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G Parthasarathy on the other side of SAARC summit More

Arvind Lavakare nails more Pakistani lies More

T V R Shenoy says let there be war More

Varsha Bhosle on why it is time to give war a chance More

Dilip D' Souza on the state of Indian education More

Ramananda Sengupta on Indo-Israeli ties More

Adm J G Nadkarni says our superiority will prevail More

Rajeev Srinivasan on Marxist histrionics More

Kuldip Nayar on India's blind spot More

General Ashok K Mehta on the India, Pak standoff More

Capital Buzz Vajpayee is India...yes? More

Anil Athale on ISI's double game More

G Parthasarathy on the RAND report. More

Dilip D'Souza on death in chains. More

Kuldip Nayar on Enrons of the rich world. More

Admiral J G Nadkarni on the end of tradition. More

Arvind Lavakare on a protesting PM. More

Pritish Nandy on the UTI chairman. More

R K Raghavan on coping with crime. More

Dilip D'Souza on the conundrum called Phoolan Devi. More

T V R Shenoy on Phoolan Devi's murder. More

Kuldip Nayar on editors and prime ministers. More

T V R Shenoy on the media debacle. More

Brahma Chellaney on how Musharraf outwitted India. More

Francois Gautier on the lessons from the summit. More

Amberish K Diwanji on the media hype in Agra. More

Kuldip Nayar on Musharraf's logic. More

T V R Shenoy on the UTI crisis. More

G Parthasarathy on Kashmir for breakfast, lunch and dinner. More

Kanchan Gupta on the failure in Agra. More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the Agra summit. More

Arvind Lavakare writes an open letter to Musharraf. More

Dilip D'Souza on India, Pakistan and J&K. More

Ashwin Mahesh on a mutually advantageous detente. More

Ashok Pandit on the only solution to J&K. More

Adm J G Nadkarni (retd) on the voices of reason. More

T V R Shenoy on the Agra tea party. More

Arvind Lavakare on labyrinth of indifference on J&K More

Dilip D' Souza on the forked tongue of politicians More

Maneka Gandhi on environment and sustainable development More

G Parthasarathy on the quest for energy security More

S Gopikrishna on Jayalalithaa's fresh antics More

Rajeev Srinivasan on the TN imbroglio. More

Arvind Lavakare on Indo-Pak ties More

Capital Buzz. George the jobless! More

T V R Shenoy on the Tamil Nadu situation More

Francois Gautier on 'Lagaan' vs 'Gadar' More

Admiral J G Nadkarni on arms control More

Anil Athale on Musharraf's dilemma More

Pritish Nandy on Lagaan More

Gen V P Malik: High stakes, low expectations of Indo-Pak summit. More

G Parthasarathy on India's approach to Nepal. More

Arvind Lavakare on the resident non-Indians' take on J&K. More

Rajeev Srinivasan says Indo-Pak summit is doomed. More

Capital Buzz. Fresh fodder for Laloo's friends. More

Brahma Chellaney on the red star over Nepal More

Ashwin Mahesh on foul weather over Kyoto More

R K Raghavan on unfulfilled hopes More

Amberish K Diwanji on the validity of a PM-Musharraf deal More

Pritish Nandy on trials by the media More

T V R Shenoy on the Amma-Didi factor More

Capital Buzz. Good Friend Mulayam More

Arvind Lavakare on one irony and one mystery too many More

Admiral J G Nadkarni on looking for peace in the Arabian Sea More

Maj Gen (retd) Ashok K Mehta on the Maoists More

Sai Sivaswamy on the treacherous road to peace More

G Parthasarathy on internal security; Musharraf visit More

T V R Shenoy on the war of the CMs More

Rajeev Srinivasan on the killings in Nepal More

Brahma Chellaney on the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit More

G Parthasarathy on the Vajpayee-Musharraf summit More

Amberish K Diwanji on the Taleban's decree More

Arvind Lavakare on the confusion on J&K More

Rajeev Srinivasan on containing China More

T V R Shenoy on the end of two parties More

Capital Buzz. BJP=Congress! More

Ashwin Mahesh on a marketable nation More

Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta on the Pak jihad for J&K More

