Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Meghnad Desai http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 15:49:08 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 15:49:08 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. Congress is all set to implode http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_congress-is-all-set-to-implode_1174319 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_congress-is-all-set-to-implode_1174319 When Jawaharlal Nehru was prime minister, he frequently faced a complaint that he was not doing enough to help opposition parties grow. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:19:00 GMT The policy of divide and misrule http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-policy-of-divide-and-misrule_1171219 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-policy-of-divide-and-misrule_1171219 We believe the imperialists followed the Divide and Rule policy. We told them we were a united people. They told us there was no such thing as India, a single nation. Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:35:00 GMT The Centre just cannot hold http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-centre-just-cannot-hold_1167804 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-centre-just-cannot-hold_1167804 The Fourth anniversary of UPA government has been celebrated and why not. Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:47:00 GMT Time to give women their due http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_time-to-give-women-their-due_1163647 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_time-to-give-women-their-due_1163647 But still the point is worth discussing. But what does that say about the lives and opportunities of women in Britain as against India? Sat, 10 May 2008 21:30:00 GMT Busting economic superstitions http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_busting-economic-superstitions_1161561 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_busting-economic-superstitions_1161561 The primary superstition is that prices are high because traders make them high. They are hoarding and speculating Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:05:00 GMT The tortuous way of the torch http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-tortuous-way-of-the-torch_1159568 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_the-tortuous-way-of-the-torch_1159568 What Chinese leadership thought would be a celebration of China’s arrival on the global scene as a respected and legitimate world power has turned into a PR nightmare. Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:08:00 GMT Of India’s triumph and tragedy http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_of-indias-triumph-and-tragedy_1158007 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_of-indias-triumph-and-tragedy_1158007 Tata’s purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover marks a special occasion in the history of Indian business. Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:30:00 GMT India may go the Europe way http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_india-may-go-the-europe-way_1156356 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_india-may-go-the-europe-way_1156356 Harold Wilson, the most successful Labour leader of all times (he won four elections while even Tony Blair only won three) said, “A week is a long time in politics”. Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:31:00 GMT Rightly, bereft of any brains http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_rightly-bereft-of-any-brains_1153843 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_rightly-bereft-of-any-brains_1153843 The ABVP mob which attacked Delhi University’s History Department made one thing clear. The BJP and the larger Parivar have an intellectual inferiority complex. Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:20:00 GMT Requiem for a Marathi manoos http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_requiem-for-a-marathi-manoos_1151320 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/comment_requiem-for-a-marathi-manoos_1151320 Ambadas Haribhau Dharkar is a small footnote in history. A Marathi manoos with a good job in HAL and a nice house. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:46:00 GMT