Even though ten days have passed since my return from Beijing I remain under its spell. To say that I am hugely impressed by the Chinese capital is an understatement. The truth is I was flabberg...
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I like Mani Shankar Aiyar, admire him, value his friendship and want to retain it. And I don’t believe that will be a tall order after he reads this column. Mani is a fair-minded man who w...
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The nuclear liability bill is yet another example of how the government can undermine a good cause by poor handling. The women’s bill, which I wrote about last week, was very similar. In t...
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The Women’s Reservation Bill is an illuminating example of how politicians can promote a deserving cause in a most unfortunate way. In Mahatma Gandhi’s terms, where the means are mor...
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Occasionally television can be truly revealing. That was the case on friday when the BBC broadcast live the interrogation by the Chilcot Inquiry Committee of the British Prime Minister on the Ir...
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Each year The Washington Post conducts a neologism contest. It’s a fun way of creating a new word. From what my cousin Lakshman Menon has sent me, the contest appears to consist of two par...
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Things are never quite what they seem. For example, the press has decided Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash, the former Military Secretary, is a “tainted” officer. Since I don’...
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The next few weeks are likely to be a trying time for India. Not just because Indo-Pak talks are resuming or because of the wider threats from our troublesome neighbour. I’m referring to the repe...
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I don’t know if you’ve been following ‘the Sukhna Land Scam’ but the more I read the more dismayed I become. It’s been presented as a dark smear on the good name of...
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“Why does Amar Singh fascinate the media?” It was a question anyone could have asked but hearing it from Pertie aroused my suspicions. Behind his curiosity, I felt convinced he was m...
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