Can BRIC save the world?
Let all of us, including the distinguished ambassadors of BRIC send a joint resolution to Senator Obama ,' thundered the tall old man in an immaculately tailored suit in the front row.
The four o...- in Politics n government
Analysis: Parties jostle for election allies and i
The calendar of the five-phase elections for the 15th Lok Sabha has been announced. Almost all the political parties are nervous about going to the polls. Equally, the people of India are uncerta...- in Politics n government
How India can hasten its climb as a superpower
I was so wrong! About three years ago, I wrote an article on rediff.com wherein I mentioned the inability of the Indian Space Research Organisation to think ahead of its contemporaries. But Ch...- in Politics n government
The final wake-up call for Pakistan
By targeting the Sri Lankan cricket team in the heart of Lahore, Pakistani militants have crossed yet another Red Line. The masked men who killed eight people and injured six cricketers were well...- in Politics n government
A vote in favour of a new dawn
Sometimes, there is no shame in eating one's words, and this is one of those moments.
For years, I have ranted against the Congress party and its dynastic moorings, even while acknowledging the p...- in Politics n government
Why I am not a fan of Obama
I have never been a fan of Barack Obama ; nor am I now. But I have to acknowledge that he has been a master tactician in overcoming apparently insurmountable odds to become the US President. Trounci...- in Politics n government
Let the seat-sharing squabbles begin
There are 75 days from the Election Commission announcing the poll schedule until the results of the 15th general election start pouring in. For four-fifths of this period we shall be entertained...- in Politics n government
Mumbai sits in the middle of a battlefield
They are calling it India's 9/11," my sister remarked on the phone to me from California the other day.
No.
It was not a 9/11.
We did not have a bone-chilling 3,500 deaths over those three ...- in Politics n government
Lankan view: Why the Lahore attack hurt
In a nation ravaged by terrorism, we seldom asked the question why we the innocent people were being targeted when bombs went off in buses and public places. But on Tuesday, for the first time in...- in Politics n government
Why are women always the target?
If bra burning was the slogan of feminism in the sixties, should the neo-avatars of Simone de Beauvoir make 'I wanna pub honey,' the slogan of 2009? That too unlicensed, illegal pubs, entertaining u...- in Politics n government
How Ajmal Kasab took to radical Islam
Faridkot of Ajmal 'Qasai' (Kasab ) fame is a mere ten miles from my ancestral village in tehsil Depalpur, Punjab. Before the 21-year-old went on his killing spree in Mumbai , Faridkot was known only...- in Politics n government
Al Qaeda threat: Questions without answers
The authenticity of the message purporting to be from Mustafa Abu-al Yazid, who has been projected since 2007 as in charge of Al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan in liaison with the neo-Taliban o...- in Politics n government
Few takers for India's anti-ISI campaign
Forty-five days after the Mumbai terrorist strike of November 2008, India has failed to convince large sections of the international community that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence had orches...- in Politics n government
Taliban must be destroyed within Pakistan
To develop cutting edge defence industries, New Delhi must eschew the inherent divisive tendencies. Instead of consolidating Aero India 2009 as the foremost Asian aerospace show, we reduced its fun...- in Politics n government
Defence R&D: What India needs to do
Speaking at the inaugural seminar of Aero-India 2009 in Bangalore, Defence Minister A K Antony expressed disappointment at the slow pace of indigenisation of defence production. He lamented the fact...- in Politics n government