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The bomb conquers Ahimsa

The urban educated Indian’s love for the nuclear option is morbid and repudiates the Gandhian heritage, says Swaminathan S Aiyar. In Hiroshima, even the birds seem to fall silent at the A-bomb memorial, built at the site of the nuclear …

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Theft can be good for you

What does Atal Behari Vajpayee have in common with Bill Clinton and Tony Blair? He, like them, is trying to gain power by stealing the electoral planks of his opponents. I welcome the burglary. Such theft is excellent for society. …

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Marxism is Communalism too

All opinion polls put the BJP well in front, within reach of power. So, many opportunists are stampeding to climb onto the BJP bandwagon, not just politicians but generals, business and intellectuals (like the highly mobile Prof MGK Menon). I …

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Competition begins at Home

India will soon submit its suggestion to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a competition policy encompassing trade-related matters. Yet India has no competition policy for internal purposes. Why ensure competition where foreigners are concerned, but not for ourselves? Hypocrisy …

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Socialism is Casteism

At a time when casteism is equated with Mandalism or Mayawati\’s version of dalit liberation, readers may wonder at the title of this article, and its timing. The answer is that I am writing this on the birth anniversary of …

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The Curse of too-many Sons

The Bombay Club is not flatly protectionist. Most of its businessmen-members agree that India must open up, globalise, and get competitive. But they plead, \”We need temporary protection for 10 years more. For 50 years, the license-permit Raj prevented us …

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