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<i>Outlook</i> in retrospect.

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15 Years Ago

Vijay Nambisan, on the dotcom revolution: There is a dotcom revolution, and lots of people are using their talents well, but are things generally better? Lee Kuan Yew has written in his recent book of what a quiet, clean city Delhi was when he first saw it in the ‘60s and what a pestilential monster it is in the ‘90s. Everyone’s gung-ho about how go-getting Indians can be, but where does it show? (True, Malleswari did win a bronze in Sydney.) http://bit.ly/1NiIhP9

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10 Years Ago

Ashutosh Varshney, on rise of India as international power: It is not viewed as certain, but the odds are high that India, desperately poor until recently but now showing signs of economic dynamism, will acquire “seats at the highest table” before long. What is driving this perception? What can derail the predicted ascent? The rationale for the current discourse is founded on three factors: nuclear capability, democratic resilience and economic dynamism. http://bit.ly/1Gu7tdC

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5 Years Ago

Smruti Koppikar et al, on the Ayodhya judgement: It is less about justice and more about a loaded compromise. Clearly, it found favour with Hindutva groups, and even other segments of India’s population. The self-congratulation was writ large on the face of many Hindutva leaders as news of the judgement trickled in;  they reiterated the project of Ram mandir,  and desired that Muslim community representatives come forth for a settlement. http://bit.ly/1Gu7leb

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