Of the two proposals currently under debate to cleanse our electoral system of tainted or under-performing politicians, I’d for starters go with the right to reject rather than the right to recall. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Filed under india · Tagged by-polls, electoral system, hindustan times, Municipal Councils, news, no-trust voters, panchyats, right to reject, Separated at Birth, Vajpayee, Vinod Sharma
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
Individuals and institutions aren’t easily given to rethinking their approach. Not at least while riding a bandwagon driven by popular sentiments. What’s popular is saleable— even if it amounts to peddling hatred. Read more

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Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Filed under india · Tagged 2611, anti-Pakistan sentiment, cricket, Indian media, Indo-Pak, LeT’s Hafiz Sayeed, mumbai terror attack, Pakistan, Vajpayee