M.D. Nalapat, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

We need a Jobs, not more Lalus

Now that successive US administrations from Ronald Reagan down have placed the interests of the financial industry over that of the rest of the...

We need a Jobs, not more Lalus

Now that successive US administrations from Ronald Reagan down have placed the interests of the financial industry over that of the rest of the...

Why target a Bhattacharya but not a Breivik?

The forced taking away of two small children from an Indian family for almost a year by an arm of the Norwegian state has...

Why target a Bhattacharya but not a Breivik?

The forced taking away of two small children from an Indian family for almost a year by an arm of the Norwegian state has...

Why target a Bhattacharya but not a Breivik?

The forced taking away of two small children from an Indian family for almost a year by an arm of the Norwegian state has...

Saif knows that family matters

Can Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan ever be wrong? By now, phone lines must be afire with highly-placed friends of the...

Saif knows that family matters

Can Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan ever be wrong? By now, phone lines must be afire with highly-placed friends of the...

Saif knows that family matters

Can Malaika Arora, Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan ever be wrong? By now, phone lines must be afire with highly-placed friends of the...

Will the Italians walk free after 18 March Piravom bypoll?

Although tight-lipped on the identity of those contacted, authoritative sources say that Italian diplomats in Rome and Delhi have been "in daily contact" with...

Will the Italians walk free after 18 March Piravom bypoll?

Although tight-lipped on the identity of those contacted, authoritative sources say that Italian diplomats in Rome and Delhi have been "in daily contact" with...

Will the Italians walk free after 18 March Piravom bypoll?

Although tight-lipped on the identity of those contacted, authoritative sources say that Italian diplomats in Rome and Delhi have been "in daily contact" with...

The Italian Navy strikes again

Ever since the fall of the Roman empire some two millennia back, Italian military prowess — except against defenceless villagers in Ethiopia — has been...

The Italian Navy strikes again

Ever since the fall of the Roman empire some two millennia back, Italian military prowess — except against defenceless villagers in Ethiopia — has been...

The Italian Navy strikes again

Ever since the fall of the Roman empire some two millennia back, Italian military prowess — except against defenceless villagers in Ethiopia — has been...

A future killed with kindness

Is it any wonder that India has become a huge laboratory for NGOs? After all, even the Union Cabinet reports not to the PM but...

A future killed with kindness

Is it any wonder that India has become a huge laboratory for NGOs? After all, even the Union Cabinet reports not to the PM but...

A future killed with kindness

Is it any wonder that India has become a huge laboratory for NGOs? After all, even the Union Cabinet reports not to the PM but...

For Election Commission, India’s voters are juvenile

Each election of an MP or an MLA in India begins with a lie, which is the solemn pledge that the country's ridiculously low legal...

For Election Commission, India’s voters are juvenile

Each election of an MP or an MLA in India begins with a lie, which is the solemn pledge that the country's ridiculously low legal...

For Election Commission, India’s voters are juvenile

Each election of an MP or an MLA in India begins with a lie, which is the solemn pledge that the country's ridiculously low legal...

MADE replaces MAD

Although both had enough nuclear weapons in stock to destroy the other several times over, there was never a direct conflict between the US...

MADE replaces MAD

Although both had enough nuclear weapons in stock to destroy the other several times over, there was never a direct conflict between the US...

MADE replaces MAD

Although both had enough nuclear weapons in stock to destroy the other several times over, there was never a direct conflict between the US...

For 2Gs, Assembly polls decisive

While Congress president Sonia Gandhi would like to see a return of the 1947-77 situation, where her party had a majority on its own...

For 2Gs, Assembly polls decisive

While Congress president Sonia Gandhi would like to see a return of the 1947-77 situation, where her party had a majority on its own...

For 2Gs, Assembly polls decisive

While Congress president Sonia Gandhi would like to see a return of the 1947-77 situation, where her party had a majority on its own...

Will Hillary again trip Zardari?

That successive US administrations tango with the Pakistan military is no secret. The men in khaki appear to exercise the same fascination over otherwise...

