Remembering December 6th
Today is the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition…… it is also the anniversary of a particularly unpleasant personal failure, that was ignited by the demolition…. I was a student in London when...
View ArticleDNA Column – An A to Z of UPA 2
And, my column last week for the DNA – on the UPA retrospective Ever been to a theatre to watch a film that on paper sounded fabulous — great director, good casting, top-of-the-line banner, great...
View ArticleDNA Column on Freedom of Speech – When fear rules the mind
My column, in last week’s DNA In the last three days there have been two instances of suppression of expression due to ‘hurt’ sentiments and political beliefs. The first was the independent publisher...
View ArticleDNA Column : A Splintered Opposition and the Lessons they need to Learn
An edited version of this appeared in the DNA last week - And, we have a brand new Government of India, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This is a...
View ArticleDNA Column – #100AccheDin: So how did the Government Perform?
My column in the dna, last week There are milestones and there are millstones. The former help you in terms of direction, the latter become a weight around your neck dragging you down. Often, the...
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DNA Column : An historic 2014
Looking back at 2014 – in @Dna Tectonic political shifts, space exploration and global terrorism mark the year Getty Images Even before it began, 2014 had a special place in history. It is the 100th...
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6 Recommended Readings 12th December – Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Smriti...
Recommended readings today include Rahul Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Smriti Irani, Conflict, Trump. Rahul Gandhi becomes the 4th member of the Nehru-Gandhi family to become President of the Indian...
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6 Recommended Reads : Narendra Modi, Jerusalem, WTO Impasse, Tweetstorms, Saris
Narendra Modi, the WTO Impasse, Twitter’s new Tweetstorm Feature, India’s response on Jerusalem, and more in today’s recommended reads When i was growing up, the foreign hand was everywhere. Planning...
View ArticleCNBC TV18 Column: India and China – can we work together?
This was published on October 11th President Xi of China, and Prime Minister Modi of India are all set to meet again, in the second set of informal talks between the leaders of the two nations. The...
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COVID19 Response: The Long March Home and time to talk Universal Basic Income
There is a humanitarian crisis unfolding in front of our eyes, and yet despite story after story that hits our screens, there seems to be nothing that seems to be abating the anguish and heartbreak of...
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