Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:46 PM IST

Columnists

Anees Jillani	B G Verghese	Balbir Punj	Gnani	Jyoti Punwani	Kanwal Sibal	Manvendra Singh	P R Kumaraswamy	Ravi Shankar Etteth	S Gurumurthy
Shampa Dhar-Kamath	Shankkar Aiyar	Soli J Sorabjee	Sri Sri Ravishankar	Sumit Mitra	T J S George	V Sudarshan	Yashwant Sinha


S Gurumurthy Junk paper on black money The Congress president Sonia Gandhi had to say that the party would address the issue of bringing back black money.	B G Verghese Lies, damn lies and statistics The SIT report on Zakia Jafri’s charge of Modi’s culpability falls into the category of clumsily contrived “damn lies”.
Shankkar Aiyar The Indian Parody League Lower growth will dismantle the Robin Hood model of economics that the UPA has practised.	V Sudarshan Spy versus spy Pakistani intelligence establishment gets a sense of the jittery way our analysts pass on spurious information.
Shampa Dhar-Kamath One of those phrases ‘Hangunder’ works for people who are usually the worse for drink, but are having a rare good morning.	T J S George First years were glorious A Parliament that has been reduced to an amoral level can have no claim on the legacy of the 1950s and 1960s.
Ravi Shankar Etteth The last laugh The cartoonist is a sniper who shoots at social and political hypocrisy; with vinegar or vitriol.	Soli J Sorabjee A remarkable judgment The heartening fact is that a vast majority of people, including Muslims, have welcomed the judgment.
Balbir Punj Strong Central policy a must Pushing development schemes into Naxal-held areas must be pursued with renewed vigour by administration at all levels.	P R Kumaraswamy Probe blast with open mind The recent attack in Delhi definitely poses serious diplomatic challenge to India and its Middle East policy.
Kanwal Sibal Flawed Pakistan strategy Our policy towards Pakistan, as the SAARC summit showed, is stuck in the double grooves of hope and good faith.	Manvendra Singh We must adapt like US It took eight years of planning for Al-Qaeda to finally succeed in bringing down the twin towers of the WTC.
Yashwant Sinha Chidambaram must come clean Was PC unaware of the press note issued by A Raja where he mentioned the advice given to him by the Finance Minister?	Anees Jillani Pakistan’s schizophrenia Osama was a hero in Pakistan even prior to his death and remains one even now.
Jyoti Punwani When justice is denied Had Nanded blasts been thoroughly investigated, blasts in Malegaon and in Samjhauta Express could have been prevented.	Gnani A Pandora’s box of freebies Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa have started behaving like the famous Ranganathan Street vendors.
Sumit Mitra PM’s ‘Error of judgment’ - II PM famous for his error of judgment have erred yet again, this time round in an investigation unfolding in the US.	Sri Sri Ravishankar Be yourself ; don't be afraid Sri Sri Ravishankar completes his list of simple steps to achieve both success and peace of mind.