Coomi Kapoor
Coomi Kapoor has been a journalist for the last four decades. Her forte has been political reporting. She has witnessed the shifting power equations in the capital -- from Indira Gandhi’s regime to the rise of the Aam Aadmi Party. She is presently contributing editor to The Indian Express. Earlier, she worked for the newspaper as chief reporter, special correspondent and editor, Delhi. Coomi has worked in several publications in different capacities. She was principal correspondent, India Today, editor news, Sunday Mail, bureau chief, Indian Post and political editor, Illustrated Weekly. She has been writing a political diary in a lighter vein since 1985 and her syndicated column was carried by many newspapers. She was also stringer for The Times, London, and columnist for The Star, Malaysia.
More From Coomi Kapoor
Inside Track: Who is in charge?
January 26,2025 07:35:00 AM
On paper, it would appear that the BJP has an edge in the Delhi Assembly poll, what with the Congress cutting into the AAP’s vote share, and Arvind Kejriwal’s declining popularity and tarnished image.
Sun, Jan 26, 2025Inside Track: Too Reddy to bossSign In to read
January 12,2025 07:15:17 AM
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy’s popularity has plummeted ever since he adopted an unnecessarily harsh approach towards superstar Allu Arjun.
Sun, Jan 12, 2025Rajdeep Sardesai analyses the surprises and miscalculations of the 2024 Lok Sabha election in his latest bookSubscriber Only
January 05,2025 05:30:53 AM
In his racy, readable, though slightly rambling, book, Sardesai provides valuable insight into the diverse election scenarios across the country
Sun, Jan 05, 2025Inside Track: Snakes & laddersSubscriber Only
December 29,2024 06:00:20 AM
End of the year round-ups customarily sum up the winners and losers of the year. But in the political rat race of 2024, it was a snakes and ladders scenario, with many ups and downs for prominent players.
Sun, Dec 29, 2024Inside Track: Not Very PleasantSign In to read
December 15,2024 02:00:26 AM
Residents of the uber exclusive Mount Pleasant Road in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill are waiting anxiously for their neighbour, Eknath Shinde, to vacate the chief minister’s bungalow, Varsha
Sun, Dec 15, 2024Inside Track: Do It My WaySubscriber Only
December 01,2024 05:00:24 AM
The NDA’s Maharashtra victory overshadowed the significance of Yogi Adityanath’s impressive feat in UP. The BJP alliance won seven of nine Assembly by-elections, turning the tables on the Opposition, which earlier represented six of the constituencies, including four by the SP.
Sun, Dec 01, 2024Coomi Kapoor writes: For Goa’s tourism woes, don’t blame the ‘desi’ visitorSubscriber Only
November 20,2024 10:49:56 AM
The Goa service sector has outpriced itself and not bothered to remain competitive with comparable international tourist destinations is undeniable. And as more North Indians move there, broader questions on land use, conflict of interest are emerging.
Sat, Nov 23, 2024Coomi Kapoor writes: Deathly duplicitySubscriber Only
November 17,2024 07:20:10 AM
Why do hospitals never provide the chilling statistics of how many patients actually manage to get successfully weaned off the ventilator, before hustling relatives to sign the consent form?
Sun, Nov 17, 2024Inside Track: Frontrunners for BJP presidentSubscriber Only
November 03,2024 02:30:38 AM
In the wake of the unimpressive showing in the Lok Sabha polls, the RSS was keen on Shivraj Singh Chouhan to replace J P Nadda as BJP president, but the popular former CM of Madhya Pradesh was unacceptable to the Modi-Shah duo.
Sun, Nov 03, 2024Inside Track: Mountie, No BountySubscriber Only
October 20,2024 03:00:18 AM
In a shocking violation of diplomatic convention last week, a diplomatic conversation between a top Indian and Canadian official in Singapore was leaked to newspapers to embarrass India. Senior Indian diplomats were branded as “persons of interest’’.
Sun, Oct 20, 2024On everyone’s lips: Who succeeds Ratan Tata, what of the challengesSubscriber Only
October 11,2024 04:20:36 AM
Each Tata company or enterprise operates independently under the guidance and supervision of its own board of directors. There are 26 publicly listed Tata enterprises with a combined market capitalisation of more than $365 billion as on March 31, 2024.
