Desert sands of habit
Several parts of the country are in the grip of a severe drought. But it is not just a drought in terms of water availability, it is a drought of ideas, of practices, of long-term perspectives.



Revive Lahore
The full impact of President Clinton's visit is still to be assimilated. In India, his coming brought palpable gratification.



The business of government
Many years ago, when Vijay Kelkar was the petroleum se-cretary, and an aide to Satish Sharma had alleged that the minister had taken bribes to privatise some oilfields, I walked into Kelkar's room and breezily asked him: ``So did you get some of the money, or did Sharma take all of it?''



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