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Meghnad Desai
Meghnad Desai loves to cook, watch and write about old Bollywood movies and shuttles between London, Delhi and Goa. He pursues controversies on economics, history and anything else which catches his attention. He is also a British parliamentarian sitting in the House of Lords. He has written over 25 books, over 200 articles in learned journals and hundreds of newspaper columns in UK and India.
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Out of my mind: The man who came backSubscriber Only
January 04, 2015 00:00 IST
Mahatma Gandhi is that rare example in modern history of a truly global person.
Sun, Jan 04, 2015
Out of my mind: Tanks on the lawnSubscriber Only
December 28, 2014 00:00 IST
PM Modi came to power promising inclusive development and a major plank of his promise was social harmony.
Sun, Dec 28, 2014
Out of my mind: A better parliament for allSubscriber Only
December 21, 2014 00:00 IST
The operating procedures of the Indian Parliament were laid down in colonial times and have not changed.
Sun, Dec 21, 2014
Out of my mind: The idea of PakistanSubscriber Only
December 14, 2014 01:09 IST
It is a distant dream and, more than that, they know in their hearts they will never have it.
Sun, Dec 14, 2014
Out of my mind: Hard work foreverSubscriber Only
December 07, 2014 01:49 IST
On the centenary of the First World War, where are we now? Asia has emerged as an economic miracle.
Sun, Dec 07, 2014Out of my mind: Bombay dreamsSubscriber Only
November 30, 2014 00:30 IST
Murli Deora was the last link with the Congress past of powerful middlemen in South Bombay.
Sun, Nov 30, 2014
Out of my mind: Fast forward to the pastSubscriber Only
November 23, 2014 02:45 IST
There is a romantic idea that once all Indians spoke Sanskrit and India was a land of milk and honey.
Sun, Nov 23, 2014
Out of My Mind: Steady and sureSubscriber Only
November 16, 2014 00:21 IST
In an ideal world, the ministries would be rationalised. There should be a few super ministries with a small number of Cabinet ministers.
Sun, Nov 16, 2014
Out of my Mind: Charisma is not enoughSubscriber Only
November 09, 2014 00:05 IST
The only explanation seems to be that while Obama could campaign to win, he had no idea about implementing policies.
Sun, Nov 09, 2014
Out of my mind: The Chinese gambleSubscriber Only
November 02, 2014 00:05 IST
On that long border on the roof of the Earth, the Chinese army is stronger and better resourced than the Indian Army.
Sun, Nov 02, 2014
Out of my mind: Snow White and the dwarvesSubscriber Only
October 26, 2014 00:21 IST
But what the Congress has shown is that Dynasty does not work. It took three generations for the Congress to run out of talent. With the Shiv Sena, the memory of Balasaheb is the only asset.
Sun, Oct 26, 2014
Out of my mind: Honouring GandhiSubscriber Only
October 19, 2014 01:20 IST
The last time he came to London was in 1931 for the Second Round Table Conference.
Sun, Oct 19, 2014
Out of my mind: Elections foreverSubscriber Only
October 12, 2014 02:25 IST
The BJP’s problem is a severe shortage of capable people at the top.
Sun, Oct 12, 2014
Cleaning upSubscriber Only
October 05, 2014 00:00 IST
Civil servants on their holiday gingerly handling a jhadu to satisfy the PM will not be enough.
Sun, Oct 05, 2014
Out of my mind: Mangal hoSubscriber Only
September 28, 2014 00:35 IST
Mangalyaan is a tribute to the young leadership of India’s Independence movement.
Sun, Sep 28, 2014
Out of my mind: On being 64Subscriber Only
September 21, 2014 00:03 IST
Madrasas, yet again, have become schools of terrorism. Goan Christians were told to declare themselves Hindus.
Sun, Sep 21, 2014
Out of my mind: Break awaySubscriber Only
September 14, 2014 00:28 IST
If the outcome is a narrow margin in favour of No, the battle will not end. If it is narrowly for Yes, the game is over.
Sun, Sep 14, 2014
Out of my mind: Binary battlesSubscriber Only
September 07, 2014 00:13 IST
Even the most organised political parties cannot be micro-managed by the top leadership.
Sun, Sep 07, 2014
Out of my mind: Jihadi or shaheed?Subscriber Only
August 31, 2014 00:02 IST
We have war crimes as a new category in international law, for which there is an international court.
Sun, Aug 31, 2014
The no blame gameSubscriber Only
August 24, 2014 00:28 IST
The JD(U), RJD, Samajwadi Party, BSP, JD(S), BJD, fragments of the old Janata could come together and form a party.
Sun, Aug 24, 2014
Dilip Kumar’s autobiography reveals his journey from Peshawar to BombaySubscriber Only
August 23, 2014 03:19 IST
Dilip Kumar’s autobiography reveals his journey from Peshawar to Bombay.
Wed, Sep 17, 2014
Out of my mind: The other Independence DaySubscriber Only
August 17, 2014 00:19 IST
Jawaharlal Nehru thought Pakistan would not last very long and would eventually come back into the fold.
Sun, Aug 17, 2014
Red fort rallySubscriber Only
August 10, 2014 01:23 IST
The Ministry of External Affairs is lucky in having two Cabinet ministers looking after it, the PM as well as Sushma Swaraj.
Sun, Aug 10, 2014
Out of my mind: Colonial hangoverSubscriber Only
August 03, 2014 00:53 IST
Once the members are elected, the quality of performance of the elected legislators leaves a lot to be desired.
Sun, Aug 03, 2014
Coalition adharmaSubscriber Only
July 27, 2014 00:24 IST
The troubles looming for the BJP/NDA coalition are already on the surface.
Sun, Jul 27, 2014Journalism of Courage
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