How history was made is hardly flattering

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 16:12 by Bala Murali Krishna
Many of our leaders are awash with self-adulation, reflecting on their history-making approval of the women's reservation bill in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. I suspect they would be a little less boastful if they were to consider that many of them will look less flattering when historians conside... [More]

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Why does Tharoor disown his own views?

Monday, 1 March 2010 21:53 by Bala Murali Krishna
Our online poll question on expressbuzz.com today is: Is Shashi Tharoor a loose cannon? That poser arises after his most recent gaffe – calling for Saudi Arabia as an “interlocutor” in India’s troubled ties with Pakistan, much against established Indian policy of direct ta... [More]

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Corruption everywhere? Or seeing corruption everywhere?

Monday, 25 January 2010 17:01 by Bala Murali Krishna
Have we gone from a nation high in corruption to a nation that sees high corruption, in any case? I pose this question because of a recent finding that corporate executives are as corrupt, perhaps more, than our petty clerks, babus and netas. The other findings raise even more doubts. For example... [More]

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Do we now know what hurts Pakistan most?

Friday, 22 January 2010 16:11 by Bala Murali Krishna
It seems like a perfect way to snub Pakistan. Call them to the party and just when they are at the door, all dressed up and feeling  good, keep them out.  The IPL auction did just that. And know what, it has hurt Paklstan’s pride in a way Chidambaram’s outbursts or S.M. Krishna... [More]

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China’s loss may not be India’s gain

Monday, 18 January 2010 15:13 by Bala Murali Krishna
Google’s spat with China is taking an interesting turn. That is why I call it a “spat,” and not any other more conclusive word. I doubt anybody can predict the outcome yet. Still, it hasn’t stopped the world’s pundits from seeing a variety of possibilities. The Wall... [More]

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Threatening Australian cricketers is silly and dumb

Friday, 15 January 2010 14:54 by Bala Murali Krishna
Historically, Australia has thrown up extremely talented cricketers who are very attractive to watch. As old-timers would say, one could go miles to watch many of them. To me, that would be Adam Gilchrist in recent years. He no longer plays for Australia, having prematurely retired, but remains an e... [More]

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How can we fix our archaic laws?

Monday, 11 January 2010 16:32 by Bala Murali Krishna
This is rare, believe-it-or-not news. Seekers of driver’s licenses will need to take a driving test before a license can be issued, we were told over the weekend. Yes, you read it right. Indians will have to actually drive a car, or ride a motorbike, before they can be handed driver&rsq... [More]

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Infosys and corporate social action

Saturday, 9 January 2010 14:22 by Bala Murali Krishna
Corporate social responsibility, as we know it, hasn’t quite worked, either in India or outside. Most programs reveal an underlying commercial or public relations motive, and achieve little. If you ask me, corporates should stop the pretense and get on with their primary business. They will ... [More]

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Time to get Jagdish Bhagwati back!

Friday, 8 January 2010 15:08 by Bala Murali Krishna
It’s that time of the year when pravasis, or nonresident Indians, get pride of place in this country. At the annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an event that has come to stay regardless of what critics have said, they are given a voice they didn’t always have, or most certainly a voice they... [More]

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Why on earth do we need to go to Australia to study?

Wednesday, 6 January 2010 12:47 by Bala Murali Krishna
Finally, an Indian student has been killed in Australia, and instead of taking responsibility for its utter negligence to protect Indian students from obviously racial attacks for nearly a year, Australian officials are behaving a lot like that country’s bad cricketers – unyielding, unre... [More]

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