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		<title>Good Luck to the Opposition Bench</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the onset of the budget session, I would like to wish good luck to our opposition bench. They seem to be representing the aam aadmi pretty well using the media to their advantage. This is essential to make sure that the government does not lose focus on development. However, I would like to recommend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=111&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hooliganism as a Political Arsenal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka! Emperor Supreme of Sri Lanka? Goon Elect of Sri Lanka? Persecutor-of-all-against of Sri Lanka? I wake up this morning to a front page interview with the man, a profile photo of a man set and determined, confident and ruthless (seemingly). I dread and shudder. I read on&#8230; While politicians [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=109&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Light at the End of the Tunnel?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gadkari stated in his opening remarks at the BJP national council meeting in Indore Today, I appeal to the Muslim community to be generous towards the sentiments and feelings of Hindus and facilitate the construction of a grand Ram temple. If you (Muslims) give up your claim on the land at the disputed site, we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=105&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Single Entrance Exam &#8211; Bravo!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I am in favor. But the Tamilnadu government is in defiance. But why? The single entrance exam will enable a student from say Nagpur with fewer colleges to take the single entrance exam and use that score to apply to say Pondicherry Engineering College, which s/he would not have otherwise done. So what does [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=102&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is sad that the government with such an able cabinet has failed miserably to bridge the gap between spending and revenue. In this case, the blame rests solely on not putting into action the revenue plan effectively. The finance ministry planned spending on the assumption that revenues will come in from mobile spectrum auction, privatization of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=98&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back on Track</title>
		<link>http://bloglips.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/back-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am happy yet I am not content. We have a much stronger coalition in the centre. We have a cabinet that is best qualified ever to make changes for the better. Why am I still concerned? The opposition is divided and bickering, potentially giving the ruling government a free hand. The democratic system will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=95&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Things I Dread&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://bloglips.wordpress.com/2009/04/17/the-things-i-dread/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK We are will into election season. While some of us have already chosen, many of us are weighing the options. This election may well set the tone for the composition of future governments for a long time to come. In this scenario, I dread four things. We have yet another coalition government coming to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=90&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I am Proud to be an Indian</title>
		<link>http://bloglips.wordpress.com/2008/12/07/i-am-proud-to-be-an-indian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 13:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past week has been depressing mainly because we don&#8217;t seem to have a good hold of the situation and there does not seem to be any concrete progress in the investigations. But today is different. The Hindu Magazine section has produced a few marvels restoring my pride and faith in the system. I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=85&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Want Transparency!</title>
		<link>http://bloglips.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/we-want-transparency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week later, the government is still playing cat and mouse. They say that ISI is involved and we have strong evidence pointing to that. On the other hand, there is a conspiracy theory floating around that there were 25 terrorists and many got away. Now they are saying that the list of 20 demanded [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=84&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Talk About Terrorism</title>
		<link>http://bloglips.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/talk-about-terrorism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a nation, we are scar(r)ed. Our politicians don&#8217;t seem to have the required capabilities to uphold the nation&#8217;s security. One week since the attacks and we haven&#8217;t seen a single picture of the 9 killed terrorists. We have not seen a conclusive story on how the attacks unfolded. There has been no solicitation of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bloglips.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2510210&amp;post=76&amp;subd=bloglips&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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