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  • Pricey politics
    March 07 2010 | By Arun Nehru

    Even as the reaction to Union Budget 2010 continues, it seems that several issues have combined to create a volatile political atmosphere. The hike in the prices of petrol and diesel is fuelling more than just a debate on inflation. This is a public issue that will extract a political cost.

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  • Votes vs Security
    February 21 2010 | By Arun Nehru

    The past few days have been very traumatic with the country witnessing a terror attack in Pune and Maoist attacks in West Bengal and Bihar. Steps initiated by the Central and state governments to counter the threat to our national security need to be explained in greater detail.

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  • 26/11: Action has to match ruthless intent
    November 22 2009 | By Arun Nehru

    The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) is investigating whether David Coleman Headley, arrested by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegedly conspiring to carry out terror attacks in India, had any role in the Mumbai terror attacks.

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  • Reading between the Assembly poll results
    October 25 2009 | By Arun Nehru

    The election results in the three states of Maharashtra Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh hold implications for the future.

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  • Soon, a move away from coalitions
    February 15 2009 | By Arun Nehru

    Coalition governance is a complicated affair. If constitutional safeguards are breached for political and personal ends, matters are likely to deteriorate sharply for the ruling party, the Opposition and the voting public.

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