Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
The fiscal dentists have submitted their report on filling of budgetary cavities.

Flipside: by Dilip Bobb
To B or Not to B

Politically correct: by P.Chidambaram
The future is Federal-Kashmir is not a piece of mere real estate. It deserves and needs more autonomy. 

Right Angle: by Swapan Dasgupta
Disbanding Dad's Army-BJP still reposes faith in those incapable of enjoying change.

Cyber Chatter: by Samar Halarnkar
A voice for the Net

On the War Path 
Captain Amarinder Singh is now fonder of wielding the pen rather than the sword as the army headquarters provide him access to even top secret files.

Godly Omens
On the launch of the plantation scheme by Patnaik for the Jagannath rath yatra, the breaking of hands of an idol was not a desired omen. 

Press Exercises
Union Sports Minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa announced a contribution for a modern gym for the local press club. 

Confessional
Murli Deora, former MP and Mumbai Congress chief, attempts to clear the confusion in his party on the policy of economic reforms.

From the
Editor in Chief

Editorials
Parallel Raj Bhavan-Activist governors are the last thing India needs.
Rule by Third Degree-Bihar's 'social justice' ministers are an insult to their office.

Eyecatchers
Mike Pandey, Dipannita Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, and Kareena Kapoor.

Voices

Books
Ghalib's Lament
Social Climbing
ISI Marked

Offtrack
Flawed Blossoms-The flowering of bamboo is a mixed blessing for tribals.

Centre stage
by Ajit Ninan

Body Line
by Ravi Shankar

Locomotif 
S Prasanarajan on ideas and attitudes that capture the zeitgeist.

Day Dreams
Swapan Dasgupta's fulminations against the mad,bad world.

21 UP
Journey into the future with Raj Chengappa's take on foreign affairs, sci-tech, even nuclear bombs.

Friday Fundas  
Musings on trends, shams and life by Ravi Shankar

24 Frames Per Second  
Sensuous and mesmerising account of the Tinsel town by Anupama Chopra

Loose Change  
An incisive take on the business and economy by Sudeep Chakravarti

Au ContrAiyar  
A contrarian take on stock markets, policy and practice by V Shankar Aiyar

Dispatches
Exclusive stories for the web

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Interviews