“Do you remember that clever sentence from Animal Farm?” It was typical of Pertie to start a conversation with a challenge. But this ...
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I’m not sure when I first met Abhishek Manu Singhvi but I vividly recall the first time he was a guest on one of my shows. It was Line of Fire for SAB TV and the subject was a discussion of the C...
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I’ve only met Mamata Banerjee once. It was nearly 11 years ago in 2001. However, that single experience could hold the key to understan...
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I always suspected Asif Zardari’s visit was more than a pilgrimage. A proposal he made to the PM at lunch suggests I was correct. The way forward for India and...
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“What do you make of the Express ‘coup’ ?” This time I sensed Pertie really wanted to know. It wasn’t ...
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This morning I want to introduce an old and dear friend. We first met almost forty years ago. Then he was a tubby smiling school boy. Today he will be received a...
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Every now and then Pertie says something that takes me by surprise. So you can imagine how I felt when last week he rang to talk about politicians. To be honest,...
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The first thing you notice about Downing Street is the unobtrusive security. No doubt metal bars have sealed off access from Whitehall but the Bobbies on duty ar...
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I’ve begun to dread phone calls from Pertie. He has an uncanny knack of raising awkward subjects on which his invariably turns out to be the right view. I’m ...
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This morning I’m going to stick my neck out and make a prediction with the confidence I’ll be able to stand by it. But even if I’m wrong it won’t be by m...
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