The writer was a member of Parliament in the 11th, 12th and 13th Lok Sabhas, and chair of the standing committee on external affairs (1999-2004).
August 19, 2017 01:35 IST
Celebratory lights of the first I-Day were extinguished by darkness of Partition
May 24, 2016 01:15 IST
India’s democratic success is due to the EC, and the triumph of trust over cynicism.
April 20, 2016 00:01 IST
The poor and obscure uplift the quality of democracy.
June 13, 2009 01:40 IST
From the point of view of a woman in public life,last weeks opening of the fifteenth Lok Sabha was uplifting.
August 30, 2005 00:26 IST
The flurry of political activity during the last few days over the Women’s Bill was a sure sign that it must be the last week of a sess...
September 25, 2004 00:00 IST
The centrality of the UN to the world order is in fact more rhetoric than reality. I happened to be present at the Security Council (SC) on ...
August 18, 2004 00:00 IST
I was dismayed by the news that the Opposition had decided to boycott the parliamentary standing committees and felt a sense of relief when ...
July 06, 2004 00:00 IST
Recently a friend asked what I would miss most about my life as a member of Parliament. I was busy winding up my eight-year-old household in...
December 14, 1999 00:00 IST
After a long hibernation, the Women's Reservation Bill is about to be reintroduced in the winter session of the present Lok Sabha. The ear...