Fri, Oct 11, 2024Ratan Tata: How the introvert, dark horse rose to become India’s most respected businessman – and how he stayed on topSubscriber Only
October 10,2024 12:34:08 PM
He epitomised the Tata tradition of ethical practices, in both business and his personal life
Fri, Oct 11, 2024Inside Track: Capital minefieldSubscriber Only
October 06,2024 01:50:49 AM
Delhi’s new CM, Atishi, with her crisp saris and college lecturer mannerisms, brings back memories of Sheila Dikshit, the gracious outsider who stunned local political heavyweights by getting elected thrice as Delhi CM. Atishi’s tenure, however, promises to be much shorter.
Sun, Oct 06, 2024Inside Track: Shift from NagpurSubscriber Only
September 22,2024 01:16:27 AM
In the run-up to its centenary next year, the RSS will move into new quarters in Delhi, far more spacious than its original campus in Nagpur. Three towers, a dozen storeys high, are near completion in Delhi’s Jhandewalan.
Sun, Sep 22, 2024Inside Track: Perception testSubscriber Only
September 08,2024 07:44:07 AM
Electoral politics is often more perception than reality. So if PM Narendra Modi is looking slightly jaded and faded at the start of his “historic third term in office’’, it is because the optics that favoured him in the past are now working against him.
Sun, Sep 08, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Family FrictionSubscriber Only
August 25,2024 07:08:33 AM
The brutal rape and murder at R G Kar Medical College, Kolkata, has exposed the rift between Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her designated successor, nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
Sun, Aug 25, 2024Inside Track: Total segregationSubscriber Only
August 11,2024 07:31:54 AM
The architecture and rules of the new Parliament segregate not just journalists from MPs, whom they are expected to report on, but also Rajya Sabha MPs from Lok Sabha MPs and former MPs from sitting MPs.
Sun, Aug 11, 2024Cutting down rivalsSubscriber Only
July 28,2024 07:00:21 AM
In 2014, when Modi first won an absolute majority for his party, he swiftly pensioned off seniors like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and M M Joshi, removing them from the party's powerful decision-making parliamentary board.
Sun, Jul 28, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Genesis of BJP’s UP defeat needs more introspectionSubscriber Only
July 14,2024 08:06:02 AM
The task force of 40 BJP UP members has come up with predictable reasons for the party's setback in the state in the recent Lok Sabha polls — from party infighting to caste equations and non-cooperation of government employees.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Emergency rerunsSubscriber Only
June 30,2024 07:20:54 AM
Last week, the anniversary of Indira Gandhi’s draconian Emergency was commemorated in Parliament. But the outpouring of condemnation from the ruling party seemed more about scoring political points than genuine concern over the real issues involved.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024Inside Track: Modified Modi 3.0?Subscriber Only
June 16,2024 07:15:02 AM
Political observers are yet to assess whether the 2024 electoral setback will modify PM Narendra Modi’s unilateral style of functioning. Modi stood firm with Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel in not allocating a Cabinet post for the NCP (Ajit Pawar).
Sun, Jun 16, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Idiosyncrasies of this long-drawn-out and difficult-to-decipher electionSubscriber Only
June 02,2024 07:45:37 AM
The year 2024 has broken the mould of parliamentary elections in more ways than one. Some pointers to the idiosyncrasies in this long-drawn-out and difficult-to-decipher poll.
Mon, Jun 03, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Why BJP has been on the back foot this electionSubscriber Only
May 19,2024 08:20:19 AM
The temple issue peaked far too early and there is a law of diminishing returns when you repeat the same emotive issue in each election. The EC has not helped the ruling party by stretching the election campaign over six weeks in the scorching summer sun and the harvest season.
Sun, May 19, 2024Coomi Kapoor writes: BJP workers’ anger has made party vulnerable in this electionSubscriber Only
May 05,2024 07:27:45 AM
If the BJP appears more vulnerable than its earlier predictions suggested,it is not merely because of voter apathy and lower turnout. The party has assessed that there was a discernible drop in worker enthusiasm in the first two rounds of voting.
Sun, May 05, 2024Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Why the BJP is worried about Maharashtra and BiharSubscriber Only
April 21,2024 07:54:24 AM
In both states — its weakest links in the north — the BJP itself may perform as expected, but its allies could let it down
Sun, Apr 21, 2024