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Thursday, November 20, 2008 10:24 AM

I, me and myself : Deve Gowda's politics

Inspite of largely having worked in business journalism in my career, I have had the opportunity to meet quite a few politicians, mainly those of the southern states. The only one who occupied the highest post in the land from the South is a self styled...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:05 PM

Feckless leaders and family politics

Margaret Alva's outburst on tickets having been sold in the recent Karnataka elections has set the cat among the pigeons. She of course has had to pay a price for it. Both Margaret Alva and C K Jaffer Sharief have been dissatisfied because their children...
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Monday, September 29, 2008 12:36 PM

Can Deshpande revive Congress in Karnataka ?

After remaining headless for a long time, Madam G has finally anointed R V Deshpande as the new KPCC chief after Mallikarjuna Kharge opted to retain leadership of the party in the assembly. For the first time Karnataka Congress also has a working president...
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Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:44 AM

Open letter to the Karnataka Chief Minister

Dear Mr Yeddyurappa It has been a little more than 100 days since you and your party came to power in Karnataka. All of us know this well because you have been actively reminding everybody by lavishly spending tax payer's money to celebrate 'achievements'...
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Sunday, August 24, 2008 1:18 PM

BJP's 'Operation Lotus' will come back to haunt it

The BJP in Karnataka is continuing its 'Operation Lotus' to lure opposition MLA's to resign their seats and join the party with ministerial berths as reward. Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has shown unexpected political cunning in luring opposition...
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Monday, June 30, 2008 1:42 PM

That Sinking Feeling

Oil prices at record high, runaway inflation, global economic slow down, a shock market and a dithering government which teeters on the edge of precipice. Six months into 2008, the prognosis on all fronts seems bleak. While a lot of these problems have...
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