Prasannan, Resident Editor, New Delhi, is an expert in defence and foreign affairs. He takes keen interest in history. He has been with THE WEEK since its launch in 1982
A break from parliamentary tradition—passing the motion of thanks without the prime minister’s reply—has sparked concerns that political maneuvering has undermined debate and dented the dignity of Parliament.
By R Prasannan February 22, 2026
Much as Narendra Modi and Amit Shah scoff at the dynasticism in the Congress, the fact is that it is regional parties, including several of the BJP’s allies, that are practising family politics more than the national parties
By R Prasannan February 15, 2026
Scribes regular on the defence beat know ‘bar’ means the soldier is getting the same honour for a second time
By R Prasannan February 08, 2026
Truth be told, Mumbai’s mayor wields hardly any power
By R Prasannan February 01, 2026
Most Turks I met were eager to see India, meet Indians, trade with India, and can’t understand the current chill in ties
By R Prasannan January 25, 2026
Military-pacted, non-aligned, neutral or simply spineless, every ruler acts in his country’s supreme self interest when confronted with global crises
By R Prasannan January 18, 2026
Making use of anti-terror laws that allowed confessions to cops as evidence, they got all the 13 to sing and sign their sins
By R Prasannan January 11, 2026
It’s time Rahul Gandhi stayed, and listened to his Congressmen
By R Prasannan January 04, 2026
Trump has found a way to MAGA—invoke the Monroe doctrine “to restore American pre-eminence in the western hemisphere, and to protect our homeland and our access to key geographies throughout the region
By R Prasannan December 21, 2025
In Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar are playing out a Vikram-Betaal farce
By R Prasannan December 14, 2025
SC was asked to clarify a confusion; now it’s confusion worse confounded
By R Prasannan December 07, 2025
Prashant Kishor's big mistake was to confuse strategist with leader. He was a strategist, never a leader
By R Prasannan November 30, 2025
Though Zohran Mamdani’s mother has an Indian surname that is spelt like a Malayali but is actually Punjabi, he was fathered by an India-born Ugandan citizen of Muslim faith
By R Prasannan November 23, 2025
Bihar’s roads were once known for their back-breaking potholes and shotgun-wielding outlaws
By R Prasannan November 16, 2025
From daring jailbreaks to the audacious Louvre heist, the cleverness of felons highlights the power of human ingenuity over technology
By R Prasannan November 09, 2025