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		<title>Trying to spin up some froth &#8211; putting in the name of PA Sangma as the Presidential candidate</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/18/trying-to-spin-up-some-froth-putting-in-the-name-of-pa-sangma-as-the-presidential-candidate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 19:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1155</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Politics is a very strange game. Just a couple of months back, there was a lot of debate over the political weakness of the UPA Government, and how the Congress is being tormented by its allies. It was unable to pass any major reform due to opposition from some of its allies, and the biggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising levels of intolerance among our politicians &#8211; at a time when their actions make them more open to ridicule</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/17/rising-levels-of-intolerance-among-our-politicians-at-a-time-when-their-actions-make-them-more-open-to-ridicule/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/17/rising-levels-of-intolerance-among-our-politicians-at-a-time-when-their-actions-make-them-more-open-to-ridicule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 19:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1153</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some time now, there is a rising level of intolerance in our society. Actions that were seen as innocent earlier are now vociferously objected to, and there is a sort of mob mentality when it comes to various slights that politicians feel. This was exhibited in the various objections that politicians had when they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Air India and Indian Airlines &#8211; sucking in public funds without any end</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/15/air-india-and-indian-airlines-sucking-in-public-funds-without-any-end/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/15/air-india-and-indian-airlines-sucking-in-public-funds-without-any-end/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian airline industry is going through a period of losses, where the competition between the various airline companies has led to severe losses for many of those involved. So, for example, Kingfisher is facing huge problems in running a full service network, and was unable to run the low cost converted Air Deccan. However, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BJP&#8217;s failure to capitalize on the problems of the Congress, will it ever be seen as an alternative ?</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/13/the-bjps-failure-to-capitalize-on-the-problems-of-the-congress-will-it-ever-be-seen-as-an-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/13/the-bjps-failure-to-capitalize-on-the-problems-of-the-congress-will-it-ever-be-seen-as-an-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Consider the fact that the Government is seen as gripped by policy paralysis, there is a reduction in the growth rate of the economy, and the Congress has been steadily losing state elections, and even seen in a problematic position in municipal elections in major cities in states ruled by the Congress. One would have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The race for deciding the contest for President of India: Is it important ?</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/09/the-race-for-deciding-the-contest-for-president-of-india-is-it-important/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/09/the-race-for-deciding-the-contest-for-president-of-india-is-it-important/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In some time from now, there will be an election to a post that does not have too much power, but is seen as a very politically significant contest. Every expert in the country agrees that the post of the President of India does not have too much power and have exercised even less power. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Ministry &#8211; Delays in acquisition of critical supplies &#8211; Is Antony at home ?</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/02/defense-ministry-delays-in-acquisition-of-critical-supplies-is-antony-at-home/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/02/defense-ministry-delays-in-acquisition-of-critical-supplies-is-antony-at-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Accountable]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1143</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saint Antony. That is one of the names by which the Defense Minister is known as. And why so ? Because he has a high reputation for honesty that being in the Congress party has not managed to besmirch, and he is also in charge of a ministry that is now appearing in the news [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The conviction of Bangaru Laxman &#8211; one rare case</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/01/the-conviction-of-bangaru-laxman-one-rare-case/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/05/01/the-conviction-of-bangaru-laxman-one-rare-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The saying in India is that there is no politician who is ever convicted of corruption. Of course, once in a while, this dictum is broken, but almost all of the time, there is no punishment for corruption that is lasting. Even if a lower court does provide some amount of corruption, the conviction is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to a coherent policy on Telangana &#8211; Congress in a bind</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/04/27/getting-to-a-coherent-policy-on-telangana-congress-in-a-bind/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/04/27/getting-to-a-coherent-policy-on-telangana-congress-in-a-bind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a quick update on why the Congress is worried about the current Telangana issue, there are 2 quick points that would help readers understand why the current agitation of Telangana is so disturbing for the party and yet it is unable to do anything about it. - Andhra Pradesh is strategically very important for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The row about the Tatra trucks gets more and more weird ..</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/04/22/the-row-about-the-tatra-trucks-gets-more-and-more-weird/</link>
		<comments>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/04/22/the-row-about-the-tatra-trucks-gets-more-and-more-weird/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://indiapoliticalblog.com/?p=1136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some time now, it has seemed that all of you have to do is to make an allegation about anything, and when there is an investigation, there does seem to be something wrong. Call this endemic of the amount of corruption that is present in Government, and which nobody tries to take any steps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growth rate in the Indian economy, and whether the Government has given up on reform ..</title>
		<link>http://indiapoliticalblog.com/2012/04/21/growth-rate-in-the-indian-economy-and-whether-the-government-has-given-up-on-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashish</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time now, the Government has been facing trouble in trying to take policy decisions in the area of reform. For a quick history lesson, consider this: In the time period between 2004 and 2009, in the time when UPA-1 was in power, the Congress was in a minority, and depended on a number [...]]]></description>
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