Adm (retd) J G Nadkarni on the CDS controversy More

G Parthasarathy on the Zhu-Musharraf Brigade More

Pritish Nandy on the F word More

Arvind Lavakare on living with Ghalib's lament More

T V R Shenoy on winners, half-winners and losers More

Capital Buzz. And there goes Brajesh Mishra's wings! More

Kuldip Nayar on the dignity of the law More

Pritish Nandy on results of the polls More

Amberish K Diwanji on corruption and the polls More

Maj Gen (retd) Ashok K Mehta on the BMD More

Rajeev Srinivasan on the value of marketing More

Rajeev Srinivasan on Dewang Mehta More

Arvind Lavakare says its time for the RSS to introspect More

Amberish K Diwanji on the Indian reaction to US' NMD plan More

Francois Gautier on the Indian voter More

Col (retd) Anil Athale on the Burkina-Faso syndrome More

R K Raghavan on the Indian police More

Adm (redt) J G Nadkarni on our war heroes More

G Parthasarathy on the New Order More

Pritish Nandy on Katherine Frank's biography of Indira Gandhi More

Arvind Lavakare on the non-policy on J&K More

T V R Shenoy on the decline of the Marxists More

Capital Buzz. Sonia finds her voice More

Ashwin Mahesh on Amar Chitra Tehelkatha More

Brahma Chellaney on the Bush Advantage More

Maj Gen Ashok Mehta: Gurkhas vs British paymasters More

Pritish Nandy on Behram Contractor More

G Parthasarathy on the Boraibari fiasco More

T V R Shenoy on the changing equation More

Arvind Lavakare on the law and tehelka More

Amberish K Diwanji on the Bangladeshi intrusion inciden More

Francois Gautier on the genocide beyond the Hindu Kush More

Capital Buzz: When numbers don't add up... More

S Gopikrishna on the great Afghan tragedy More

Pritish Nandy on the 'invisible men' More

Maj Gen Ashok Mehta on the post of CDS More

Admiral J G Nadkarni on flaws in the defence set-up More

Dilip D'Souza on the immigration problem More

G Parthasarathy on Deoband and Indo-Pak equation More

Col Anil Athale on the mini Kargil in the east More

Rajeev Srinivasan says religion is like soap powder More

Varsha Bhosle on Lajja More

Pritish Nandy says it time to heal More

Ashwin Mahesh on abortion and choice More

Bharat Jhunjhunwala on abortion and choice More

Varsha Bhosle: Dear Readers, VI More

Amberish K Diwanji on a tale of two liars More

Arvind Lavakare tells Sushmaji not to spare the rod More

T V R Shenoy on the Congress More

Kuldip Nayar on the rot within More

Capital Buzz The BJP's patron saint. More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the Tau of politics... More

Ashok Mitra on the new trade policy More

Pritish Nandy on Ketan Parekh More

Francois Gautier on the National Film Awards More

G Parthasarathy on K C Pant's entry into J&K More

Arvind Lavakare on the media's concept of corruption More

Gen (retd) T V R Shenoy on the Bee in Sonia's bonnet More

Gen (retd) Ved Prakash Malik on the Tehelka impact More

Adm Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar More

Adm J G Nadkarni on why we need Soviet ships More

Ashwin Mahesh on the WTO regime More

Brahma Chellaney on the Clinton shadow over India More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the holiday spirit More

Pritish Nandy on scams More

Arvind Lavakare on the nation's security More

Varsha Bhosle on the national awards row More

Pritish Nandy on the great media comeback More

Col (retd) Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta on the Bhutanese dilemma More

Col (retd) Anil Athale on corruption in defence deals More

G Parthasarathy on the vice in defence purchases. More

Amberish K Diwanji says BJP is damned by perception. More

Dilip D'Souza on progress from the rural perspective. More

Varsha Bhosle on the Tehelka expose aftermath. More

Brahma Chellaney on the setback to Vajpayee. More

Arvind Lavakare on the Tehelka expose. More

Capital Buzz. Brajesh Mishra's going, going.... More

S Gopikrishna on the defence scandal. More

Admiral (redt) J G Nadkarni on the defence scandal. More

G Parthasarathy on the Taleban. More

Kuldip Nayar on the Balco deal. More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the defence scandal. More

