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The British Raj believed in the white man\’s burden. Rudyard Kipling saw Indians as \”lesser breeds without the law\”, of whom no decent standards could be expected. But he saw the white man as a superior species, of whom the […]

Intellectuals sometimes say Western countries are hypocrites who extol free movement of goods and capital, but control free movement of people through visas. True, but our own curbs against Pakistani and Bangladeshis are no less stringent. Nor do our neighbours

Vikram Seth has received a phenomenal 1.3 million pounds as an advance for his next book. No longer are authors typically starving idealists. Today, the successful ones are millionaires armed with tax and investment advisors. Even those claiming to disdain

Dear Jaswant Singh, You were doubtless grieved by the Cabinet\’s decision not to send troops to Iraq. So too were others who share your view of India as a regional power that acts as an arbiter or peace. But all

The good news is that Maruti’s initial public offer (IPO) of shares was vastly oversubscri-bed. Its stock market price has gone up to Rs 175 against a subscription price of Rs 125, yielding a handsome profit to small investors who

Dear Capt Amarinder Singh, I regret I could not attend the Punjab government workshop this week on reviving Punjab\’s economy, focusing on a second green revolution based on fruits and vegetables. But let me share with you an insight from