Will Hillary again trip Zardari?

That successive US administrations tango with the Pakistan military is no secret. The men in khaki appear to exercise the same fascination over otherwise...

Will Hillary again trip Zardari?

That successive US administrations tango with the Pakistan military is no secret. The men in khaki appear to exercise the same fascination over otherwise...

Give the middle class a break

Although this is disputed by those nostalgic for the days when there were only Ambassador cars sputtering on the streets, a few admit that the...

Give the middle class a break

Although this is disputed by those nostalgic for the days when there were only Ambassador cars sputtering on the streets, a few admit that the...

Give the middle class a break

Although this is disputed by those nostalgic for the days when there were only Ambassador cars sputtering on the streets, a few admit that the...

‘India should not be like Italy’

Anyone watching the nightly Q&A sessions on cable television knows that every office-holder of the Congress party adores Sonia Gandhi and seeks only to please...

‘India should not be like Italy’

Anyone watching the nightly Q&A sessions on cable television knows that every office-holder of the Congress party adores Sonia Gandhi and seeks only to please...

‘India should not be like Italy’

Anyone watching the nightly Q&A sessions on cable television knows that every office-holder of the Congress party adores Sonia Gandhi and seeks only to please...

Team Anna or Team Jawahar?

Lee Kuan Yew was grateful to Jawaharlal Nehru, for the Indian leader made the mistakes that Singapore's Minister Mentor ensured his city-state avoided. The...

Team Anna or Team Jawahar?

Lee Kuan Yew was grateful to Jawaharlal Nehru, for the Indian leader made the mistakes that Singapore's Minister Mentor ensured his city-state avoided. The...

Team Anna or Team Jawahar?

Lee Kuan Yew was grateful to Jawaharlal Nehru, for the Indian leader made the mistakes that Singapore's Minister Mentor ensured his city-state avoided. The...

From soft to ectoplasmic state

In April 2001, nearly two dozen BSF jawans were first tortured and then killed by units of the Bangladesh Rifles. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee...

From soft to ectoplasmic state

In April 2001, nearly two dozen BSF jawans were first tortured and then killed by units of the Bangladesh Rifles. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee...

From soft to ectoplasmic state

In April 2001, nearly two dozen BSF jawans were first tortured and then killed by units of the Bangladesh Rifles. Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee...

Forget freedom of expression, we are Indian after all

Some days ago, a television show mentioned that of the top five supercomputers in the world, two were Japanese, one American and the remaining...

Forget freedom of expression, we are Indian after all

Some days ago, a television show mentioned that of the top five supercomputers in the world, two were Japanese, one American and the remaining...

Forget freedom of expression, we are Indian after all

Some days ago, a television show mentioned that of the top five supercomputers in the world, two were Japanese, one American and the remaining...

Trust the people, Madam

In the closing months of 1980, Rajiv Ratna Birjees Gandhi got pitchforked into politics because of the death of younger brother Sanjay. The elder...

Trust the people, Madam

In the closing months of 1980, Rajiv Ratna Birjees Gandhi got pitchforked into politics because of the death of younger brother Sanjay. The elder...

Trust the people, Madam

In the closing months of 1980, Rajiv Ratna Birjees Gandhi got pitchforked into politics because of the death of younger brother Sanjay. The elder...

Can Rahul do a Narasimha Rao?

Sharing power with "outsiders" is not a trait associated with the Nehru family, and Rahul Gandhi has been focusing on strategies whereby his party...

Can Rahul do a Narasimha Rao?

Sharing power with "outsiders" is not a trait associated with the Nehru family, and Rahul Gandhi has been focusing on strategies whereby his party...

Can Rahul do a Narasimha Rao?

Sharing power with "outsiders" is not a trait associated with the Nehru family, and Rahul Gandhi has been focusing on strategies whereby his party...

Low voter turnout in Maharashtra’s urban areas

Rajesh Katyal granted Bail in Rs 200 cr money laundering case

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