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| November 24, 2009 | |
Why I am worried about Dr Singh's visit
A nation that has no long-term strategic intent, and whose leaders can be easily manipulated through flattery, is a banana republic. Unlike China, which intends to rule the world, India, which can only imagine itself as a second-rate power, will remain one.
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| May 04, 2009 | |
Endgame and tragedy in Sri Lanka
'The LTTE certainly did not expect to fade into oblivion, their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran a fugitive. A couple of years ago, the Tigers were rampant, scoring victories on land and sea, and terrorising Colombo with their makeshift air force. What turned things around? Probably much covert aid from governments, including India's, wary of the Tigers' propensity for redrawing boundaries by force.'
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| April 13, 2009 | |
My dilemma with Shashi Tharoor
'He needs to be more sensitive to Hindu concerns. And he needs to represent the interests of the Thiruvananthapuram constituency, unlike all the other gray individuals who have come and gone as the local MP.'
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| April 08, 2009 | |
Triage: A winning strategy for the BJP
By wasting no energy on the naysayers, ensuring that the faithful do not stray, and spending more of their efforts on the undecided, the BJP should be able to successfully work a triage strategy and ride it to power in 2009.
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| March 07, 2009 | |
The end of the immigration boom
The global recession is beginning to seriously hurt international migration, and many migrants are forced to go home again.
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| January 19, 2009 | |
Why I am not a fan of Obama
'I am suspicious of the Democratic Party in the US; two, that I fear that Obama is all style and no substance; and three, that I believe his war-cry of 'change!' is no more than election rhetoric, because there is no way anybody is going to turn the battleship that is America except very, very slowly.'
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| January 09, 2009 | |
The Satyam scandal: Now what?
What is the solution to problems like this? It is probably not more intrusive government regulation. Despite the noises being made in America blaming all finance-sector problems on a lax regulatory environment, it is not clear that more paperwork is the answer.
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| January 02, 2009 | |
In defence of Satyam
I would say it was unwise, but not necessarily wicked. I suggest that Satyam was ill-served by its M&A investment bankers and lawyers regarding the public-relations backlash such a move would cause
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| December 08, 2008 | |
Are we heading to being a failed State?
The very future of the Indian State, suddenly, is in question. And it is mostly from self-inflicted, avoidable wounds. The failure of leadership is causing India to cease to exist.
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| June 04, 2008 | |
Moving on from Karnataka
‘The BJP should have won a thumping majority. The fact that it did not is food for thought.’
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| April 23, 2008 | |
The deal that refuses to die
'The sceptical observer is left with the inescapable conclusion that something stinks about the nuke deal. It is a bad deal for India, period.'
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| February 27, 2008 | |
Obama's Rise and Rise: Camelot or Bust?
It is not clear exactly what Obama is going to change. Obama may be able to beat Clinton based on all this, but McCain may not be quite so easy.
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| November 05, 2007 | |
Democracy and autocracy, subcontinent-ishtyle
'India, and its neighbours (although Musharraf has suddenly eschewed hypocrisy), are giving democracy a bad name. In none of these nations has democracy been anything more than a charade and a hoax.'
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| September 10, 2007 | |
There is no democracy in India
'The Indian State is predatory. It preys on the very people it is sworn and duty-bound to protect and nurture.'
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| July 23, 2007 | |
A whiff of the Manchurian Candidate
None of the politicians who held the position of President particularly distinguished himself. Kalam, on the other hand, certainly stood out.
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| July 20, 2007 | |
Presidential peccadilloes
Despite all the hoopla, the Indian-American voter, and his money, counts for nothing in the mind of the American politician.
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| July 10, 2007 | |
Musharraf's theatre of the absurd
'The most recent incident involving Musharraf's make-believe is the standoff at a terrorist stronghold in Islamabad.'
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| May 23, 2007 | |
The consequences of inaction
'Encounter killings' are a product of a warped society wherein the media and the political class practice double standards.
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| May 14, 2007 | |
UP Elections: The persistence of caste
Those who recognise the value of caste and utilise it will thrive; those who do not fall by the wayside. Mayawati has just proven this in UP.
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| February 06, 2007 | |
What the Winter has wrought
India needs to stop pretending it's something other than what it really is. Only then will its native genius allow it to reach for the stars, once again.
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| January 11, 2007 | |
Why some war criminals are more equal than others
'There are double standards in terms of who is accused of crimes against humanity. I am yet to hear of any white Westerner who stands so accused, although there are some deserving candidates.'
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| November 13, 2006 | |
Why is the South doing well?
'We need to look no further for the South's rise: It is its very Indian-ness that has been its competitive advantage.'
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| November 08, 2006 | |
The rise of South India
It is no wonder that with such a rich heritage, the South is rising again.
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| September 11, 2006 | |
The fallout from 9/11
'It is abundantly clear that Pakistan is the epicentre of almost all acts of terrorism regardless of where it takes place in the world.'
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| July 10, 2006 | |
Football and 'reservations'
Why do you always find the same usual suspects in the late stages of the World Cup? Why is it so dominated by rich Western European nations and Latin Americans?
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| June 26, 2006 | |
Greater India's magnificent heritage
'Today we are familiar with America's soft power as exemplified by Hollywood and pop music; India's soft power was of the same order of magnitude.'
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| April 24, 2006 | |
A hero for our times: Eachara Warrier
'He showed that there is a kernel of dharma even in the corrupt modern Indian system, even though it may only shine weakly. But he also showed that a hero with nothing but moral force on his side plows a long and lonely furrow.'
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| February 03, 2006 | |
Endemic discrimination against Hindus
'The prime movers behind the attack on the Hindu perspective are the usual suspects -- hostile Indian-origin Marxists in America, whose disgust for Hinduism is hard to explain in rational terms, but then they are not famous for being rational.'
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