Tag: Narendra Modi
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NEW DELHI – NEW YORK, VIA NEWCASTLE
# chhotebhai What’s new? In recent times, a lot. Let me begin with the adage “Don’t carry coal to Newcastle”. This is because Newcastle, in north east England, was known for its industry and coal fields. Hence any attempt to send coal there would be superfluous. Can New Delhi send something to New York or…
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A MOODY NATION
All of us have our moods, individually, and collectively as a nation. India Today, the nation’s leading weekly, has brought out an “Exclusive Mood of the Nation Poll” published in its issue dated 19th February. I am not a number cruncher or a data analyst; but as a writer I like to read between the…
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THE HUG, UNPLUGGED
Has Pope Francis sold his soul to the devil? Oops sorry, I meant Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Christians in India awoke on Sunday (31st October) morning to see screaming headlines accompanied by a large photograph of Pope Francis and Narendra Modi hugging each other. It evoked mixed reactions. Going by those in the Catholic media…