"Labour Reforms Are Not Anti-Poor"
Union minister for law, justice and company affairs Arun Jaitley is certain that the bold labour law changes will sail through Parliament. Excerpts from an interview:
Unshackling The Locked Gates
Despite apprehensions voiced by trade unions, the proposed reforms can only benefit the majority of the working class
The Timid Herd And The Hot Iron Brand
The yellow-cloth minority identikit decreed by the Taliban is its desperate response to the UN sanctions
A City Of Yellow Paint
The 'monkey man' mystery is just an annual ritual for Delhi—its daily life runs on rumours, small and big
An Injudicious Slant
The law may be an ass, and an overburdened one at that. Perjury, then, is easy to get away with.
Rich Man's Law
All are equal before the law—equal in the degree to which it's vulnerable to money and influence
Gee, Fizz Whiz
The shy CEO of the high-profile PepsiCo India calls it a day for his share of golf and rides on the Hooghly
Empty Fist Meets Empty Head
For Bombay cinema, it's native exotica—like adding a dash of pepper to jaded fight scenes. But a martial art genre plays along.
At The Crack Of Dusk
The fall of the Samata government in Manipur makes other NDA allies wary of the BJP
The Foul Breath Of The Law
Allegations of a casteist insult are at the centre of an ugly row between the bar and the bench
Stuck At Six
The growth rate stagnates as reforms flounder. Job insecurity and the global slowdown compound the dull ache even further.
Acts Of Condonement
Condon's report holds obvious inferences for the BCCI; it also hints at the dubious role of umpires and businessmen
Dreams And Reality
Scepticism tempers the hope aroused among the Kashmiris by the latest peace initiative
Of Lessons Never Learnt
Status quoists in India say that if things are going fine, why meddle in them? But things were never fine.
Mr Vajpayee, What Have You Done?
Pakistan hasn't budged an inch on jehad but India has given a mile, writes Prem Shankar Jha
Bull's Eye
This column had given an identical warning twice. On September 27, 1999, and again onDecember 25, 2000, it said: "Having failed in Kargil, China ...
Bibliofile
Laurels for Perkovitch, Romila Thapar; Pankaj Mishra and Amit Choudhary not even in Booker shortlist...
Deft Leg Work
If Gabriel Garcia Marquez is the best writer in Malayalam, then Gita Krishnankutty's translation proves that Malyalam reads much better when written in English.
