Comparisons are odious. But this one seems irresistible without meaning to equate parliamentary democracy in India and Pakistan. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, December 26, 2011 at 6:28 pm
Filed under Pakistan, india · Tagged abbottabad, Anna Hazare, Ashfaq Kayani, hindustantimes, Hussain Haqqani, india, lokpal, Memogate scandal, Pakistan, Parliament, parliamentary democracy, PPP, seperated at birth, US, Vinod Sharma, zardari
The Congress will do well not to walk into “Parliament’s supremacy” trap on the timing and passage of the Lokpal bill it had promised to introduce and have passed in the legislature’s winter session that ends on December 22. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, congress, Constitution, hindustan times, lokpal, news, Opposition, Ramlila Maidan, UPA, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Vinod Sharma, winter session of parliament
Let me at the very outset confess that I was impressed by Anna Hazare’s latest show of protest. There was a certain variety to the debate. One didn’t feel being shepherded in the direction chosen by the organizers. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Filed under india · Tagged AB Bardhan, Anna Hazare, Arun Jaitley, Aruna Roy, Arvind Kejriwal, Brinda Karat, CBI, FDI in retail, hindustantimes, JD(U), Kiran Bedi, Lokpal Bill, Parliament, Ramlila Maidan, Separated at Birth, sharad yadav, Vinod Sharma
So much has already been written about Dev Anand that I felt a trifle diffident adding my bit to it. But as a diehard fan, I couldn’t resist the urge to pay homage to the man who entertained three generations of Indians. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, December 5, 2011 at 6:33 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Bollywood, Des Pardes, Dev Anand, Dev Saab, Dilip Kumar, Guide, Hare Rama Hare Krishna, india, Indian cinema, Tere Mere Sapne, Vijay Anand, Vinod Sharma