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Race Course by Prabhu Chawla
Usual Suspects by Swapan Dasgupta
Fifth Column by Tavleen Singh
Kautilya by Jairam Ramesh
Cyberchatter by Arun Katiyar
Flip Side by Dilip Bobb
Biz Column by Kirit Parikh and Jyoti Parikh 
Sidelining the Ministry
With the Finance Ministry unable to speed up the process of reforms, the PMO has become
more assertive in setting the economic agenda.
Going Flat on Funds
Private investors are keeping away from the sector because populist governments are
reluctant to charge consumers the market price for infrastructural services.

Calypso Break
Vajpayee went through the motions at the Jamaica gathering but his mind was clearly on the
developments back home and the impending bus ride to Lahore.
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Patching Up
Spin Benefits
Riding the Wave
Quote Unquote
Warrior as Scholar
General (retd) K Sundarji
(1928-1999)

The Agony of Ecstessee
The polo season is closed after a highly contagious equine equivalent of AIDS infects a
horse.

Millennium Madness
Weddings and child births are put off, the rich head for the Pacific and the faithful wait
for Kalki as epochal goofiness touches India.

Film Without Fire
Daag--The Fire: Passable fare despite a convoluted script and confused title.
Glimpses of the Past
1984--A Story of Hyderabad: A gripping story of the Nizam's last days. |