We all know weird and wonderful things often happen in our country. It’s what makes India interesting, exciting and, frequently, unpredictable. However, a recent stor...
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I have no doubt the BJP politician I have got to know best – and through him his family – is Lal Krishna Advani. There was a time when I had clearly won his confide...
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We’re all familiar with deserters and turncoats. They’re not as uncommon as one would hope. But would you agree that Nitish Kumar simply takes the cake? Although ma...
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If, like me, you are starting to despair of Indian journalism then you’ll be pleased to know there’s good news on the horizon. Admittedly, it’s not work done for ...
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The point I wish to make today is simple and straight forward. The chances of the 28 party INDIA alliance realizing its dream of ‘defeating’ Narendra Modi and the BJP in the forthcoming electio...
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Those of you familiar with my Sentiments will know I often rise to the defence of Britain and the British. I admire their fortitude, praise their respect of privacy and...
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The new year is a favourite time for resolutions although, of course, most of them don’t survive very long. They’re made with enthusiasm only to be ditched surrepti...
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The phone rang horribly late at night but, for reasons I cannot fathom, I responded in an attentive mood.  Normally the hour and tone of the conversation would have pu...
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It’s, arguably, one of the saddest indictments of our country that today we increasingly ask the question ‘What is it like to be a Muslim in India?’ The answer ou...
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Let me start by repeating what I’ve written before. The best way of understanding a complex outcome is to formulate questions that raise issues requiring clarity. Itâ...
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