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Rajeev Shukla
The writer, a former Union minister, is a Congress Rajya Sabha MP.
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Honest able losersSubscriber Only
September 04, 2004 00:00 IST
When honest and sincere politicians are made to lose by electorate in elections, it should qualify as one of the most remarkable paradoxes i...
Sat, Sep 04, 2004Silver lining, dark cloudSubscriber Only
August 21, 2004 00:00 IST
While the mass adulation for Major R S Rathore’s Olympics Silver is natural, there seems to be official attempt to sweep the rest of th...
Sat, Aug 21, 2004States vs CentreSubscriber Only
August 07, 2004 00:00 IST
In this season of resolutions, the Centre has received quite a few shocks. If Amarinder Singh’s move to stump the SC’s SYL verdict...
Sat, Aug 07, 2004Well warriorsSubscriber Only
July 24, 2004 00:00 IST
Ever since the formation of the new Government at the Centre, the sole purpose of the BJP-led NDA has been to stall the proceedings of the H...
Sat, Jul 24, 2004Kashmir callingSubscriber Only
July 10, 2004 00:00 IST
Finally, good news from the Valley. After one-and-half decades, Kashmir is again chock-a-block with tourists. There’s no room available...
Sat, Jul 10, 2004Faith AccompliSubscriber Only
June 26, 2004 23:00 IST
This week the Hindus must have been holding their breath, waiting to see if the BJP takes up their issue, which it dumped during those years...
Sat, Jun 26, 2004Keep politics out of cricketSubscriber Only
June 12, 2004 00:00 IST
Elections 2004 will be remembered for a number of firsts—both positive and negative. But nothing shocked me more than the BJP’s at...
Sat, Jun 12, 2004Adding insult to electoral injurySubscriber Only
May 28, 2004 00:00 IST
Many might say it’s stretching it a bit but let’s face facts. In the history of the Indian state, Sonia Gandhi is only the second ...
Fri, May 28, 2004The rise and fall of NaiduSubscriber Only
May 17, 2004 00:00 IST
There are a few very important lessons to be learnt from the Andhra experience. And there are a few temptations to resist. Lesson No 1: Non-...
Mon, May 17, 2004Who will judge the judgesSubscriber Only
May 01, 2004 00:00 IST
The most revered column of the Indian democracy looks a little stressed these days. The image of the judiciary has taken a beating after a f...
Sat, May 01, 2004Whither Shining?Subscriber Only
April 17, 2004 00:00 IST
Although the Election Commission has acted in a most fair manner, the Lucknow stampede is a stark reminder that everything is not well in ou...
Sat, Apr 17, 2004What Pak can teach ASISubscriber Only
April 07, 2004 00:00 IST
Lahore, indeed, was a great experience. The cricket was superb. So was the grand banquet hosted by Punjab CM Parvez Ilahi at the majestic fo...
Wed, Apr 07, 2004Crossing boundariesSubscriber Only
March 20, 2004 00:00 IST
I have been to Pakistan many times, and each time I have strongly felt that the common Pakistani nurtures no animosity towards Indians. But ...
Sat, Mar 20, 2004Taking undue creditSubscriber Only
March 06, 2004 00:00 IST
I war surprised to see the good old Delhi-Agra highway dotted with huge hoardings of the Prime Minister, after every kilometre, proclaiming ...
Sat, Mar 06, 2004NDA’s big lieSubscriber Only
February 23, 2004 00:00 IST
Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao is a peeved man today. And he has every reason to feel let down. Recently, I met him in a flight from...
Mon, Feb 23, 2004After 17 years, how about an apologySubscriber Only
February 07, 2004 00:00 IST
• Thirteen years after his tragic assassination, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s soul may finally rest in peace. I thank the ...
Sat, Feb 07, 2004Feeling not-so-good after allSubscriber Only
January 10, 2004 00:00 IST
The BJP-led NDA alliance is feeling good after winning the recent Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. And they wan...
Sat, Jan 10, 2004Jobless in shining IndiaSubscriber Only
December 27, 2003 00:00 IST
The 57th round of the National Sample Survey, pertaining to June 2001 to June 2002, has come up with startling facts. One in every 200 rural...
Sat, Dec 27, 2003Don’t get carried awaySubscriber Only
December 13, 2003 00:00 IST
After the recent assembly poll success, it’s celebration time for the BJP. But the way it is jubilant about its election managers and s...
Sat, Dec 13, 2003BJP’s conspiracy theoriesSubscriber Only
November 29, 2003 00:00 IST
It is difficult to make sense of the diversionary chaos over the Judeo video. As part of the BJP’s firefighting strategy, the focus is ...
Sat, Nov 29, 2003New birds in the skySubscriber Only
November 15, 2003 00:00 IST
After a long delay, Indian Airlines and Air India have decided to bolster their fleet. Five A-320 aircraft are being inducted into IA on dry...
Sat, Nov 15, 2003Hasten slowly on globalisationSubscriber Only
November 01, 2003 00:00 IST
Globalisation is great. So are free trade agreements or FTAs. We are opening up our economy in right earnest. We already have FTAs with Nepa...
Sat, Nov 01, 2003Trouble in temple territorySubscriber Only
October 18, 2003 00:00 IST
Much as the VHP may try, its Ayodhya mobilisation will not gather momentum this time. It is trying to bring workers from different states an...
Sat, Oct 18, 2003Don’t give terrorists easy targetsSubscriber Only
October 04, 2003 00:00 IST
The ghastly attack on N. Chandrababu Naidu by PWG is an eye-opener. What compounded intelligence failure was that even routine procedures &#...
Sat, Oct 04, 2003Back to the templeSubscriber Only
September 20, 2003 00:00 IST
It's amazing how elections bring all Sangh outfits together on the Ayodhya issue. First the RSS and then the BJP promptly endorsed the VHP m...
Sat, Sep 20, 2003Journalism of Courage
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