Lal Krishna Advani is an emotional man easily moved to tears. Some might consider that a personality flaw because leaders come across as weak while betraying emotions in public. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, February 21, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Filed under india · Tagged AICC, apology, Bimla Sindhi, bjp, Chandrashekha, hindustan times, Lal Krishna Advani, news, Pandit Nehru, Parliament, Sonia Gandhi, statesmanship, Sushma Swaraj, Swiss bank, Vajpayee
The case of US undercover agent Raymond Davis has come to have a major bearing on Islamabad’s relations with Washington. There’s danger clear and present of its fallout on President Barack Obama’s stock in the US and Asif Zardari’s in Pakistan. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Filed under Pakistan · Tagged Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Asif Zardari, Barack Obama, CIA, Hillary Clinton, Islamabad, Pakistan, Raymond Davis, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, US, Washington, Yusuf Raza Gilani
I have felt compelled to reproduce this report for a broader debate on an issue that touches the core of our nationhood. It’s my fervent hope the participants will view it without prejudice rather than dismissing it as some “pseudo-secular” lament. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7:53 pm
Filed under india · Tagged ANHAD, Aseemanand, Harsh Mander, Hindu, Hindu right-wing, hindustan times, hindutva, National Law School, news, Yoginder Sikand