Varsha Bhosle on the BJP vs the Congress More

T V R Shenoy on the defence scandal More

Admiral (redt) J G Nadkarni on the Tehelka tapes More

Dilip D'Souza on the defence scandal More

Pritish Nandy on the unseen majority More

Varsha Bhosle on the defence scandal More

Admiral Nadkarni on the defence budget More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on India's cricket performance More

Arvind Lavakare on the Haj subsidy More

Amberish K Diwanji on the destruction at Bamiyan. More

Francois Gautier on Indian spirituality More

Dilip D'Souza has some questions after the Bamiyan incident. More

Ashwin Mahesh on the spontaneous offers for help to quake victims More

Pritish Nandy on MI3, the new scourge More

G Parthasarathy on testing a missile More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy says Jaya he! More

Arvind Lavakare on the ceasefire More

T V R Shenoy on the Congress More

Reeta Sinha on Dubya getting what he wants More

S Gopikrishna on quake relief More

Pritish Nandy on the Balco sale More

Maj Gen Ashok Mehta on Kumaratunga's feat More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on Sushma's Swaraj More

Arvind Lavakare on why Sen did not seem good sense More

T V R Shenoy on the BALCO affair. More

Dilip D'Souza's despatches from Gujarat. More

Capital Buzz. Sonia: The Reader-Leader More

Kuldip Nayar on Bangladesh and India More

Rajeev Srinivasan on Christian fundamentalists More

Varsha Bhosle on the J&K imbroglio More

Pritish Nandy asks why this tamasha? More

T V R Shenoy on Indian communists. More

Dilip D'Souza's despatches from Gujarat. More

Arvind Lavakare looks beyond the Budget More

Reeta Sinha on the power scenario in the US More

Ashwin Mahesh on the Beavis Society More

Gen Ashok K Mehta on Kargil to Kutch More

Capital Buzz: Sushma Swaraj's socialist hangover More

Dilip D'Souza's quake diary More

Krishna Prasad on the A-word More

Abeer Malik on the graveyard of reputations More

Pritish Nandy on the Hindujas More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on Gen Musharraf's forked tongue More

Arvind Lavakare counts on the RSS during calamities More

T V R Shenoy on the price of idiocy More

Ashok Mitra feels NRIs are getting too much More

Capital Buzz: Miffed with the Mukhota More

Anvar Alikhan on that beautiful word - negative More

Abeer Mallik on the 'asli mujrim' More

Pritish Nandy on a secular India More

Maj Gen Ashok K Mehta on Indo-Pak security dialogue More

Wing Commander (retd) Ravindra Parasnis calls for ex-servicemen More

Arvind Lavakare on vitriol from the viceregal lodge of yore More

Colonel Anil Athale on the Gujarat quake relief More

T V R Shenoy on the Gujarat quake relief More

Capital Buzz on Amar Singh's one-man show More

Reeta Sinha on PM's reaction to the earthquakeMore

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the rotten government of the day More

Prem Panicker on the proposed tri-series in Sharjah More

Pritish Nandy on Hindutva More

Anil Agarwal blames it on the government More

V Gangadhar remembers Ahmedabad More

Rajeev Srinivasan on what the thunder said More

G Parthasarathy on dealing with Dubya More

Arvind Lavakare gives an assassin's account More

Dilip D'Souza on the most valuable commodity More

Krishna Prasad on the Gujarat earthquake More

Y Siva Sankar on the R-Day parade More

Ashwin Mahesh on the common-sense fix More

M H Askari wants to end the uncertainty on J&K More

Brahma Chellaney on Agni message to Li Peng More

Amberish K Diwanji on Sonia's Kumbh gambit More

Krishna Prasad lends his column to 'real people' More

Pritish Nandy on where entertainment is headed More

T V R Shenoy on Sonia's dip in the Kumbh More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on VHP's vote-catching device More

