The arrest of Ghulam Nabi Fai, a US lobbyist of Kashmiri origin working for the ISI of Pakistan has made many faces red even in India. Some top intellectuals including journalists who accepted his hospitality while attending seminars on Kashmir in Washington are at pains to describe how they were not aware of his links to the Pakistani Intelligence set up. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Ghulam Nabi Fai, Hina Rabbani Khar, Hindustan Times, Hurriyat, Indian intelligence, ISI, news, Pakistani Intelligence, Pankaj Vohra, SM Krishna, US lobbyist
It was heartening to know that four top Indian cricketers appeared in the team of all time greats announced by the ICC on the basis of a poll recently. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 7:34 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Adam Gilchrist, Alan Border, Brian Lara, Capital Closeup, cricket, Dennis Lillie, Glenn McGrath, Hindustan Times, ICC, Indian cricketers, Javed Miandad, Kapil Dev, news, Pankaj Vohra, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne, Sir Don Bradman, Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Vivian Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, virender sehwag, Wasim Akram
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s statement soon after his new colleagues were sworn in on Tuesday that “as far as I am concerned, this is the last reshuffle before we go to polls” has opened up a new debate in political circles. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2014 lok sabha polls, cabinet reshuffle, Capital Closeup, Congress, lok sabha, mid term polls, Pankaj Vohra, PM Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi, UPA
The much awaited re-shuffle of the union cabinet has failed to send any clear message that the UPA government is serious about tackling the malaise that afflicts its functioning. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 9:22 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Beni Prasad Verma, cabinet, Hindustan Times, Jairam Ramesh, Jayanti Natrajan, Jitendra Singh, Manmohan Singh, Manohar Singh Gill, Miland Deora, news, Pankaj Vohra, portfolio, Rahul Gandhi, reshuffle, Salman Khursheed, Sonia Gandhi, UPA
With the protests coming on to the streets and majority of MPs and MLAs from the Telangana region resigning, the crisis in Andhra Pradesh refuses to die down. Read more
Posted by Pankaj Vohra on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Andhra pradesh, Capital Closeup, Congress, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh, Pankaj Vohra, RSS, Sharad Pawar, Telangana, Vidharbha, YS Jaganmohan Reddy, YS Rajsekhar Reddy