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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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Democracy in deficitSubscriber Only
June 30, 2013 05:34 IST
Every time the question of Jammu and Kashmir comes up in Indian politics,there is a forceful assertion that J&K is an integral part of India
Sun, Jun 30, 2013Secularism in dangerSubscriber Only
June 23, 2013 05:11 IST
While Gandhiji was fighting the British Empire for khilafat,Kemal Pasha abolished it. He also insisted that the Turkish language be written in the Roman script
Sun, Jun 23, 2013What next in this Mahabharata?Subscriber Only
June 16, 2013 05:27 IST
If L K Advani is Bhishma Pitamah,who is Narendra Modi? I guess he has to be Karna who refused to fight while Bhishma was the leader of Duryodhanas army
Sun, Jun 16, 2013Collusive competitionSubscriber Only
June 09, 2013 02:19 IST
The precision of the timing with which the CBI announced that they were investigating a case against N Srinivasan was uncanny
Sun, Jun 09, 2013Useful idiotsSubscriber Only
June 02, 2013 00:19 IST
Marxists are dreamy people. They read books,debate arcane matters about what He said and wait patiently for socialism to arrive
Sun, Jun 02, 2013The endless warSubscriber Only
May 26, 2013 02:49 IST
When the Cold War ended,many people thought this would be the beginning of perpetual peace.
Sun, May 26, 2013The idea of PakistanSubscriber Only
May 19, 2013 00:24 IST
There is good news from Pakistan.
Sun, May 19, 2013Grey WednesdaySubscriber Only
May 12, 2013 00:53 IST
A week may be a long time in politics but last Wednesday was longer still. Indeed,it has not quite ended yet
Sun, May 12, 2013Ego tripsSubscriber Only
May 05, 2013 02:28 IST
Now Uttar Pradesh has its own foreign policy. Mohammad Azam Khan has broken off the states diplomatic relations with the US
Sun, May 05, 2013The irrelevance of politicsSubscriber Only
April 28, 2013 03:28 IST
The news about rape does not get any better. Relentlessly,week after week,we have news of young and old women as well as girls
Sun, Apr 28, 2013Soft and softerSubscriber Only
April 21, 2013 00:50 IST
There have been blasts in Boston and Bangalore. In Boston there was palpable shock for the American counterterrorism forces that 12 years after 9/11
Sun, Apr 21, 2013The authoritarian democratSubscriber Only
April 14, 2013 02:36 IST
Mrs Thatcher's demise has generated a flood of tributes and some painful memories.
Sun, Apr 14, 2013An obsolete modelSubscriber Only
April 07, 2013 00:51 IST
Twenty four years ago when Rajiv Gandhi lost majority for the Congress party,he hesitated to form a coalition
Sun, Apr 07, 2013The law abiding citizenSubscriber Only
March 31, 2013 02:47 IST
Ronald Reagan was never clear whether he had actually fought in the Second World War or just acted in films about it.
Sun, Mar 31, 2013One nation or manySubscriber Only
March 24, 2013 03:05 IST
The issues at stake in the DMKs withdrawal from the UPA are not just ephemeral; not just about the survival of the UPA.
Sun, Mar 24, 2013An Italian JobSubscriber Only
March 17, 2013 02:43 IST
Italy is a lovely country and I have enjoyed many visits over the last 50 years to it,mainly to Italian universities.
Sun, Mar 17, 2013Loving the old regimeSubscriber Only
March 10, 2013 02:08 IST
A strange thing happened earlier in the year. The UP Legislative Assembly celebrated its 125th anniversary.
Sun, Mar 10, 2013A modest budgetSubscriber Only
March 03, 2013 02:54 IST
Houdini was famous for tying himself up in knots and amazing his spectators by getting free in a trice. P Chidambaram performed a Houdini-type liberating trick
Sun, Mar 03, 2013A century of changeSubscriber Only
February 24, 2013 03:07 IST
One hundred and two years ago,the King Emperor was crowned in Delhi.
Sun, Feb 24, 2013Punish the guiltySubscriber Only
October 28, 2012 02:14 IST
Rajat Gupta has had his punishment meted out to him by a New York judge.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012Bridge to the platinum ageSubscriber Only
October 23, 2012 02:37 IST
Yash Chopra peddled dreams for an India more at ease with itself
Tue, Oct 23, 2012The importance of being KejriwalSubscriber Only
October 21, 2012 02:32 IST
During the days of the Iron Curtain,ordinary citizens of Eastern Europe were reputed to say They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work.
Sun, Oct 21, 2012The normalisation of ModiSubscriber Only
October 14, 2012 02:50 IST
Economists make a distinction between is and ought.
Sun, Oct 14, 2012Identity warsSubscriber Only
October 07, 2012 02:41 IST
Was Bhagat Singh a martyr or a terrorist? Most Indians would say martyr
Sun, Oct 07, 2012Succession BluesSubscriber Only
September 30, 2012 02:41 IST
They have to show they are tough. This was true of Hu and Wen.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012Journalism of Courage
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