From Wadia to Radia

When it comes to one-liners, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh is hard to beat. A couple of days after the transcripts of telephone conversations of Niira Radia with Ratan Tata made headlines, Ramesh was heard telling journalists that the head of the Tata Group should write his autobiography and title it: “From Wadia to Radia, A Story of My Life”.

Wiki-who-leaks?

Seasoned diplomats from Beijing to New Delhi and Riyadh to Moscow are all wondering who leaked the Wikileaks leak. Being diehard cynics and knowing a thing or two about governmental secrecy and cyber security in a country like the United States they refuse to believe that the leaks are a real media scoop. Since one person’s scoop is another person’s leak, diplomats in New Delhi’s cocktail circuit are convinced that Wikileaks is all a part of US President Barack Obama’s domestic political damage limitation exercise. They think White House political strategists have been worried about a second try by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the presidency and that these leaks are aimed at damaging her politically. Wheels within wheels!