Muddle class leisure
Depending on which pundit you listen to, the Indian middle class (sometimes dismissed as the Indian muddle class) is non-existent, all-pervasive, negligible, has come into its own, was always a feature of our society, aspires to be the Indian upper class, is caught between westoxication and westernisation.



Dragon's missiles
In what is possibly the final act of the Clinton administration on the non-proliferation front, China has been let off for misdemeanours which Washington stonefacedly refused to admit Beijing had ever committed.



Butter chicken in Managua
In the great hunt for the Indian diaspora some Indians (or those of Indian origin) are likely to be ignored because they have launched their adventure in places that are remote or obscure.



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Yesterday once more
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