There is a phrase that has haunted the corridors of the Capitol Building for half a century, whispered by frustrated senators and furious congressmen with equal helplessness: the law is …
TN Ashok
TN Ashok
TN Ashok is a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience. He served as Editor (Economics) at the Press Trust of India (PTI) and has traveled to more than 20 countries on assignments with Indian prime ministers and vice presidents.
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The $500 Billion Gamble: Inside India and America’s Most Consequential Trade Fight
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 10 minutes readThe trade relationship between the world’s largest democracy and its wealthiest nation has rarely been so volatile — or so consequential. As senior negotiators from Washington and New Delhi sit …
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A $42 mn (Rs 400-crore) lawsuit over two Bollywood songs is the latest skirmish in a global copyright war — one that pits analogue-era agreements against a digital economy that …
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Marco Rubio’s Visit to India Aims to Address Trade Frictions and Boost Quad Cooperation
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 8 minutes readAs Marco Rubio lands in India this week, the visit is being watched less as a ceremonial diplomatic stop and more as a strategic repair mission between two uneasy but …
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How Priyanka Gandhi Outmaneuvered Rahul — and Gave Kerala Its New Chief Minister
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 12 minutes readOn the morning after the Congress-led United Democratic Front swept back to power in Kerala with a commanding 102 seats in a 140-member Assembly, the machinery of high politics ground …
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144 Ayes: The Number That Changed Tamil Nadu’s Political History
by TN Ashokby TN Ashok 12 minutes readWhen C. Joseph Vijay told the Assembly “This is not a minority government — it is a government for the minorities,” he was doing something Tamil Nadu had not seen …
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