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Despite a happy state of affairs, the BJP-led NDA had no cause to lose the 2004 election
The spur-of-the-moment exercise we saw on August 15 was not even a patch on what could pass as real debate
Former Cummins and Microsoft India chief Ravi Venkatesan's book is a lucid explanation of what it takes to win in India
The high-risk, high-reward nature of modern sport makes it a natural target for speculation. It is a relatively small leap from this point to manipulate results
The recent jobs-for-sale scam has finally uncovered the cesspit
Surrealism has never quite been J M Coetzee's forte. So, despite all the craftsmanship, his latest offering is not quite what is expected from this vastly gifted writer
Evening after sweaty evening, we become flash mobs for the 240 legal deliveries of the white ball
Professor Zoltan J Acs tells that wealthy sees philanthropy not as charity but as an investment in future, in knowledge
Liberalisation may have changed so much, but not the Indian mindset that prizes individual-centric discretion
The battle for sustained nutritional security for the entire world must not be held hostage to anti-GM dogmatism
Without GM crops, feeding the world will become impossible
The outcome is assured not least because Narendra Modi has campaigned hard for himself
Debroy's research convincingly shows the controversial leader has substantially built on earlier successes but the black marks of 2002 remain
Modi is unlikely to offer anything more than a symbolic doffing of his cap to heal the wounds of that calamitous year
To succeed on the national stage, the question is whether Modi will retain his strident style or metamorphose into a mellower statesman
Now freed of the daunting task of running for office again, will the original inspirational Obama resurface?
Pamuk's second novel in Turkish is rich in brooding memories of a bygone era but the experience is elevating rather than oppressive