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September 22, 2014
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BJP at the crossroads: What the party can learn from bypolls results

Indian voters have a knack of surprising political pundits. Just a few weeks ago, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah could do no wrong; now, after a series of byelection...

September 19, 2014
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Scotch On The Rocks

It appears that the nay-sayers have won the Scotland referendum: Scotland will remain a part of Great Britain after a long and contentious debate. There is no place...

September 18, 2014
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Ahmedabad Calling Beijing

My grandmother always says, once an Amdavadi, always an Amdavadi! I was born in Ahmedabad, a city which for me will always be associated with wonderful childhood memories.

September 17, 2014
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Walking on Water

The BJP is beset with a familiar Indian trait of never missing an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Till Narendra Modi came along and used every available opportunity to...

September 15, 2014
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Feeding on Breasts

I have met Deepika Padukone just once: it was the CNN IBN Indian of the year awards last year when she won the special achievement prize for having acted...

September 14, 2014
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Mr Cricket

If you wanted to know how and why Rahul Dravid scored more than 13,000 test runs and took a world record 200 plus catches, you just had to be...

September 11, 2014
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A new innings

This November, I complete 26 years in journalism: it's been quite a journey and I wouldn't trade it for anything else (actually I might, if I could only have...

September 10, 2014
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The Healing Touch

The Indian army has always been reviled in the Kashmir valley. The army has been accused of human rights violations, of fake encounters, of oppression and being a symbol...

September 9, 2014
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Book Reviews

Walk the Talk

It is now almost seven months since Delhi hasn't had an elected government. Arvind Kejriwal's act of political harakiri in February 2014 pushed the Lieutenant Governor into the spotlight....

September 8, 2014
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Let’s Put Manipur on the Map

Boxing films have always enthralled me. As a teenager, the Rocky series was inspirational. Raging Bull, the story of Jake La Motta, is probably the gold standard for all...