Why are women always the target?
If bra burning was the slogan of feminism in the sixties, should the neo-avatars of Simone de Beauvoir make 'I wanna pub honey,' the slogan of 2009? That too unlicensed, illegal pubs, entertaining u...- in Politics n government
Will Indian hockey regain lost glory?
Eight-times gold medallists India missed out on the Olympic Games men's hockey event for the first time when they lost 2-0 to Britain in the final of a qualifying tournament in Santiago on Sunday...- in Recreation n sports
The three CMs who bucked anti-incumbency
Anti-incumbency is fast losing relevance as an election factor in India, it would seem from the results.
Besides the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance coming back with a clear mandat...- in Entertainment
How Ajmal Kasab took to radical Islam
Faridkot of Ajmal 'Qasai' (Kasab ) fame is a mere ten miles from my ancestral village in tehsil Depalpur, Punjab. Before the 21-year-old went on his killing spree in Mumbai , Faridkot was known only...- in Politics n government
Al Qaeda threat: Questions without answers
The authenticity of the message purporting to be from Mustafa Abu-al Yazid, who has been projected since 2007 as in charge of Al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan in liaison with the neo-Taliban o...- in Politics n government
Few takers for India's anti-ISI campaign
Forty-five days after the Mumbai terrorist strike of November 2008, India has failed to convince large sections of the international community that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence had orches...- in Politics n government
Taliban must be destroyed within Pakistan
To develop cutting edge defence industries, New Delhi must eschew the inherent divisive tendencies. Instead of consolidating Aero India 2009 as the foremost Asian aerospace show, we reduced its fun...- in Politics n government
Defence R&D: What India needs to do
Speaking at the inaugural seminar of Aero-India 2009 in Bangalore, Defence Minister A K Antony expressed disappointment at the slow pace of indigenisation of defence production. He lamented the fact...- in Politics n government
Unfair to impute motives to CEC
I can boldly assert that I am the only living former civil servant who, as a member-secretary of the high power committee to advise follow-up action on the report of the Emergency Excesses Inquiry C...- in Politics n government
Just why am I a champion of Slumdog?
As we were planning this weekend's Academy Award-viewing plans, I mentioned them to my 5-year-old twins, Durga and Krishna. "Oscar Award?" asked Krishna, "is that when they give awards for garbage?"...- in Politics n government