The Big Squeeze

Turkmenistan’s “President for Life” Saparmurat Niyazov erected a 50-ft gold-plated statue of himself in the centre of the capital Ashgabat, eight years before he gave…

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Fuzzy

Caprice and cowardice were both on display last fortnight. Ten days after a bunch of state election results delivered a hard punchi in the Congress…

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TOO BIG TO FAIL

Independence Day is a good excuse for some economic chest-thumping. We should be proud that lndia is a free-enterprise democracy. Imagine the world’s burden if…

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ELEVENTH HOUR

In India If you Book a Plumber to come And Rescue You from a flooded bathroom, chances are you will get a call at 11…

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Clutching At Straws

We are so frozen in the headlights of the on rushing slowdown that even a flicker leads us to believe that we have seen friendly…

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