Month: September 2014

State Scan

Kashmir: The Simmering Dish

Afew years back, I asked Maharajkrishna Rasgotra, ex-Foreign Secretary, as to what he thought would happen to the Kashmir situation 20 years later....

Follow Up

Babus rule the airwaves

THERE has been a spurt of media articles, editorials and television debates after the new Government has come to power giving the impression...

Governance

Modi: Taking a leaf out of JP’s book?

AS Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out with his first discourse on inclusive governance while addressing the nation on August 15, 2014, he...

Governance

Jignesh Shah goes free again

The Bombay High Court recently granted Jignesh Shah bail after 107 days in jail in the Rs. 5,600-crore National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL)...

Cover Story

Exploiting the loopholes

From big sharks to small fish, the Indian financial system is a haven for conmen and swindlers. All kinds of individuals, structured associations...

Cover Story

Cheat funds

SUNANDA, the wife of a peon in an advertising agency, secretly invested Rs 1,000 every month in a ‘chit fund’ which promised to...

Bric a Brac

Secret of Udaipur

THE genie of the Laxmi Vilas Palace hotel, Udaipur, has come out in the open. Arun Shourie and Pradip Baijal, former Secretary, Disinvestment,...

Bric a Brac

Industrialists and Modi

IT is not easy to understand Narendra Modi’s style of functioning. He communicates to the media only what he wishes to share and...

Bric a Brac

Gadkari’s woes

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Surface Transport and Shipping, has learnt a lot since crossing paths with Income Tax authorities. He is very cautious...

Bric a Brac

Congress in retirement

JANARDAN Dwivedi, a confidant of Sonia Gandhi and a powerful General Secretary of the Congress party, has recently stated that the leaders who...