M.J. Akbar, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Why was Bose diminished on Republic Day?

We measure power through size. Check any political poster. The boss gets the biggest face. Others in the pecking order descend till the miniature...

Why was Bose diminished on Republic Day?

We measure power through size. Check any political poster. The boss gets the biggest face. Others in the pecking order descend till the miniature...

Wanted: A magic wand from Jaipur

Ambition is a perfectly legitimate gene within the political DNA. Without ambition it would be almost impossible for anyone except a saint to suffer...

Wanted: A magic wand from Jaipur

Ambition is a perfectly legitimate gene within the political DNA. Without ambition it would be almost impossible for anyone except a saint to suffer...

Wanted: A magic wand from Jaipur

Ambition is a perfectly legitimate gene within the political DNA. Without ambition it would be almost impossible for anyone except a saint to suffer...

Guardians of the pulpit

It is silent. It is complex. There is unease but no outcry. There is diffidence, and uncertainty because it seems to carry sanction —...

Guardians of the pulpit

It is silent. It is complex. There is unease but no outcry. There is diffidence, and uncertainty because it seems to carry sanction —...

Guardians of the pulpit

It is silent. It is complex. There is unease but no outcry. There is diffidence, and uncertainty because it seems to carry sanction —...

Leave it to God

The most intriguing international story of 2012 was the election of the new Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope. His name need not detain us. It...

Leave it to God

The most intriguing international story of 2012 was the election of the new Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope. His name need not detain us. It...

Leave it to God

The most intriguing international story of 2012 was the election of the new Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope. His name need not detain us. It...

A swivel moment in India’s history

Shock dissipates; pain lingers; and rage will extract its due sometime. On Saturday morning, the 23-year-old girl who had been raped by a criminal...

A swivel moment in India’s history

Shock dissipates; pain lingers; and rage will extract its due sometime. On Saturday morning, the 23-year-old girl who had been raped by a criminal...

A swivel moment in India’s history

Shock dissipates; pain lingers; and rage will extract its due sometime. On Saturday morning, the 23-year-old girl who had been raped by a criminal...

For a few seats more

Good news. The 21st century Indian voter is non-partisan. Loyalty is yesterday's story; support is now a consequence of governance and delivery. The rhetoric...

For a few seats more

Good news. The 21st century Indian voter is non-partisan. Loyalty is yesterday's story; support is now a consequence of governance and delivery. The rhetoric...

For a few seats more

Good news. The 21st century Indian voter is non-partisan. Loyalty is yesterday's story; support is now a consequence of governance and delivery. The rhetoric...

Peace, but with justice

Since an improvement in bilateral relations was clearly not on Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik's agenda, why did he come to India? There has...

Peace, but with justice

Since an improvement in bilateral relations was clearly not on Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik's agenda, why did he come to India? There has...

Peace, but with justice

Since an improvement in bilateral relations was clearly not on Pakistan interior minister Rehman Malik's agenda, why did he come to India? There has...

South Africa passes Test of cricket with honours

Here is an early nomination for next year's Nobel Peace Prize: the South African Test cricket team. I do not say this to celebrate...

South Africa passes Test of cricket with honours

Here is an early nomination for next year's Nobel Peace Prize: the South African Test cricket team. I do not say this to celebrate...

South Africa passes Test of cricket with honours

Here is an early nomination for next year's Nobel Peace Prize: the South African Test cricket team. I do not say this to celebrate...

The endgame

Giving a reason is rarely a problem, but you need to choose your words carefully when offering an excuse. Words are both opaque and...

The endgame

Giving a reason is rarely a problem, but you need to choose your words carefully when offering an excuse. Words are both opaque and...

The endgame

Giving a reason is rarely a problem, but you need to choose your words carefully when offering an excuse. Words are both opaque and...

Goodbye yesterday, welcome tomorrow

One of the minor games of public life is decoding the difference between what a politician says and what he means. Bal Thackeray, who...

Goodbye yesterday, welcome tomorrow

One of the minor games of public life is decoding the difference between what a politician says and what he means. Bal Thackeray, who...

Goodbye yesterday, welcome tomorrow

One of the minor games of public life is decoding the difference between what a politician says and what he means. Bal Thackeray, who...

Washington’s revenge

When Abraham Lincoln was told at the height of the devastating civil war that his most successful general, Ulysses Grant, was drinking too much...

Washington’s revenge

When Abraham Lincoln was told at the height of the devastating civil war that his most successful general, Ulysses Grant, was drinking too much...

Washington’s revenge

When Abraham Lincoln was told at the height of the devastating civil war that his most successful general, Ulysses Grant, was drinking too much...

The war that did not take place

If by any mistake Democrats had publicised widely why I, if perchance an American citizen, would have voted for Barack Obama, his tight victory...

The war that did not take place

If by any mistake Democrats had publicised widely why I, if perchance an American citizen, would have voted for Barack Obama, his tight victory...

The war that did not take place

If by any mistake Democrats had publicised widely why I, if perchance an American citizen, would have voted for Barack Obama, his tight victory...

The joke is on them

Our saintly Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has an understated but scathing sense of humour. He is also an excellent shot, particularly when it...

The joke is on them

Our saintly Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has an understated but scathing sense of humour. He is also an excellent shot, particularly when it...

The joke is on them

Our saintly Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has an understated but scathing sense of humour. He is also an excellent shot, particularly when it...

Life after another reshuffle

I would be surprised, but not stunned since nothing is impossible in politics, if Rahul Gandhi joined Dr Manmohan Singh's Cabinet in the latest...

Life after another reshuffle

I would be surprised, but not stunned since nothing is impossible in politics, if Rahul Gandhi joined Dr Manmohan Singh's Cabinet in the latest...

Life after another reshuffle

I would be surprised, but not stunned since nothing is impossible in politics, if Rahul Gandhi joined Dr Manmohan Singh's Cabinet in the latest...

Laughing all the way to the White House

On which occasion were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the two claimants for the White House, more accurate? When they were making claims amid...

Laughing all the way to the White House

On which occasion were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the two claimants for the White House, more accurate? When they were making claims amid...

Laughing all the way to the White House

On which occasion were Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, the two claimants for the White House, more accurate? When they were making claims amid...

One Passenger’s Airline

In the beginning, says the Bible, was the word. If you need evidence that we are now far closer to Judgement Day, with much...

One Passenger’s Airline

In the beginning, says the Bible, was the word. If you need evidence that we are now far closer to Judgement Day, with much...

One Passenger’s Airline

In the beginning, says the Bible, was the word. If you need evidence that we are now far closer to Judgement Day, with much...

Some facts of life

Which of these stories will determine the fate of Washington this November?On 3 October I read a Bloomberg story, based on data just released...

Some facts of life

Which of these stories will determine the fate of Washington this November?On 3 October I read a Bloomberg story, based on data just released...

Some facts of life

Which of these stories will determine the fate of Washington this November?On 3 October I read a Bloomberg story, based on data just released...

J&K resolution on Article 370 may impact Congress in Maharashtra

Combative Pawar may become kingmaker

Pakistan and Bangladesh establish direct maritime link

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