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| The luck of the draw |
| Prime ministers are made, not born |
| People, including prime ministers, rise to the level of their responsibilities. If that’s not one of Parkinson’s Laws, it should be. To suggest otherwise is to imply, first, that birth is the ultimate determinant of personality and achievement, and... |
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| Uncouth ways |
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| DEAL OF TRIUMPH |
| It will be ironic if on the sixtieth anniversary of independence, India snatches defeat from the jaws of victory. This is wha...|
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| CHANGING TIMES |
| Had it not been for the General’s sudden change of heart only days ago, Pakistan would have celebrated the 60th anniversary o...|
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| Man And Machine |
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Although much has been said about the length of runways and the slippery surface caused by rain, what remains unsaid is that ... | Read.. |
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| What India had
if been liberal |
| The story of the
Independence movement is told in terms of Gandhiji and his followers who opposed colonial rule, braved bullets and sticks and spent years ... |
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| What did India learn from its wars |
| The bullet tore into the fibreglass and tore out of it. Subedar Brahm Singh was holding in his hand the helmet given to him by one of his men. He stared hard at it, disbelievi... |
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‘Isn’t that lovely?’ she sighed. ‘It’s my favourite programme — fifteen minutes of silence — and after that there’s a half hour of quiet and then an interlude of lull.
— NORTON JUSTER
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