministers be allowed to hold parallel posts?
Is the PM serious about Anderson`s extradition?
Is the CRPF more sinned against than sinning in Kashmir?
Govt heaps the Bhopal clean-up mess on NGOs
Lokayukta is toothless: Justice Hegde
Should Nitish Kumar have returned Rs 5 crore to Gujarat?
Circle of unreason
Should fashion designers get tax exemptions meant for artists?
Are corporate interests more important than citizens` welfare for our governments?
Shouldn`t the demand for Anderson`s extradition have come from India?
Should BCCI be allowed to decide on India`s participation in Asiad?
Despite winning the battle, did India lose the Kargil war?
Should political parties be allowed to censor movies?
Do you believe the PM`s disclaimer on CBI?
"Pressure of backlog has left judiciary with sensitivity of an SHO"
Have mercy, leave communal politics out of Afzal hanging
Should Planning Commission dictate chief ministers?
M S Jayalakshmi: Rebel with a cause
Do MPs deserve a five-fold salary hike?
Is A Raja being attacked because he is a Dalit?
Is the BJP’s flip-flop on Shibu Soren a sign of its growing insecurity?
Is the PM really in charge of non-Congress central ministers?
Should India legalise gambling?
Is the media guilty of interference in justice?
Shouldn`t IPL be made to shed secrecy over its franchisees?
Split down the median
Is Sheila right? Should cost be the sole criterion for CAG?
Shouldn`t more judges follow Justice K Kannan`s example?
Should MLAs get flats at throwaway prices?
Who will educate the private schools about the Right to Education Act?
To beef, or not to beef – that is the question
Has Narendra Modi caught the media on the wrong foot?
Karnataka Lokayukta on combating corruption
Arun Shourie says reservations are a waste. Do you agree?
Is reservation the best way to ensure social justice?
Do we tend to justify all of Maya`s extravagances as Dalit assertion?
Congress Raj hangover in RS
Should rape be classified as brutal and non-brutal?
Obama is fit for duty, shouldn`t we know if Manmohan is, too?
Shouldn`t Shashi Tharoor be sacked?
Should the opposition have walked out during budget speech?
Is PM`s authority being eroded?
BJP needs to rediscover itself, not Rahul Gandhi
Should Aligarh Muslim University suspend a gay professor?
Is the central government clueless about price rise?
Is a congestion fee for private cars in Delhi justified?
Look who`s talking
Has anything changed since 26/11 to warrant talks with Pakistan?
Shiv Sena makes it 3 Idiots
Rekha`s honour, or insult?
Just because his name is Khan?
Country`s first police channel soon
Lalit Modi, the new Bal Thackeray!
Fixed tenure for SPs in Karnataka