Did the prime minister (PM) make a mistake by not publicly expressing his sorrow at the horrible death of photojournalist, Danish Siddiqui? From the government, there h...
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If I can coin a term Ashok Lavasa is a WhatsApp-friend. We’ve only met once and I doubt if we’ve spoken half a dozen times. But over the last two years we must have...
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I was in my early teens when I read L. P. Hartley’s book ‘The Go-Between’. At that age I was captivated by the story far more than its deeper philosophical point ...
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One of the most delightful British traditions is the keeping and publishing of political diaries. When well-written they’re not just revealing but enormous fun. The p...
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A number of people have asked why I chose not to attend the Rashtra Manch meeting last Tuesday and I think it would be useful to explain because the answer illuminates ...
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Perhaps I’m simple minded but I prefer analysis that’s clear and focussed. Most academics embellish their argument with so much equivocation you’re never certain ...
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Do you know who I was reminded of as I watched the Prime Minister wriggle out of the mess his vaccination policy has created? The Artful Dodger! Not his ‘pickpocketry...
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A useful trick handling questions you can’t or don’t want to answer is to pretend you’ve been asked something else and respond to that. It’ll take a while befor...
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A recent study by Public Health England (PHE) which assesses the effectiveness of the AstraZeneca vaccine, known in India as Covishield, against the B.1.617.2 variant o...
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Just before he lost power Dr. Manmohan Singh said history would be kind to him. I’m sure it will but it’s too early for such history to be written. However, what th...
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