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By Karan Thapar
You know him as Jug but his real name is Jagdish Suraiya. Jug is a moniker conferred by his elder sister, Hemu, after the Archies comic character Jughead Jones. But Bunny definitely seems to be his wi...
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The insistent ringing of the telephone put me on my guard. Only Pertie could be so persistent. “You guys are supposed to be well informed but you either get it completely wrong or you can’t se...
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By Karan Thapar
Let me begin with a frank admission: I’m a great admirer of Britain and the British way of doing things. I’ve praised the surgical swiftness with which defeated PMs move out of 10 Downing Street, ...
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By Karan Thapar
Newspapers are like human beings. They can attract or repel, reassure or infuriate, form lasting bonds but also provoke fierce disappointment when you can’t get the one you want. The better ones hav...
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By Karan Thapar
“Do you agree with the Prime Minister?” This sounded like one of Pertie’s deceptively innocent questions and it put me instantly on my guard. His smile convinced me this was a trap. “Abou...
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By Karan Thapar
For a country that wants to be recognized as a great power it’s a strange, if not debilitating, paradox that we remain parochial, obsessed with ourselves and unconcerned with what’s happening arou...
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By Karan Thapar
Not unlike Indira Gandhi, whom she admired, Margaret Thatcher was a shrewd politician. One of the talents both women possessed was a perceptive understanding of the popular mood. And they knew how to ...
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I did not realize that two people competing for the same job would be so different. Perhaps foolishly, I had assumed their shared ambition would lend them a common colour. But last week, when I ...
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Have you ever wondered why famous people so often demean themselves by the thoughtless silly things they say? Or by the sheer indiscretion of their behaviour? Usually, the greater their renown t...
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By Karan Thapar
Just because you have the right intentions doesn’t mean you’ll end up with the right result. Sometimes you can overdo things and create a mess. That, I’m afraid, seems to be the case w...
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