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Yes Prime Minister, Your Time Is Now

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:37:46 +0530

'...The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity' WB Yeats captures the irony of an entire generation, an entire people, in this single

Rajasthan's Royal Season

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:07:48 +0530

Rajasthan rarely makes news when compared to states. Delhi is in news since it is the seat of Indian democracy. Maharashtra makes great headlines for its Stock Exchange and farmer's

Say Cheese! Its Good For Democracy

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:45:13 +0530

Russia has a new President, who smiles! The 42-year-old lawyer and loyal Kremlin aide, Dmitry Medvedev has spent almost half of his life in the company of his predecessor, Vladimir

Cold Comfort

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:04:42 +0530

Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments,embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour - John Boswell Winter is a season to

Not a Ratna to Remember

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:55:46 +0530

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is back, but this time it's not his own doing. The Bharat Ratna controversy seems to have landed the poet-politician at the center of what he has

Modi III: Why India Deserves Better

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:24:20 +0530

Who is more dangerous, a leader who openly admits his complicity in crimes like communal pogroms and extra-constitutional killings or a leader who never acknowledges his mistakes and continues to

Of Imran Khan, by Imran Khan and for Imran Khan

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:33:51 +0530

I have rephrased the famous cliche after following the bizarre politics of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief Imran Khan. Much has been written on how Imran Khan the politician can never

Musharraf: Once a commando, always a commando

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:59:46 +0530

Commander is Chief In a remarkable event yesterday, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf did what few dictators in the midst of a political crisis would think of. It occurred at

Live and heart breaking

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 12:39:58 +0530

All eyes were on ticker during the big news day on Saturday As the sun went down behind hills, I was wandering at an ancient temple's ruins in

Coalition Dharma in Pakistan

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:46:02 +0530

The endgame in Pakistan has begun. With the return of Benazir Bhutto from exile, the political arena is now being prepared for the first full-bloodied (pun un-intended) general elections in

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:26:47 +0530