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  1. A new age of unreason

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    / January 11, 2013 /
    On a television talk show recently in which I was a participant, the question posed was “Have opposition politicians misunderstood the nature of lobbying?” The moderator went straight for the jugular, asking the BJP spokesman to defend the assertion of a senior leader of his party, who had asserted in...

  2. Is Kejriwal ‘Molagai Podi’ comedy ?

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    / November 15, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Arvind Kejriwal held yet another press conference last week, levelling charges of several businessmen and politicians stashing money in Swiss Banks abroad. Not too many people who follow news in the media regularly have been surprised with these charges. There has been a pattern in the way Kejriwal has been...

  3. Independent directors. How independent?

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    / October 26, 2012 / 2 Comments
    There were at least two “independent” directors on Satyam Board, one a former Cabinet Secretary and the second one, a former dean of the Indian School of Business, both receiving fairly attractive sitting fees from the promoters. Neither of them had apparently understood the risks faced by the company nor...

  4. My inner voice says I hate politicians

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    / September 26, 2012 / 2 Comments
    “My brother listened to his inner voice and decided to quit,” said Supriya Sule, without batting an eyelid. Sorry Ms Sule, but I have to say this. Inner voice, my foot. In the anatomy and morphology of people like Ajit Pawar, there is no organ that emits anything called an...

  5. Ball tampering of a different kind

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    / September 14, 2012 /
    In January 2011, a scandal surrounding the authenticity of the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold cup organised by the Hyderabad Cricket Association came to light with scientists who studied the Cup stating it had only 37 per cent gold and it was worth only 90000 rupees and not the 2.7 lakh it was...

  6. Is BJP helping Manmohan Singh get a 3rd term as PM?

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    / September 1, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Monumental ignorance of its politicians like Akin, Palin, Ryan and Romney, exposed through their statements, shape public opinion and the course of the presidential election in the USA. In India, the ignorance of the electorate and its inability to grasp complex issues, and the political opposition portraying Prime Minister Dr....

  7. Dharmana hits a speed breaker

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    / August 14, 2012 /
    So a day before Independence Day, Kiran Kumar Reddy will be free of one more tainted minister in his cabinet. And if former excise minister Mopidevi Venkataramana’s fate is any indication, roads and buildings minister Dhramana Prasad Rao would be worried that all roads may lead to the building known...

  8. Yeddy has his way in Karnataka

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    / July 8, 2012 / 1 Comment
    “In his tenure, Sadananda Gowda did good work and the performance of our government was very good. There were no complaints against him on grounds of corruption but keeping the party’s interest in mind, as a good party worker, he has resigned.” Thus spoke Nitin Gadkari, the BJP’s president with...

  9. New Excise policy is as flawed

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    / June 19, 2012 /
    The Andhra Pradesh government has announced the new Excise policy for the current year, replacing the unhealthy auction method by fixing a license fee and by introducing a system of lots being drawn to select the licensees. In the Scheduled Areas, the new policy apparently proposes licenses being given only...

  10. Coalition = Corruption = Compromise

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    / June 18, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I am appalled by reports and analyses lauding Sonia Gandhi’s ability to checkmate Mamata Banerjee on the Presidential election. This is with specific reference to how the Congress president was extremely annoyed by Mamata’s announcement to the media about the two names discussed inside 10 Janpath and then deliver a...

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