Today the Gujarat verdict will be known and, hopefully, a curtain will descend on the unseemly rhetoric that has been the hallmark of this campaign. Regardless of who loses what will be hard to for...
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They say first meetings can leave an indelible impression. That’s certainly the case with my introduction to L. K. Advani. It was in december 1990 and he was Leader of the Opposition. I had just ...
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When you think of the number of times I’ve criticised Anbumani Ramadoss – and usually pretty severely – for seeking to ban smoking or prohibit smoking in films you might wonder why today Iâ...
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We all play pranks but last month I was the target of a breathtaking practical joke. It wasn’t simply sweeping in its scope but also meticulously researched and planned. Yet the amazing thing i...
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Democratic we may be, but liberal we most certainly are not. The test is accepting that others have a right to say and do things we don’t approve of, consider offensive, or even emotionally and s...
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What does the Left decision to permit the Government to go to the IAEA and negotiate an India-specific safeguards agreement amount to? Is it a credible window of opportunity to secure the Indo-US...
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I wonder what its like to be George Bush? When he stands up to say something profound audiences either convulse with laughter or gasp with incredulity. It isn’t easy. You and I couldn’t do it. ...
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Who’s Pratap Naik, you could justifiably ask, and why am I devoting this week’s Sentiments to him? Let me give you the answer before I tell you his story. Pratap Naik is an example of the unfo...
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Is the Government trying to find a way of pursuing the Indo-US nuclear deal or is it looking for an honourable exit? The UPA-Left meeting on monday led many to believe a small window of opportunity...
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This is perhaps the last Sunday to advise the Government on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal. Tomorrow the UPA-Left Committee will meet again. Thereafter it could be too late. So if the Government is to re...
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