No checks, mate
Viswanathan Anand’s success at the World Chess Championships on Sunday was just the yearend achievement needed to banish memories of India's Y2K bug, its sporting annus horribilis.



Opportunity lost
No one can complain it has been a dull year for the economy. If it has emerged looking slightly punch drunk from a number of internal and external blows, the economy is nevertheless still in robust form.



Curiosity hijacked
It was the season to be jolly, after all. And even though reporters always crib about not having enough time for their own celebrations, the presence of cakes all over the office did remind me that it was Christmas Eve.



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