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Shekhar Gupta

His Af, our Pak

Why Obama’s audacious 18-month timeline brings India concern — and opportunity....

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C. Raja Mohan

Old friends, different times

As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh holds consultations with the Russian leadership today, India should get a first-hand assessment...

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Tavleen Singh

Tokenism will not do

Who benefits if we succeed in cleaning up our filthy rivers and our polluted air? Who benefits if we succeed in preserving the tiger, the elephant and our forests?....

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Meghnad Desai

The Rahul Gandhi Gamble

During the first general election of 1952, a candidate of the Rama Rajya Parishad who was standing against Pandit Nehru asked him....

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Soli J. Sorabjee

Kasab’s trial: fair or farcical?

IN a society based on the rule of law, even the most despicable accused like Kasab is entitled to a fair trial and legal representation....

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Coomi Kapoor

Stealing his thunder

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has perhaps spent more time out of the country when Parliament is in session than any previous prime minister....

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Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Under the Mind’s Microscope

We Must Have No Price And Everyone Must Know That We Have No Price Arun Shourie Rupa and The Indian Express Pages: 350 Rs 495

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Shailaja Bajpai

The Washington washout

From a public relations standpoint, Dr Manmohan Singh’s timing was off. A prime minister’s visit to the US is headline news.

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Sudheendra Kulkarni

Vajpayee a ‘pseudo moderate’? A canard

The Liberhan Commission has indicted 68 persons in the demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid structure on December 6, 1992....

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Dhiraj Nayyar

A house built on sand

The steady stream of encouraging economic news from almost every part of the world over the last six months had led most...

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N K Singh

The compulsions of Copenhagen

One of the major issues engaging our policy makers is the forthcoming Copenhagen meeting on global warming and climate change.

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Ila Patnaik

Seasoning the stock

The sale of shares of up to 60 public sector enterprises by the Central government will have many advantages.

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Jaithirth Rao

Area of darkness

Professor Sheldon Pollock has just announced scholarships for Dalit students who wish to study Sanskrit at Columbia University.

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Bibek Debroy

Back to BOP

There is a story, of doubtful historical veracity, about Christopher Columbus and an egg. Once he discovered America, his critics argued that he had done nothing great.

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Sanjeev Chopra

Punjab govt giving cold shoulder to Central schemes, says Preneet

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur on Monday said the Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP government in Punjab was not cooperating in implementation of Centrally-sponsored schemes in the st

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Amrita Shah

Banning liberty

People in Gujarat have become so accustomed to bans, particularly on films dealing with communal violence that they assume such products have been banned even when they have in fact not been banned.

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Shishir Gupta

Pak ISI station chief in Delhi dies of electrocution

In a significant development, the Pakistan ISI station chief, MK Afridi, at its High Commission in Delhi got electrocuted 'while drying his hair late Sunday night at his Vasant Vihar residence.

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Husain Haqqani

Let the politics begin

The opening session of Pakistan’s newly elected National Assembly has raised hopes and revived fears about the country’s...