The rediscovery of Jawaharlal NehruAfter his expulsion from the BJP, the old soldier in Jaswant Singh has risen to the fore. No longer is he the suave diplomat given to discretion and understatement.
August 30, 2009
The rise, fall and rise of Jaswant SinghThe official website of the Bharatiya Janata Party has no record of any leader named Jaswant Singh who was till the other day one of its most senior and respected members.
August 22, 2009
Team Manmohan flounders in 100 day testThis UPA government was more or less an extension of the previous one, but its election was greeted with an audible sigh of relief.
August 16, 2009
The tragedy and tyranny of losing a cell phoneIt is a nice feeling when, in times of grief, friends rally round to help in any way they can.
August 8, 2009
Sun, sand, shopping (and guns) in Sri LankaThe biggest challenge is to avoid the total alienation of the minorities, especially the Tamils, from the mainstream.
August 1, 2009
Shrill outrage doesn’t make for mature debateThe government is answerable to the people of this country, but shouting at it defeats the purpose.
July 25, 2009
The race to reinvent DharaviThe battle for Dharavi is hotting up. Soon, builders and developers will submit their proposals for what they plan to do to the area if they are awarded the tender.
July 18, 2009
Looking for my copy of Wren & MartinIndians of a particular age and above, especially those who went to English-medium or ‘convent’ schools, will no doubt recall Messrs Wren and Martin.
July 11, 2009
Keep religion out of the gay debateIn a democratic republic, with a functioning Constitution and strong legal system, the law is the best weapon.
July 4, 2009
Michael Jackson, one bright spot of the awful '80sThe newspapers on Saturday were full of outpourings of personal grief from many writers who remininsced about what Michael Jackson meant to them.
June 27, 2009
Exporting revolution to the world, the Twitter wayThough its older cousin Facebook has taken Indian netizens by storm, Twitter still is in its infancy here.
June 20, 2009
A nation that is losing its grip over historyIt is often said about us Indians that we do not have a sense of history. This does not mean that we don't know our history and its significant dates and dramatis personae.
June 13, 2009
How India pushes its bright students abroadOnce students reached Australia, however, things were not so hunky dory. Many of the institutions were bucket shops.
June 6, 2009
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