Shubham Chohan

Express Investigation: A fund meant for India’s top athletes was used to upgrade sports facilities for bureaucrats - by bureaucrats. 🏊 Heated swimming pools 🎾 Tennis courts 🏸 Officers’ clubs All funded through National Sports Development Fund (NSDF). indianexpress.com/article/expres…

Mumbai isnt in roast mode anymore… its on full tandoor setting.

The way greed for power in Tamil Nadu is overcoming political enmities between parties that we were told were emotional and never to be forgotten , and old alliances being broken for the same reason is educative. POWER is the only motive, all other elements- love, enmity , ideology are for sale.

To SIR, with love. Now playing in Maharashtra.

I feel like we shouldn’t worry about our oil reserves. The way BMC has been digging up the city, we will soon find oil in Mumbai. I have full faith.

I must confess I didn't see a team, as studded with stars as #MumbaiIndians is, come apart like this. The only possible indicator could have been that, Bumrah apart, the others hadn't had an outstanding T20WC. But nobody could have predicted this. I had thought aloud about a hypothesis on my YT channel that reputation is becoming a burden in modern T20 cricket as a possible reason. I don't know if all the forces within were aligned but that could be another. And the experiment with Hardik Pandya as captain is now 3 years old and it has delivered a play-off only once so maybe something isn't working there. But I bet nobody saw #MI not making the play-offs.

Too hot to step out during summers. Too much air pollution to step out during winters. Too water logged to step out during monsoons. Most of India's metro cities. Unlivable.

Empty seats is what this Mumbai Indians team and the owners deserve for letting this happen over the past few years... Great team destroyed! #IPL2026 #MumbaiIndians #Cricket #IPL #HardikPandya

The number of people that haven’t found their names in the electoral rolls in West Bengal following SIR is not even an argument. Even if ONE person was disenfranchised without adequate time being given to seek redressal and get proper closure, it would still have been a travesty. It also does not matter how many that were left out are genuine cases. Because even if ONE genuine voter is being left out, it is a travesty. Each voter - genuine or not - deserved enough time to go through the due process. The right to vote is the most fundamental & sacrosanct pillar of a democracy. The ECI hasn’t exactly covered itself in glory in recent years, but the timing of the SIR in a poll-bound state the ruling party is eyeing will remain one of its most questioned moments.

India stands at a crucial economic moment. The National Economy Conclave 2026 brings together policymakers, economists, industry leaders & young thinkers to debate and chart the road ahead. 📍 Jawahar Bhawan, New Delhi 📅 12 Feb 2026, 10:30AM-07:00PM Be part of the dialogue.

youtu.be/jLFaqFhOuWI In a candid conversation with @shubhamchohan03, Rajya Sabha MP @JohnBrittas speaks on the Parliament ruckus, Epstein files, India–US trade deal, Rahul Gandhi’s tenure as LoP, and the upcoming Kerala elections. Watch.

A conversation on the salient themes of my book ‘A World Adrift’. @shubhamchohan03 @Rupa_Books @HWNewsEnglish

youtu.be/Wunx0HOJheM 'India shouldn't have fallen prey to the lure of cheaper Russian oil,' says @ManishTewari . In conversation with @shubhamchohan03, the Congress MP speaks on his new book 'A World Adrift', China, Trump's tariff war, India-US trade deal, and much more. Watch. @Rupa_Books

youtu.be/ChokDG_Lelc?si… The race for Mumbai’s Mayor is heating up. Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena wants the post - but BJP, the single-largest party, isn’t ready to give in. Who really holds the numbers in the BMC? Will there be a twist? @shubhamchohan03 breaks down the power play.

My talk with host @shubhamchohan03 on @HWNewsEnglish about my new book THE DELHI DIRECTIVE. I enjoyed every bit of it thanks to Shubham's smart crafting of questions. Please watch it and comment. youtu.be/6oKO_hd41yI?si…

The Thackeray Brothers Fared Well! The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation results need to be read carefully, without emotion overriding arithmetic and without arithmetic dismissing sentiment. Across Maharashtra, the BJP delivered a clear and decisive performance in municipal corporations. Its organisational strength, campaign discipline and alliance management translated into numbers. That reality stands firm and undisputed. Mumbai, however, once again behaved differently. In the city, the strongest resistance to the BJP came from Sena UBT along with the MNS. This was the first election where the two Thackeray brothers came together after years of separation. As a new alliance, with no prior testing and limited time to consolidate, finishing second with 71 seats is politically significant. The context matters. The original Shiv Sena split into two. Uddhav Thackeray lost the party structure, symbol and a large part of the organisation his father built. Despite this, Sena UBT alone secured 65 seats in Mumbai, while the original Shiv Sena faction managed 29. This comparison does not declare a winner, but it clearly establishes relevance. Another aspect that cannot be ignored is the Congress performance in Mumbai. The party secured 24 seats, largely without an aggressive campaign, high visibility leadership or sustained publicity. This outcome appears to be driven less by momentum and more by inertia. Congress has a long standing voter base in Mumbai, and its loyal supporters turned out regardless of the absence of narrative or energy. These votes were not inspired by campaign messaging, but by habit, familiarity and organisational memory that still exists in pockets of the city. What influenced the broader outcome was not one single factor. Yes, governance narratives, local candidates, ward level equations and voter calculations played their role. Mumbai voters are rarely sentimental alone. They vote tactically, often to balance power rather than surrender it completely. At the same time, the coming together of the Thackeray brothers did create an emotional undercurrent. For many voters, it evoked the memory of Balasaheb Thackeray, a figure inseparable from Mumbai’s political identity. That sentiment did not decide the election, but it helped consolidate support and energise a fragmented base. Emotion acted as a catalyst, not a conclusion. The final picture is clear if read honestly. The BJP won the election. Sena UBT and its ally proved they remain politically relevant. Congress survived on loyalty rather than campaign strength. Mumbai voted neither for nostalgia nor rebellion, but for balance. What lies ahead matters more than what just concluded. This Thackeray alliance has shown potential, not dominance. If it stays together, organises deeper and expands beyond symbolism, future contests could be far more competitive. If it fractures again, this moment will remain a limited one. Mumbai has not given a verdict for the future. It has only kept the door open.

It is wrong to vilify anyone based on their identity. I hope that those who went hammer and tongs at the "Hatao Lungi, Bajao Pungi" will also criticize the "Marathi manus is buried 6ft in the ground" statement. #Marathi #MarathiManoos #MarathiManus #Maharashtra

#Mumbai (not #Bombay) may be an international city, but it is the capital of #Maharashtra. We #Maharashtrians take pride in it just as the people of #TamilNadu love #Madras/ #Chennai. #Annamalai

youtube.com/watch?v=l9qJWV… @shubhamchohan03 speaks to @DrSYQuraishi on his book 'Democracy's Heartland: Inside The Battle For Power In South Asia' (a @juggernautbooks publication). Dr. Quraishi speaks on the recent turmoil in Bangladesh, Nepal, learnings for India's democracy, and the credibility of Election Commission of India. Watch.

People power just moved mountains. From the Aravallis, where years of local resistance, petitions, and public pressure forced the Supreme Court to pause its hill definition and shield ecology from mining……to Unnao, where a survivor’s fight, backed by activists, and ordinary citizens, kept rapist-politician Kuldeep Sengar behind bars, not back in power corridors. Different battles, same truth: sustained public resolve can protect the environment and uphold justice. #UnnaoCase #Aravalli_Is_Safe #PeoplePower #Aravallis #Unnao