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By Jagdish Rattanani |
Elections of course are far more complex...but one thing may be said – the pundits, often sitting at the upper end of…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
It will be sometime before the depth of Narendra Modi’s electoral sweep sinks in and a much longer time before the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Clawbacks are not uncommon in the US and can be particularly gratifying for shareholders and many groups of…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There are a host of considerations that rule, and not all of them are easily fathomed by city folk who tend to prefer…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Even for those who might have held Rajiv Gandhi culpable in the mass of allegations around the Bofors gun, his death…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There is much debate on the Indian National Congress campaign promise of NYAY – justice in English but in Hindi an…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
In the midst of a heated campaign for the upcoming national elections, the death of a local school teacher in police…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The chowkidar is, quite unfortunately, not the most loved or respected entity in Indian society. Examples of this are…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The story of Nirav Modi leading a rather comfortable life in London appears to have galvanised Indian authorities to…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
This summer will be unusually hot. The rising temperature from what still is only the early round of campaigning is…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The Prime Minister has spoken about the attacks on Kashmiris, and he has done so not a day too soon. This is good but…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The death of 44 CRPF troops in the suicide bombing in Pulwama last week raises many questions and changes many things…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Ms. Chanda Kochhar is now facing the full brunt of a wide-ranging investigation. Multiple agencies are poised to probe…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The World Economic Forum (WEF) is almost half a century old now. It describes itself as “the international organisation…