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Rajeev Shukla
The writer, a former Union minister, is a Congress Rajya Sabha MP.
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Time for changeSubscriber Only
September 03, 2005 00:10 IST
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 is a far-reaching achievement capable of revolutionising rural India. For the first time in...
Sat, Sep 03, 2005Age of empowermentSubscriber Only
August 20, 2005 00:00 IST
A landmark amendment to Hindu Succession Act granting equal share to daughters in their father’s property is the most significant legis...
Sat, Aug 20, 2005Notional perksSubscriber Only
August 06, 2005 00:00 IST
Ever so often the salaries and perks given to our MPs suddenly come under scrutiny. The usual sensationalism forces the media to abandon fac...
Sat, Aug 06, 2005American Pie, Humble PieSubscriber Only
July 23, 2005 00:58 IST
Few will dispute that PM Manmohan Singh’s US visit has been historically successful. It shows in the joint statement, besides which the...
Sat, Jul 23, 2005Ayodhya politicsSubscriber Only
July 09, 2005 00:20 IST
As the Opposition leader, L K Advani may have the right to ask for resignations, but that doesn’t mean he should abuse that right indis...
Sat, Jul 09, 2005Summer holidaySubscriber Only
June 27, 2005 00:00 IST
Of the many legacies of the British Raj, the summer vacations for Courts must be the most irrational. In June every year, Civil Courts, High...
Mon, Jun 27, 2005By George!Subscriber Only
June 13, 2005 00:00 IST
While the nation debates L K Advani’s remarks on Mohammad Ali Jinnah, a senior NDA leader is engrossed in his own flight of fancy. In a...
Mon, Jun 13, 2005All in the heartSubscriber Only
May 28, 2005 00:00 IST
It is time again for Congress organisational elections and Sonia Gandhi rests assured of being elected Congress party President unopposed. T...
Sat, May 28, 2005Boycotting LS for one manSubscriber Only
May 14, 2005 00:00 IST
It is good to fight for a cause, but at what cost? For the entire duration of the present Lok Sabha, not a single session has passed where t...
Sat, May 14, 2005Not a sporty actSubscriber Only
April 30, 2005 00:16 IST
A law to administer sports may be a preposterous idea, but the logic is clearly escaping some Indian states. The Uttar Pradesh and Himachal ...
Sat, Apr 30, 2005Silky new routeSubscriber Only
April 16, 2005 00:00 IST
The recent breakthroughs of last fortnight between India and both China and Pakistan deserve special mention. The bus through Kashmir may ha...
Sat, Apr 16, 2005Shujaat’s winning waysSubscriber Only
April 02, 2005 00:00 IST
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain visit to India is significant. He is a huge believer in friendship between I...
Sat, Apr 02, 2005In Gandhi’s shadowSubscriber Only
March 21, 2005 00:00 IST
On March 12 this year, thousands stood on the roadside to greet a group of parliamentarians, freedom fighters, socialists, academicians and ...
Mon, Mar 21, 2005High on HillarySubscriber Only
March 04, 2005 00:00 IST
It was a pleasure to meet Hillary Clinton at a recent meeting she had with a group of young MPs. She was her usual warm and friendly self, t...
Fri, Mar 04, 2005Building confidenceSubscriber Only
February 19, 2005 00:00 IST
Pakistanis feel that the relationship-building process between India and Pakistan has slowed down under the Congress regime. During my recen...
Sat, Feb 19, 2005Extra cover for Indo-PakSubscriber Only
February 05, 2005 00:00 IST
Cricket lovers ought to be holding their breath for the historic full series between India and Pakistan. The Pakistani team is arriving in I...
Sat, Feb 05, 2005Customs and dutiesSubscriber Only
January 22, 2005 00:00 IST
The second era of the great Indian economic reforms story began with Dr Manmohan Singh taking over reins as the Prime Minister and P Chidamb...
Sat, Jan 22, 2005The buck starts hereSubscriber Only
January 08, 2005 00:43 IST
They often say that Indians lack in spirit of nationalism and patriotism. In the face of the tsunami tragedy, there’s been a noticeable...
Sat, Jan 08, 2005Not consenting adults?Subscriber Only
December 25, 2004 00:00 IST
Finally, the intimate nature of the BJP’s relationship with the Samajwadi Party is out in the open. But the chumminess is not a new fla...
Sat, Dec 25, 2004Iron man RumsfeldSubscriber Only
December 11, 2004 00:41 IST
The timing could have been much better, but we can still see some positives out of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld’s visit to I...
Sat, Dec 11, 2004Plane truthsSubscriber Only
December 02, 2004 00:00 IST
It’s good that the fleet expansion programme of Indian Airlines has been approved. After Rajiv Gandhi, no other PM had dared purchase n...
Thu, Dec 02, 2004Bend it for banditSubscriber Only
October 30, 2004 00:00 IST
This can happen only in India. I am aghast at certain self-styled rights activists’ attempt at defaming the STF operation that finally ...
Sat, Oct 30, 2004Unholy warSubscriber Only
October 16, 2004 00:00 IST
For the first time since Independence, some leaders have come together to form a group to launch a vicious, diabolical attack against one in...
Sat, Oct 16, 2004First among equalsSubscriber Only
October 02, 2004 00:00 IST
Two days after President A P J Abdul Kalam wanted to bring the President under the Lokayukta’s purview, Dr Manmohan Singh also made sim...
Sat, Oct 02, 2004Beyond the P-wordSubscriber Only
September 18, 2004 00:00 IST
During a recent visit organised by the Indo-US Parliamentary Forum, a delegation of Indian MPs left an impressive impact on the US administr...
Sat, Sep 18, 2004
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