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  1. Democracy and the delusions of grandeur

    Posted by Deepak Shravan
    / June 7, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Democracy, in India, is more of an illusion, a hologram of our minds. More than being a mere illusion, it is a cover for crime, a safe alias. Like Bin Laden walking unscathed because he’s wearing a Mahatma Gandhi tee shirt. Right from colleges; where they think they can decide...

  2. Revenge of the Jedi, aka the I.A.S. lobby

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    / April 4, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Earlier this morning, a friend, a former Commander in the Indian Navy, and I were discussing le affaire Vijay Kumar Singh. Personally, I think that General V.K. Singh is avenging himself for the humiliation of haggling over his date of birth. Though General Singh has cloaked his actions as being...

  3. Why sing this Coup song di?

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    / April 4, 2012 / Leave a comment
    That’s what most of India is asking today. The front page Indian Express story details the movement of two key army units from Hissar in Haryana (33rd Armoured Division) and Agra in Uttar Pradesh (50 Para Brigade) towards the national capital on the night of January 16. The story details...

  4. Gowda rises like a phoenix to snub Kumaraswamy

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    / March 30, 2012 / Leave a comment
    The self-proclaimed humble farmer father and his not-so-humble film producer son are at it again. Speaking in different voices. This time over being approached by middlemen lobbying for defence deals. Kumaraswamy said when dad was PM in 1996-97, an offer of a bribe was made to him to influence defence...

  5. Swamy David doesn’t slay Chidu Goliath

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    / February 5, 2012 / 2 Comments
    Remember, how before the Indian team left for Australia, all of India was upbeat about their cricketing Gods. How the “strongest ever” Team India had the best chance to conquer “the final frontier”.   4-0 is now history as the Gods were found to have feet of clay that just did not...

  6. Time to host a farewell party

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    / February 2, 2012 / 3 Comments
    Manmohan Singh should send a `Thankyou card’ to Kapil Sibal. Witness how admirably, though unconvincingly, the Telecom minister stressed the fact that the PM had `zero’ role to play in the entire decision process on 2G.   Which is perhaps why the Congress thinks the BJP is wrong when it accuses...

  7. The ‘vindication’ of the PM

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    / February 1, 2012 / 3 Comments
    “Unfortunately, those who were expected to give proper advice to the PM and place full facts and the legal position before him failed to do so. ” So observed the Honourable Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement yesterday. The judgement was given pertaining to a case filed by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy questioning the delay in...

  8. Vijayamma writes to PM on CBI

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    / January 31, 2012 / Leave a comment
    Source : AP News Live YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is feeling the heat of the CBI investigation. This is clear from the letter written by his mother YS Vijayamma to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. There is nothing new in the letter except a reiteration of the party’s stand on CBI...

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    / January 25, 2012 /
    When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided to get on to twitter, he would not have contended with @ipoonampandey. The model who hit the headlines when she offered to strip naked if the Indian team won the World Cup in April 2011, welcomed the PM in a manner that would not...

  10. Is Sibal the new Diggy?

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    / December 15, 2011 / 1 Comment
    By T S Sudhir First a disclaimer. I like Kapil Sibal. I think he is the best minister in Manmohan Singh’s cabinet. I think he is a visionary. He was always my favourite man in black robes. I also admire Sonia Gandhi. Also Rahul. Also Priyanka’s children. Even Robert Vadra....

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