India’s First Woman President?

Madam Pratibha Patil, 72 years old, the candidate of India\'s ruling coalition-- UPA, will be the fourth woman to contest the presidential elections but the first to surely become the twelfth President of India.

Samosey mein aloo: why not Laloo?

Dishonesty and corruption are a part of democratic politics. Laloo is upfront about both. You know where you stand with him, and you know where to place him.

Careless Consciences

Vajpayee is invoking the inner voice. And if the Mahatma could use it, then it ought not to surprise anyone that Sonia Gandhi is resorting to it too.

A Bold Agenda for United Progressive Alliance (UPA)

These proposals are driven by common-sense and not by any ideology. They are pragmatic and intended to create social harmony and improve general social welfare without causing any disruption to the engines of economic growth

Sonia Gandhi and the Coming of Age of the Indian Nation

Even as she declines ...the Indian masses have very clearly expressed their YES to Sonia becoming the Prime minister given the way they voted. That I believe counts for the biggest authority in the land.

Mama Mia! We just voted!

Now that she (Sonia Gandhi) is the most likely successor to the politically seasoned Vajpayee, this woman from Turin, a relative novice in politics, must deliver, else her detractors both within and outside her combine would find valid reason to point fin

Feeling Good

Leaders – self-styled or elected – must accept responsibility for the actions of those they lead. Secondly, a government is responsible to all its citizens and not just a privileged few... Pakistanis look forward to the day when they too are a

Shiners versus Whiners; it’s Economics, Stupid

After all the hype and hoopla about India Shining, the results are a clear indicator that the BJP-led coalition misread public perception completely.

India Votes - and How!

Gujarat results, the Left wave, and the dark lining of the silver cloud.

Bring on The Empty Horses

They are the new face of Indian politics. The branding of democracy with a stamp of supra-populism. The marketplace where you do not need to buy masses to listen to speeches, but to purchase the glamour of fringe stars

Murder on Helm Street

Under the BJP regime, democracy is dying. The “Vision Document 2004” is a sure case of “mooh mein Ram, bagal mein chhooree”. It is such a sly piece of garbage.

The Case for Sonia Gandhi!

A reader at this point may be excused for wondering whether this article is meant to praise this government or to bury it.

The Hindu Right

Advani’s yathra in an air-conditioned Toyota left a trail of blood in its wake

Make ’Nobody’ Indian Prime Minister

Keep away from politics and electricity, cautions an Ethiopian proverb

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• Benazir Bhutto Assassination
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• May 12 2007 Karachi Riots
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• India Pakistan Peace Process
• US-Iraq War
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• Higher Education Commission Criticism
• Karachi Oil Spill
• Mukhtaran Mai Rape
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• Remembering Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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