I find the Arun Jaitley-Markandey Katju spat hugely interesting for it has added value to the ongoing democratic discourse. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 10:51 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Arun Jaitley, hindustan times, JD (U), Markandey Katju, Narendra Modi, PCI, Press Council of India, seperated at birth, Vinod Sharma
Why is crowd management becoming so difficult in our country, especially in big cities when protesters are from among the increasingly vocal middle classes? Read more

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There are three ways of looking at Britain’s decision to withdraw its decade-old embargo against Narendra Modi’s Gujarat: cynically, seriously and politically. Read more

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If the exit polls come true, the Samajwadi Party will either have the numbers or shall be tantalizingly close to the magic figure of 202 to form a government in Uttar Pradesh. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, March 5, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Filed under india · Tagged bjp, BSP, hindustantimes, Mayawati, Rajya Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party, seperated at birth, Uttar Pradesh, Vinod Sharma
Predicting the outcome of elections in Uttar Pradesh hasn’t ever been as difficult as it is this time around. The four-way fight for most of the 400-odd assembly seats has left pollsters and politicians as much confused as clueless. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Friday, March 2, 2012 at 7:41 pm
Filed under india · Tagged BSP, hindustan times, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, seperated at birth, SP, UP polls, Uttar Pradesh, Vinod Sharma
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 BJP needs a new Atal Bihari Vajpayee, not a Narendra Modi struggling to live down a gory past to qualify as Prime Minister. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, September 19, 2011 at 4:12 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2002 riots, Ahmedabad, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Babri Mosque, bjp, congress, gujarat, hindustan times, hindutva, JD (U), Kalyan Singh, L K Advani, Mayawati, Narendra Modi, news, seperated at birth, UPA, Vinod Sharma
I’m sure this post will get the goat of Narendra Modi’s many admirers who visit the site with alarming regularity. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, July 4, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Ayodhya case, bjp, Godhra, gujarat, IB, L K Advani, Lyngdoh, Nanawati Commission, Narendra Modi, post-Godhra riots, seperated at birth, SIT, UPA, Vindo Sharma
I respect faith particularly when it concerns other people. This article isn’t therefore meant to mock anybody’s ashtha or belief in the goodness of saints, seers, yoga gurus or spiritual healers they trust and are willing to deify. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, June 20, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Alexander, Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev, Dhirendra Brahmachari, Indira Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, seperated at birth, Swami Nigamanand, Vinoba Bhave, Vinod Sahrma, yoga gurus, Zeus