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We must retain our dominant positions -
Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi, Hindustan Times
Recent events have brought the Siachen dispute back in focus. These are the April 7 avalanche, which resulted in the tragic loss of 127 Pakistani soldiers and 11 civilians; the hyped luncheon meeting of our PM with Pak President Zardari on April 8; and the statement of General Kayani, the Pak Army Chief, on April 18 that the dispute needs to be resolved. Unfortunately, emotions predominate in all these events.
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India needs a statutory, independent Police Commission -
SA Aiyar, ToI
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Republic of proxystan: Bill and coo, kill and Woo -
Chidanand Rajghatta, ToI
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Time to empower the slave -
Chetan Bhagat, Times of India
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Anwar is on song in Malaysia -
MJ Akbar, Sunday Guardian
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1984 was a bad time to be an Indian -
Madhav Nalapat, Sunday Guardian
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CBI not as guilty as AG, Ashwani -
Ram Jethmalani, Sunday Guardian
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Sycophancy corrodes -
Tavleen Singh, Indian Express
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Déjà vu all over again! -
Percy S Mistry, Financial Express
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Act tough with China -
Bidanda Chengappa, Business Line
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Dealing with a cussed Pakistan -
Dileep Padgaonkar, Times of India
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Anybody dare to nail the netas? -
Shobhaa De, Deccan Chronicle
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The meek do not inherit the earth -
Hiranmay Karlekar, Pioneer
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Two can play at coercive diplomacy -
Rajendra Abhyankar, Hindu
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Weapon that has more than symbolic value -
Shyam Saran, Hindu
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India tested, found wanting -
Bharat karnad, Indian Express
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RBI plays safe -
Financial Express
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Walmart-level aam aadmi -
TN Ninan, Business Standard
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Debar criminals from contesting elections -
Minhaz Merchant, Economic Times
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Fight Islamic fundamentalism -
Balbir Punj, NewIndianExpress
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Journalists and the economics of truth -
Swapan Dasgupta, Deccan Chronicle
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A threat to food security -
S Gurumurthy, Business Line
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When will China grow up? -
BS Raghavan, Business Line
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A Bill too long delayed -
Business Standard
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A constitutional contradiction -
Manoj Rai, Mint
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Lok Sabha Speaker is shielding Chacko in vain -
Pioneer
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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