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May 15, 2008
The one billion+ cannon-fodder
Counter fear with greater fear, terror with super-terror, and the perpetrators will think twice before carrying out their evil deeds.
September 14, 2007
From He Ram to No Ram: Who benefits?
Heck, the person the Sangh Parivar painted as anti-Hindu is the one who has come to the Hindu's rescue, establishing her faith in one of the most revered gods of the land. Who benefits, you ask? Sonia Gandhi, obviously!
August 31, 2007
I wish a 60-year-old nation will act its age
Can the nuclear deal become an election issue? Unfortunately not.
August 21, 2007
It's an attack on the prime ministership, no less
'For Dr Singh, it is no more a simple issue of putting the nation's prestige before the world at large at risk, or anything like that.'
August 14, 2007
Could we have been worse off in 1947?
Nationalism is not easy symbols like rising for the national anthem or saying Jai Hind. It involves making the fruits of our hard-won freedom available in equal measure to everyone.
July 12, 2006
Enough is Enough
'It is not enough to possess unrelenting, unremitting muscle power - it also becomes necessary, once in a while, to display that power'
February 21, 2006
What's the Indian State's fault in the cartoon controversy?
'What will it take for the Indian State to enforce the law if the protests get out of hand rather than stand by and watch meekly?'
January 23, 2005
Rahul and India
'There's a long way to go for Rahul. He can either let his famous surname work the magic for him -- which so far he is obviously disinclined to do -- or earn his spurs.'
November 29, 2005
Shiv Sena's own Mahabharat
'As cousins Uddhav and Raj Thackeray gird up, they will do well to turn to Ved Vyas's seminal work before setting out on the course their action has marked for them.'
November 24, 2005
The message from Bihar
The Congress faces an existential dilemma.
August 12, 2005
A crime worse than Modi's
'If Sikhs can be made to suffer so much agony, no community that has given its blood and sweat to make India what it is, is safe.'
August 07, 2005
In the company of scoundrels
Today, when the Supreme Court has termed that original sin 'mala fide', how can Manmohan Singh or Kalam justify their silence over, or complicity in, the morally wrong decision?
August 04, 2005
Mumbai suburbs need to break off
'Despite the money it turns over to the city's coffers, the suburbs are treated with apathy.'
June 13, 2005
Advani puts Jinnah first
'You can fault Advani for many things, but he has brought the central issue in India-Pakistan relations to the banquet table.'
June 03, 2005
Bofors: Remember the time?
It is the only scam in the 55 years of our Republic that led to a prime minister's electoral defeat.
May 26, 2005
Deja-vu government
'The Gandhi Parivar is to the Congress party what the Sangh Parivar is the BJP.'
May 19, 2005
RIP. The end of activism
'Those were the days when Mumbai had a heart; more importantly, it had a voice too, and made sure it was heard. Activism was alive and kicking.'
January 18, 2005
Mumbai's manic makeover
'A city is made up by its people, their unbroken spirit, not just wide vistas and glass facades. Turn them away, and you will have a shell standing.'
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