 "Politics")
There is a new pattern to how conversations often begin these days, particularly if prominent members of the entrepreneurial community are present. Someone usually beckons you to a more private corner and begins:
“Can I ask you a question off the record?”
“I am a journalist, I am never off the record, sir. So please ask me anything on the record,” I would say.
“No, that is ok, but it is a very sensitive question, so off the record please,” the interlocutor pleads.
“Sir, I have nothing to say off the record. People might sometimes speak off the record with
Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of www.business-standard.com or the Business Standard newspaper
