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Karzai walks a tight-rope on defining terror -
Hamid Karzai, Afghan President, Pioneer
Security is an issue that is not related to us alone… Had it been an Afghan issue, the Americans would have never come here, as they didn’t before September 11 2001”, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said, speaking to journalists from RIA Novosti, Rossiya24 and Russia Today television channels in Kabul.
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Nitish Kumar is a toy in the hands of RSS -
Lalu Prasad Yadav, Former CM, Bihar, Hindustan Times
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A very sharif Nawaz -
Nawaz Sharif, Hindustan Times
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‘A really serious playwright’ -
Girish Karnad, Hindu
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He blew the whistle on Ranbaxy -
Dinesh Thakur, Times of India
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“This is because one person has too much clout” -
Lalit Modi, Outlook India
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Crash landing -
Gorur Ramaswamy Gopinath, BusinessStandard
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I've always stuck to mandate -
Vinod Rai, Comptroller and Auditor General, India, Economic Times
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The boy who never grew up -
S Sreesanth, Hindu
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I was taken aback by Professor Amartya Sen's comments on Food Bill -
Arvind Panagariya, Economic Times
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Government has brought the whole industry on its knees -
Girish Shirodkar, Mint
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From fashion to AirAsia, Chandilya takes a flying leap -
Mittu Chandilya, AirAsia India CEO, Financial Express
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The Internet destroyed the middle class -
Jaron Lanier, Salon
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Pakistan’s comeback kid -
Nawaz Sharif, Brookings
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The man who blew the whistle and walked away with $49 mn -
Dinesh Thakur, Business Standard
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Most ministers including PM linked with financial scams -
Varun Gandhi, Economic Times
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We will not allow Kargil, 26/11, terror from Pak soil -
Nawaz Sharif, Hindustan Times
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‘We have a lot of love for India’ -
Nawaz Sharif, Hindu
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From die-hard anti-Congressman to Cong CM -
Siddaramaiah, CM Karnataka, Indian Express
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Trust deficit between Centre, states has reduced on GST -
Sushil Kumar Modi, Mint
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Raman's run through Bastar, 'the road to government' -
Raman Singh, CM Chhattisgarh, Indian Express
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‘Run healthcare with digital systems, not mountains of data’ -
Kenneth Clarke, British Cabinet Minister & Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Business Line
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CBI should have statutory status, like EC and CAG -
Prakash Singh, ToI
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Rich are widely hated in China -
John Osburg, Professor, Rochester University, Economic Times
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Once was king -
Manmohan Singh, Business Standard
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Changing his stripes -
Nawaz Sharif, Hindustan Times
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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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