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Sunday, November 20, 2005

The Stinky Politics of the Khushboo Saga

For those of you seriously concerned about the bizarre reactions to the safe premarital sex comment, the Indian Express runs an analysis of the politics behind the anti-Khushboo madness here.

Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Kyunki Dilli Dur Hai

Rakesh Sinha has a very sensible column in the Express today, in response to the Jehanabad jail break. His argument is that the Red Menace can be combatted most effectively by an efficient police network with local intelligence, rather than by Central efforts to send in troops with no ground coordination. A must read for those interested in the strategic aspects of counter-terrorism in India.

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