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Three things stood out at the eleventh Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Kochi last week, the first to be held in Kerala where 44 out of 100 households have a non-resident Indian in its fold, according to statistics compiled by the state. Perhaps the most significant of the three notable aspects of the 2013 version of the annual gathering of overseas Indians is that the country’s networking with its pravasis is rapidly becoming decentralized.... | Read..
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Sir — West Bengal has lately turned into a haven of untrammelled fury and violence (“Bonfire of the ... |
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The boundaries of nation-states are often lines arbitrarily drawn by rulers or victors in wars. The resulting anomalies can l... | Read..
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An officious information and broadcasting ministry is not a healthy sign for a modern democracy. And this officiousness is es... | Read..
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I’ll shorten the sentence, even though, supposedly, it was delivered by a judge. But it was one he spoke, not pronounced, and... | Read.. |
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