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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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From YSR to KCRSubscriber Only
December 13, 2009 01:15 IST
When YSR died,the Congress mourned his loss but did not truly realise how hard it would be to fill the void left by him.
Sun, Dec 13, 2009Dilemmas of DemocracySubscriber Only
December 06, 2009 03:38 IST
THE Swiss electorates decision to ban the construction of minarets is a shocking one but at the same time a potent signal as to the future of minorities in Europe....
Sun, Dec 06, 2009Late and not lamentedSubscriber Only
November 29, 2009 02:20 IST
THE week of the first anniversary of 26/11 began with the release of the Liberhan Report. I was not sure whether to cry or laugh. But one thing is for certain: no one would appoint a commission to examine 26/11. It may not even submit its report before the next century. Of course,one did not […]
Sun, Nov 29, 2009No end to delusionsSubscriber Only
November 22, 2009 02:26 IST
During the 1960s when the American Civil Rights movement entered a militant phase,there was a lot of downgrading of old idols as having been too subservient to the White majority....
Sun, Nov 22, 2009Remembering the braveSubscriber Only
November 15, 2009 02:41 IST
November in London is the month of remembering the millions who died in the two world wars and the many since. There is Rememberance Sunday and on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 a.m. there is a two-minute silence on Armistice Day. All Europe observes some ritual or other. All government and […]
Sun, Nov 15, 2009The golden HindustanSubscriber Only
November 08, 2009 03:57 IST
There are certain historic momentsof glory and of humiliation in a nations life....
Sun, Nov 08, 2009The dangers of divide and ruleSubscriber Only
November 01, 2009 03:30 IST
There is a famous observation by Sherlock Holmes in one of his cases about the dog that did not bark. That was the clue to the criminals identity.
Sun, Nov 01, 2009And then there was oneSubscriber Only
October 25, 2009 03:01 IST
Eleven months ago we had elections in six states. The result was an even split between the Congress and the BJP....
Sun, Oct 25, 2009The Enemy WithinSubscriber Only
October 11, 2009 05:03 IST
THE Naxalite movement is at last raising serious alarm. This is a movement that has been around for over 40 years ever since Charu Mazumdar raised the banner in Naxalbari....
Sun, Oct 11, 2009Paying for our yesterdaysSubscriber Only
October 04, 2009 01:20 IST
The recession has not gone away. The developed world is still bleeding. There has been a turnaround in output,which has stopped falling sharply....
Sun, Oct 04, 2009Indias missing rank and fileSubscriber Only
September 27, 2009 02:37 IST
There are many theories on how the British conquered India,but perhaps the one on which there is credible evidence is about the role of a well drilled army....
Sun, Sep 27, 2009One dynasty too many?Subscriber Only
September 20, 2009 03:37 IST
The new Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has surprised everyone by defeating the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)...
Sun, Sep 20, 2009The Two Thousand Days AgendaSubscriber Only
September 13, 2009 00:14 IST
The hundred days have gone and are forgotten. But the government has to have an agenda for five years or 1,826 days....
Sun, Sep 13, 2009The winner takes it allSubscriber Only
September 12, 2009 00:08 IST
Gurcharan Das is a multi-talented man. He has been a successful business leader,an author of plays and novels and the book India Unbound....
Sat, Sep 12, 2009The politics of accidental deathSubscriber Only
September 06, 2009 02:42 IST
The sad and sudden death of YSR Reddy is not the first which will have a huge political impact....
Sun, Sep 06, 2009A drought of heroesSubscriber Only
August 30, 2009 03:36 IST
I feel sorry for the Marathi manoos. It seems there is only one hero worth celebrating in the entire history of Maharashtra....
Sun, Aug 30, 2009Ghosts that haunt IndiaSubscriber Only
August 23, 2009 02:15 IST
Children can be frightened by tales of ghosts. Young nations need simple fairy tales of perfect heroes and dastardly villains....
Sun, Aug 23, 2009Indian exceptionalismSubscriber Only
August 09, 2009 02:48 IST
Why does India think Pakistan will prosecute and convict Hafeez Saeed? What if Pakistan were to turn around and make a similar demand of India...
Sun, Aug 09, 2009The benign failureSubscriber Only
August 02, 2009 04:29 IST
On Wednesday the Lok Sabha was to discuss the recent rise in prices. After all,whatever the official index may show,everyone who has to go out and shop...
Sun, Aug 02, 2009What is India doing in NAM?Subscriber Only
July 26, 2009 03:24 IST
Why are Indian politicians so fearful? Why do they behave like teenagers with acne and angst rather than like leaders of a global power....
Sun, Jul 26, 2009The daam aadmiSubscriber Only
July 19, 2009 01:04 IST
Karl Marx called it commodity fetishismtreating people as if they are commodities to be bought and sold....
Sun, Jul 19, 2009Urumqi and the fragility of the Chinese stateSubscriber Only
July 12, 2009 02:02 IST
Many people believe that China will become the largest and most powerful economy in the world by 2050.
Sun, Jul 12, 2009Better late than neverSubscriber Only
July 05, 2009 02:29 IST
As they say,Sarkar ke ghar der hai andher nahin hai. So what Macualay did in 1835 and which 25 years later...
Sun, Jul 05, 2009Get seriousSubscriber Only
June 28, 2009 02:21 IST
We are back taking a gamble on the monsoon. Sixty-one years after independence,the rains matter....
Sun, Jun 28, 2009Iran interruptedSubscriber Only
June 21, 2009 05:52 IST
Twenty years ago a simple unarmed student protest in the central parts of Beijing began in April 1989...
Sun, Jun 21, 2009Journalism of Courage
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