I clearly remember my first visit to Sri Lanka. It was the winter of 1986, Jayawardane was in his second term as president and Premadasa was prime minister. The Tamil struggle was in its infancy...
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India is the world’s largest democracy but it seems we’re witnessing one of the least impressive if not the most uninformed of political campaigns. We face enormous challenges but th...
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It’s odd how chance encounters – even total accidents – can start a train of thought and help you realize things you had not earlier fully appreciated. I guess that’s par...
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Shorn of its high-flown rhetoric and grand-sounding convictions, a manifesto is simply a set of promises a political party makes to the electorate in the hope of securing its vote. In that sense...
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Let me begin with an apology. Today I’m asking for your serious attention because the problem I want to discuss is important whilst the solution neither simple nor straightforward. You nee...
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Is it an irony or a paradox that as different members of the large Nehru-Gandhi parivaar locks horns over what it is to be hindu questions are being raised about just how hindu they are? We tend...
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If there’s a lesson I learnt at School that I still remember it’s never be scared to make a mistake. It’s usually the surest way of getting it right the next time. That, no dou...
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I have to admit, I’ve never come across someone like Pervez Musharraf. This is not necessarily a compliment. It’s simply a statement of fact. But think about it – he’s a ...
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If a telephone ring can sound excited, this one certainly did. It was Pertie.

“I’m obviously better known than I realize?” He was bubbling over and clearly pleased wit...
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If you live in Delhi you may have noticed a silent dignified protest at Jantar Mantar. It’s been on for over 70 days. If you read a national paper you may be aware that ex-servicemen have ...
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