Third alternative is now a possibility, thanks to Cong., BJP (Viewed 122 times)
Written by Nilotpal Basu
The trust vote is over. But the manner of securing confidence in the government has undermined the trust of the people – the government has lost its moral authority. But apart from the question of ethics, there are several important issues of governance which have come to ... Read More
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Published on, August 06, 2008 In General
Corridor Whispers (Viewed 136 times)
Written by Insider
RBI top job race--------------------Hectic lobbying is on for next governor of Reserve Bank of India as Y.B. Reddy's term is ending in September this year. Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan is a front-runner but a section of the Congress is keen on Montek Singh Ahluwalia ... Read More
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Published on, August 05, 2008 In General
Dr.Thimappaiah—a legend who "went" unnoticed (Viewed 176 times)
Written by A. Jayaram
The Bangalore newspapers and television channels have done a great disfavour to its readers by virtually ignoring the passing away of the Grand Old Man of Karnataka cricket, Dr.K.Thimmappaiah on July 27.That is generally the case with regard to treatment of the death of most sportsmen of ... Read More
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Published on, August 05, 2008 In General
Omars & Amars are pragmatic fellow travellers (Viewed 300 times)
Written by N.R.Mohanty
Two confessions stood out in the run-up to the trust vote in the Lok Sabha on July 22. One was by Amar Singh, the Samajwadi Party general secretary who played a key role in bailing out the Manmohan Singh government after the Left snapped ties with the ... Read More
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Published on, August 02, 2008 In General
PM was enslaved not by the Left, but by the 2004 mandate (Viewed 308 times)
Written by Nilotpal Basu
Since the adoption of our republican Constitution and the inception of our parliamentary democracy, seldom has our political system faced such a serious question of credibility, as it has on the `trust vote'. Inducements, threats and allegations of offering bribes have indeed tainted the vote. ... Read More
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Published on, July 31, 2008 In General
Raising Retirement age--- Yeddyurappa Cannot stop there (Viewed 388 times)
Written by A. Jayaram
The Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa has lived upto his reputation as a Finance Minister who does not want to burden the common man with new taxes. The people at large are already experiencing the ill effects of double digit inflation, the shortfall in the production of agricultural produce, ... Read More
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Published on, July 31, 2008 In General
Uneasy relationship between Congress, SP in Madhya Pradesh (Viewed 371 times)
Written by N.D.Sharma
On the political front, it is unusually quiet in Madhya Pradesh where the Assembly elections are due in less than four months. Either chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan is active, doling out promises to various sections of the people and making adjustments and re-adjustments of the bureaucrats ... Read More
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Published on, July 30, 2008 In General
Corridor Whispers (Viewed 340 times)
Written by Insider
Chinese spokes in N-deal?-------------------------------What are the Chinese up to? Dr Manmohan Singh and his close aides are a bit disappointed by the Chinese regime's response to the smooth passage of the n-deal. Most national governments had heads of Nuclear Suppliers Group countries congratulating the ... Read More
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Published on, July 30, 2008 In General
Cash for vote inquiry--- What is the BJP protesting about? (Viewed 469 times)
Written by Girish Nikam
The Cash for vote controversy is assuming a distinctly uncomfortable hue. This is despite the prompt action taken by Speaker Somnath Chatterjee as expected of him from every quarter. His decision to call the three BJP MPs, confer with them to convince himself about the prima facie ... Read More
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Published on, July 29, 2008 In General
Manmohans & Advanis are personally honest, but politically---? (Viewed 520 times)
Written by N.R.Mohanty
"Let us teach ourselves and others that politics can be not only the art of the possible, especially if this means the art of speculation, calculation, intrigue, secret deals, and pragmatic maneuvering, but that it can even be the art of the impossible, namely, the art of ... Read More
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Published on, July 27, 2008 In General
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