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| Politics in command |
| The rising rate of inflation is not the politicians’ priority |
| The gentleman is a member of the Union cabinet holding a major portfolio. He is said to be next in importance to, and sometimes even more effective than, the prime minister. And yet, he has the other day gone on record: it is indeed regrettable that... |
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| All talk |
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Sir — Every time India and Pakistan hold talks, the dialogue receives a lot of media coverage and t ... |
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| Cruel sport |
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Sir — At a time when the world is absorbed in the euphoria of the Fifa World Cup, Ruchir Joshi’s ar ... |
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| STILL AT WORK |
| The draft legislation against sexual harassment in the workplace is now ready to appear before the cabinet before being table...|
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| TIME UP |
| Mountains of dusty old files with the babu nodding off in their midst is the official image of the Indian bureaucracy’...|
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| Island of Ironies |
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Arriving at Heathrow airport in London was like entering an economy in decline, particularly since I was arriving from an eme... | Read.. |
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Like most of those who study history, Napoleon learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
— A.J.P. TAYLOR
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| All crowded in |
| Peter Carey’s ambitious and richly imagined new novel is based on Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey... |
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| Mark of the man |
| The author was described by Khushwant Singh, a fellow sardar, as “the most distinguished Sikh of his... |
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