Hindustan Times
My favourite saying about Indian politics is that all logical analysis about our politics fails because there is no logic to Indian politics. That at least, is the excuse I use when I get things wrong – as I frequently do. (For instance, I was sure that A.B. Vajpayee was going to be re-elected and was startled when the Congress won.) Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, June 29, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Hindustan Times, Indian politics, Mamata Banerjee, Pranab Mukherjee, Presidential election, Vir Sanghvi
What is the significance of the Congress Party’s decision to nominate Pranab Mukherjee as its Presidential candidate?
Several things, actually. Read more
(60 votes, average: 3.07 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Friday, June 22, 2012 at 12:56 pm
Filed under India · Tagged APJ Abdul Kalam, Hindustan Times, news, P. Sangma, Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil, presidential poll, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Vir Sanghvi
How significant is the President of India – in political, rather than ceremonial, terms?
If you were to go by the tenure of the current incumbent: not very. Read more
(21 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 9:43 pm
Filed under India · Tagged APJ Abdul Kalam, Hindustan Times, Mamata Banerjee, Medium term, Mulayam Singh Yadav, news, pa sangma, Pranab Mukherjee, Pratibha Patil, president, rasthrapati bhavan, Sonia Gandhi, Vir Sanghvi
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