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Cool Breeze: Republic Day special
The Republic Day functions of late have become more of a ritual than celebration. But this function was something special...
Buzzword: Congress silent on pre-poll alliances
The Congress’ Jaipur “declaration” was lost in the hullaballoo over Rahul Gandhi’s “coronation”. It’s for the first time since the...
Why was Bose diminished on Republic Day?
We measure power through size. Check any political poster. The boss gets the biggest face. Others in the pecking order...
Jaipur Shivir had one-point agenda
Now for a pro vs rookie battle The only people feigning surprise at the coronation of the Crown Prince in...
If rules subvert justice, they need to be set aside
One of the many lessons taught to the nation by Mahatma Gandhi was that outcomes do not matter, procedures do....
Buzzword: Rashtrapati gives Bhavan new life
One of the very first things that President Pranab Mukherjee, who has a great sense of history, did upon going...
Nothing pink for Cong in Pink City
LITTLE SOLACE FOR GOVERNMENT Aside from renewing contacts, networking with fellow netas and partaking of local hospitality, with a bit...
The world can do without EU’s policy mistakes
These days, the unravelling of the Eurozone is showing up the quality of decision-making by the bureaucracies proliferating in Europe....
Birla, cairn India are right investments
Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited is a $4.5 billion diversified business conglomerate, which is present in financial services, telecom, manufacturing ,IT...
Will Chidambaram become Rahul’s Manmohan Singh?
God forbid if P. Chidambaram ever gets nominated to the prime ministerial gaddi. You should not rule it out, though....
Sino-Japanese frictions could be advantageous for India
Whether out of a sense of guilt at the wartime conquest of much of China or because the country provided...
Make short term investment in Surya
A couple of mid-cap stocks, which investors can nibble at for smart gains on a short term are Mumbai based...
Interpret history, but without prejudice
I usually like reading Dawn columnist Jawed Naqvi’s pieces for his lyrical prose. However, one has to join issue with...
Manguel’s labyrinths & fictional realities
As a teenager in Buenos Aires, Alberto Manguel spent much time reading aloud to the by-then sightless Jorge Luis Borges,...
Capital punishment not the solution
As I write this first weekly piece for the year just begun, my thoughts return to the fifty or so...
