Monthly Archives: May 2016

Browbeating of service officers by defence journalists

Posted on May 30, 2016 by sword

  This is a follow up of a prior post on the issue of online intimidation by journalists, specially of serving armed forces officers. I was witness to a similar incident, where a pair of journalists ganged up upon someone, … Continue reading →

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The Nehru Row

Posted on May 28, 2016 by sword

A spate of articles extolling the virtues of Nehru and castigatingng those criticizing him have appeared in the past few days. On the other hand, social media is flooded with posts deriding him and trashing his legacy. My take on … Continue reading →

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Who’s Tweeting What – Modi Vs Kejriwal

Posted on May 23, 2016 by sword

Having followed both @narendramodi and @arvindkejriwal on twitter for a while, I noticed a distinct pattern to the way they each tweet. To confirm my impressions, I did a detailed analysis of their tweets over a period of the past … Continue reading →

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Biting the Tail

Posted on May 14, 2016 by sword

There’s a need to redefine the ‘teeth’ and the ‘tail’ to carry out a meaningful reduction of flab in Ministry of Defence Continue reading →

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Diesel Smoke

Posted on May 1, 2016 by sword

The unique bond between a man and his steed is as old as time itself. More accurately, it goes back to the time when man first domesticated animals and, in addition to new source of food, found a better way … Continue reading →

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