I have for long had this radical solution for an India-Pakistan problem: bring the negotiating teams of both countries to...
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The clear and present danger
Why is it that the moment somebody dares to call South Asia, particularly Kashmir, the most dangerous place on earth...
Don’t feel abused
Just what will be the extent of popular and official outrage if Bill Clinton were to dare to mention the...
Unreformed on the tarmac
After wondering for an entire week why poor Yashwant Sinha got such bad press on his budget, I found the...
Subsidised to suffer
Every budget, every election campaign, every presidential address to Parliament, brings new promises, homilies and subsidies for our farmer. Farming...
The party is brain dead
Ever wondered why the Congress party is like the Indian cricket team? And it isn’t merely because they too keep...
Kebabs and Kargil
In so many years of parachute journalism a hack does end up writing on aneclectic mix of issues, but this...
In the red and desperation
Try a daytime cruise on the Hooghly for a crash course in Left economics. On each bank, you see an...
Icondemnyou.com
“I have always been struck by the fact that while the criminal is free to commit the crime, the police...
Your turn to strike, Mr Prime Minister
You might think I need to get my head examined for saying this, but here is my list of the...
State of sterile mind
On principle, you cannot question the Vajpayee government’s “clean up” of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA). What...
National interest
Ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you JaywantYashwant Lele, our latest cricket star. He is...