Patrick French speaks to Sheela Bhatt

Patrick French's new book India: A Portrait closely examines the India of today in an engaging narrative. In the second part of his interview with Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt, he eloquently......

Sheela Bhatt: Samajwadi Party likely winner in phase one

It is, now, more or less certain that in the ongoing election the SP is emerging as the main challenger to Mayawati's power in Lucknow. The combination of an experienced Mulayam Singh Yadav and his......

Sheela Bhatt on the medieval battle for Uttar Pradesh

The 2012 assembly election in Uttar Pradesh will go down as one of the most regressive elections fought on caste identity, reports Sheela Bhatt. In the towns and cities of Uttar Pradesh, you......

Sheela Bhatt on waiting for President Obama, and the baby

Sheela Bhatt finds out how the India-US relationship's initial zing has been replaced by a calmer, matured relationship.No one in New Delhi doubts it that when United States President Barack Obama......

'A Budget woven without dreams'

Sheela Bhatt spoke to various members of Parliament to elicit their opinion about Finance Minister P Chidambaram's last Budget before the general elections, and found them lukewarm in their......