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Pirates of the digital screen

Tuesday 18 November '08

Internet piracy has moved beyond illegal downloading of music and movies. And its newest, and quite lucrative, target is the sports broadcasting industry.
On a learning curve

Friday 31 October '08

In a global financial tsunami, little Iceland holds valuable lessons for India
Oracle of Omaha Speaks

Sunday 26 October '08

Warren Buffett lets in on how a six-year-old who sold packs of chewing gum remained on the right side of the market and became the richest man
Look who got bail

Wednesday 8 October '08

For those who despair of the often meaningless theatrics of Indian politics and Parliament, an analysis of the US House...
Not all AIGs in one basket

Thursday 18 September '08

Wall Street continues to feel the tremors from a week of turmoil. The US government, after allowing the bankruptcy...
Red, Blue and other colours

Monday 8 September '08

Much is written comparing the world’s oldest democracy, the United States, with the world’s largest democracy, India.
Fruit of economics

Tuesday 19 August '08

The protests in Kashmir over the economic blockade of the valley continued with a Hurriyat march to the UN offices in...
Left behind... by Kamal Nath

Tuesday 5 August '08

Prakash Karat and his comrades from the Left would probably have preferred not to see the beaming face of Kamal Nath...
Talking Turkey

Thursday 17 July '08

Much like the UPA government in India, Turkey’s AKP (Justice and Development Party) led government is facing a dire battle...
America’s Fannie and Freddie need a leg up

Wednesday 16 July '08

To some people, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sound more like doting grandparents than twin US mortgage finance giants...
In a barren land

Wednesday 9 July '08

Nowhere, perhaps, are the frailty of life and the mortality of human beings more evident than in Afghanistan.
The shrine and the state

Tuesday 1 July '08

The violence and bitter politicking over the transfer of land by the J&K government to the Amarnath Shrine Board has again...
When INC met ANC

Thursday 19 June '08

It is a rarity in international affairs for two political parties, and not governments, to have a bilateral meeting.
Imprisoned by the liberator

Tuesday 10 June '08

Most elections in poor countries are preceded by a generous doling out of freebies. Not in Zimbabwe, though, which is facing a presidential election run-off on June 27...
No shortcuts at $135

Thursday 29 May '08

There are some things the government can control, there are others it cannot control and finally there are things it should not control.
Different pay for different folks

Saturday 3 May '08

The Union cabinet’s decision to appoint a committee to reconsider the Sixth Pay Commission’s recommendations...
Notes from Little Indias

Thursday 17 January '08

They came. We spoke. And they returned. That would just about sum up the itinerary of the 1200...
South Africa, not shining

Wednesday 26 December '07

Elections within political parties don’t come much better than the one witnessed in South Africa’s...
Selecting Team India

Tuesday 13 November '07

The Indian cricket team and its selection committee have featured much in the news over the last week.
What’s sovereignty?

Saturday 22 September '07

In its purest form it favours the elite. Which is why the Left’s argument against the N-deal is baffling
India Sixty: the glass is half full

Tuesday 14 August '07

As India celebrates 60 years of freedom on August 15, it is appropriate to do some stock-taking of the nation’s assets and liabilities.
Tony Blair’s final bow

Monday 25 June '07

If politics is theatre, then surely Tony Blair is a lead star behind, perhaps, only Bill Clinton. If politics is about success at the hustings..
Dog’s breakfast, Made in China

Saturday 18 November '06

China’s shown competence in building infrastructure. Its ability to manage social conflict is less tested
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