Can BRIC save the world?
Let all of us, including the distinguished ambassadors of BRIC send a joint resolution to Senator Obama ,' thundered the tall old man in an immaculately tailored suit in the front row.
The four o...- in Politics n government
How the Left could veer to the Congress
As far as the Left Front is concerned the magic number is 14. That, you see, is the number that signals danger to the Communist bastion in West Bengal.
The Communists are more or less reconciled ...- in Entertainment
Analysis: Parties jostle for election allies and i
The calendar of the five-phase elections for the 15th Lok Sabha has been announced. Almost all the political parties are nervous about going to the polls. Equally, the people of India are uncerta...- in Politics n government
How India can hasten its climb as a superpower
I was so wrong! About three years ago, I wrote an article on rediff.com wherein I mentioned the inability of the Indian Space Research Organisation to think ahead of its contemporaries. But Ch...- in Politics n government
The final wake-up call for Pakistan
By targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team in the heart of Lahore, Pakistani militants have crossed yet another Red Line. The masked men who killed eight people and injured six cricketers were well...- in Politics n government
A vote in favour of a new dawn
Sometimes, there is no shame in eating one's words, and this is one of those moments.
For years, I have ranted against the Congress party and its dynastic moorings, even while acknowledging the p...- in Politics n government
Why I am not a fan of Obama
I have never been a fan of Barack Obama ; nor am I now. But I have to acknowledge that he has been a master tactician in overcoming apparently insurmountable odds to become the US President. Trounci...- in Politics n government
Let the seat-sharing squabbles begin
There are 75 days from the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule until the results of the 15th general election start pouring in. For four-fifths of this period we shall be entertained...- in Politics n government
Mumbai sits in the middle of a battlefield
They are calling it India's 9/11," my sister remarked on the phone to me from California the other day.
No.
It was not a 9/11.
We did not have a bone-chilling 3,500 deaths over those three ...- in Politics n government
Lankan view: Why the Lahore attack hurt
In a nation ravaged by terrorism, we seldom asked the question why we the innocent people were being targeted when bombs went off in buses and public places. But on Tuesday, for the first time in...- in Politics n government