Arvind Lavakare on the J&K problem More

Reeta Sinha on Jhumpa's wedding More

Ashwin Mahesh on Bush's weakness More

Capital Buzz Gossip from the Delhi Durbar More

Reeta Sinha on compassionate conservatism More

S Gopikrishna on candidates for US Ambassador More

G Parthasarthy on candidates for US Ambassador More

Dilip D'Souza on the MCA elections More

Francois Gautier on the Kumbh Mela More

Anvar Alikhan on Ginger More

T V R Shenoy on how the Congress got poll-axed More

Pritish Nandy on reality bytes More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the talk of the town More

Arvind Lavakare on readying for the dunce's cap More

Brahma Chellaney on the PLA and Beijing More

Rajeev Srinivasan on India vs China More

Col (retd) Anil Athale on India and China More

Capital Buzz: Strongman Brajesh Mishra More

Admiral J G Nadkarni (retd) on the LCA More

Ashwin Mahesh on the absence of Indian voices at international fora More

Dilip D'Souza on cultural hypocrisy More

Col (retd) Anil Athale on Sino-Indian relations More

Pritish Nandy on culture policing More

Kuldip Nayar on Rajan Pillai's mysterious death More

Arvind Lavakare on the blunders in Jammu & Kashmir More

T V R Shenoy on West Bengal More

Capital Buzz: Jaswant proposes, Atal disposes More

Col (retd) Anil Athale on the media More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on the the BJP's real opposition More

Dilip D'Souza on the Ayodhya tangle More

T V R Shenoy on the Kerala model More

Varsha Bhosle on the Indian Taleban More

Gen Ashok K Mehta on why Nepal loves to hate India More

Rajeev Srinivasan on millennius horribilis More

Anil Nair on birds and thorns More

Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar... More

Amberish K Diwanji on dividing Kashmir... More

S Gopikrishna on the new states... More

Major General Ashok K Mehta (retd) on the trouble in Nepal... More

T V R Shenoy on why we should be khush with Bush... More

Varsha Bhosle on the sickness before the year end... More

Najam Sethi on the peace initiative... More

Abeer Malik on Farooq Abdullah's game... More

Arvind Lavakare on Ayodhya's original sinners: Part II... More

Dilip D'Souza gets into the new year mood... More

Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar... More

Reeta Sinha on George W Bush's first week as Prez-elect... More

Admiral J G Nadkarni (retd) on rewriting history... More

Pritish Nandy on inviting failure... More

Major General Ashok K Mehta (retd) on the J&K ceasefire.. More

Dilip D'Souza on the Ram temple controversy.. More

G Parthasarathy on the road to Mandalay... More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on Ayodhya yet again... More

Arvind Lavakare on Ayodhya's original sinners: Part I... More

Rohini Ramanathan on the brave new world... More

Brahma Chellaney on Clinton's weakness for China... More

Varsha Bhosle on the minorities in Bangladesh... More

Ashwin Mahesh on equating India and the US... More

Kuldip Nayar on the ceasefire in Kashmir... More

T V R Shenoy on the the PM's Look East policy... More

Varsha Bhosle on the link between Ayodhya and 'Khalistan'... More

S Gopikrishna on desis in Canadian politics.. More

Pritish Nandy on Veerappan's wealth... More

Rajeev Srinivasan on Year 2000... More

Amberish K Diwanji on our electoral system... More

Rajeev Srinivasan on Year 2000... More

G Parthasarthy on Kashmir... More

Dilip D'Souza on the Enron deal... More

Saisuresh Sivaswamy on talks with Pakistan... More

Arvind Lavakare on the Kashmir ceasefire... More

Major General Ashok K Mehta (retd) on the Indian Navy's plans... More

Varsha Bhosle on the ceasefire in J&K... More

Capital Buzz. Gossip from the Delhi Durbar.... More

Kuldip Nayar on economic reforms... More

Ashwin Mahesh on life... More

Francios Gautier on Buddhism's comeback... More

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