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Foreign Marriages

MADE NOT IN HEAVEN BUT SOUTH BLOCK

Whimsy, paranoia and favouritism have often dictated the government’s decisions on non-desi spouses FOR nearly 40 years since the establishment of the Indian...

Mandrin Matters

I WAS a babu, but am no longer one. Having spent about four decades in the corridors of government, I may have become...

Out Of The Box

You’ve gotta be a MOUNTAINEER

THE 1980s posed a unique challenge for us. Infosys, with revenues then of about Rs 5 crore, and 200 employees – was a...

Talk Time

‘We are trying to change Indian perceptions about Argentine markets’

Recently appointed India’s Ambassador to Argentina, R Viswanathan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1977. An expert on Latin America, he has earlier...

Mandrin Matters

D-D—ouble-Digit D-D—Development–for whom?

The Formidable FoursomeManmohan Singh, P Chidambaram, Montek Singh Ahluwalia and C Rangarajan – are firm believers in the “GDP growth-trickle down” philosophy. Based...

Bric a Brac

Congressmen’s lot

SCRIBES can extract an apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi if the Special Protection Group (SPG) men guarding her get a mite too...

By the Way

Merit gets the boot at NABARD

THE stage for the drama over the appointment of the next Chairman of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has...

Guest Desk

Hand-holding for feet-finding

The National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC), since its establishment in 1955, has been working to fulfil its mission of promoting, aiding and fostering...

Big Boss

‘THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE DOES NOT WORK IN INDIA’

Dr Pronab Sen,Chief Statistician and Secretary,Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

By the Way

What price Shaheed Bhagat Singh?

It seems Prasar Bharati suddenly awoke from slumber and decided to join the nation in celebrating the birth centenary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh...