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Respectfully yours -
Meghnad Desai, Indian Express
‘The Speaker xxx like Muttley the dog had been foiled’. Suppose now that the xxx had been Meira Kumar, the Lok Sabha Speaker. Can you imagine the fuss and anger? But this is a comment by a journalist, Quentin Letts of The Daily Mail on May 1 on Speaker Bercow of the House of Commons.
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Hampi’s past awaits a future -
Hindu
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Charting the course of Sino-Indian relations -
Anurag Viswanath, Financial Express
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From Sebi to SEC -
Financial Express
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With China, keep it real -
C. Raja Mohan, Indian Express
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It's time for the BJP to say 'Modi for PM' -
Diptosh Majumdar, DNA
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Silence of the vultures -
MJ Akbar, Sunday Guardian
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From Manmohan-vintage rouble scam to Narendrabhai's 'ethical incapacities' -
T J S George, NewIndianExpress
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Winning the waiting game in Pakistan -
MJ Akbar, Times of India
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Congress spot fixing economics, bets on sops to win it votes -
Shankkar Aiyar, NewIndianExpress
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Indian Payola League -
Ashok Malik, Asian Age
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BJP needs to get its message right -
Swapan Dasgupta, Pioneer
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Nawaz Sharif is the best bet for New Delhi -
Kanchan Gupta, Pioneer
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Socialist residue -
Tavleen Singh, Indian Express
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The idea of Pakistan -
Meghnad Desai, Indian Express
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Evolving out of inefficient corruption -
SA Aiyar, Times of India
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Decadence rules over purge in IPL -
Sandeep Bamzai, Mail Today
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Does the system need change? -
Gautam Adhikari, Times of India
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Can a caged parrot sing? -
Bharat Karnad, NewIndianExpress
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This way to Chindia -
Hu Shisheng, Outlook India
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It's 1973 all over again -
Victor Davis Hanson, Tribune Media Services
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For online free speech -
Mint
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Optimistic foreigners -
TN Ninan, Business Standard
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Fallacy of political tourism in Pak -
Subramanian Swamy, Pioneer
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Our human rights deserve better -
Hindu
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Not another law -
Indian Express
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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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