The PM’s speech in Toronto contained the analogy that while India and Canada growing separately would be a2 + b2, when joined together in friendship they would be (a+b)2 which equals a2 +2ab+b2, with the synergy giving an extra 2ab.
Articles by Manas Chakravarty
Freebies in a bonnet
The winds of change are blowing over Tamil Nadu. The days when poor voters could be fobbed off with a mere colour TV at election time are long gone. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Apr 09, 2011 10:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
The Mohali tapes
Here is the transcript of the conversation at the Mohali cricket match between Yousuf Raza Gilani and Manmohan Singh.
Updated on Apr 03, 2011 01:26 AM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Killing them softly
I’ve been tying my brain in knots trying to understand what they mean by passive euthanasia. The Supreme Court recently gave permission for it, provided it’s ordered by a court and supervised by doctors.
Updated on Mar 26, 2011 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Very tricky leaks
The WikiLeaks cables are just a pack of lies. They're laughable, mere idle tittle-tattle. All they do is paint an image of US diplomats working hard and sleuthing around and cultivating reliable sources, while actually they're having a ball. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Mar 19, 2011 11:05 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Schooled to succeed
I'm itching to air my views on the important events happening all over the world, but unfortunately I'm in no state of mind to do it. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Mar 13, 2011 01:40 AM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
The budget FAQs
Here goes my interview with a newspaper editor after the Union budget. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Mar 05, 2011 10:45 PM IST
Run, Bablu, run!
Mum: Bablu, why are you hiding under the bed? Bablu: I’m scared, mom, very scared.
Updated on Feb 26, 2011 11:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Olá, Senhor Krishna
Completely unreliable ex-alcoholic sources in New York tell me that before our foreign minister inexplicably read the Portuguese minister’s speech at the UN Security Council, an even more bizarre series of events had unfolded. We bring you the full version of what they claim was another speech given by SM Krishna.
Updated on Feb 19, 2011 09:14 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Brand of brothers
Cricket fever is raging across the country. The other day, I heard a group of young fans discussing who would win the World Cup. “I think it’s going to be Castrol,” said a bright young lad, “they’ve managed to rope in Sachin.”
Updated on Feb 12, 2011 10:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Secret fantasies
The prime minister watched wearily as the Opposition members continued with the uproar in the House. His eyes slowly glazed over.
Updated on Feb 05, 2011 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Jagged little pills
Patient: Doctor, I don’t feel like doing any work.
Updated on Jan 29, 2011 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Republic daze
Another Republic Day looms round the bend and it’s time once again for our hearts and souls to swell with pride.
Updated on Jan 23, 2011 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
The wrong drink
'What you drink has become what you are', Gaurav Bhatia, Moet Hennessy, India marketing director (The Economic Times, January 14)
Updated on Jan 15, 2011 11:39 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Maoist-spotting
It’s all terribly confusing. First the CPI(M) said Mamata Banerjee was hobnobbing with the Maoists. Then Mamata said there were no Maoists in West Bengal.
Updated on Jan 08, 2011 10:24 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Year and there
You're probably busy weighing all those onions and tomatoes you have received from thoughtful well-wishers along with the season's greetings, but I must remind you that the end of the year is not just a time for counting vegetables, it's also a time for looking at the lessons we have learnt this year.
Updated on Dec 25, 2010 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty, New Delhi
Annus Scandalous
The last few months have been wonderful, with a succession of scandals keeping us thrilled and happy. Scarcely had we got bored of the antics of Kalmadi & Co and their Commonwealth Games than the spectrum scam erupted in all its glory. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Dec 19, 2010 12:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
The great beast
Many Americans believe theirs is an exceptional nation, the land of the free and the home of the brave, the shining city on the hill, the journey's end of the world's huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the beacon of freedom and democracy. Vietnamese, Afghans, Iraqis and Latin Americans may have a very different view of the US, but nobody is interested in asking them. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Dec 11, 2010 10:08 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Getting a leak peek
The WikiLeaks exposé has shaken up the diplomatic world, with its candid assessment of world leaders, such as Nicolas Sarkozy being called an 'emperor with no clothes', the German chancellor described as 'Teflon Merkel' and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad being compared to Hitler. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Dec 04, 2010 10:10 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
We’re happy campers
Perhaps the reason so many in India and in the poorer countries lead a purposeful life is because their purpose is to survive.
Updated on Nov 27, 2010 10:23 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
If truth be told
India, the Republic, is now on sale. Participating in the auction is a group of powerful individuals, corporate houses, lobbyists, bureaucrats and journalists — Outlookindia.com.
Updated on Nov 20, 2010 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Coming clean day
'Take the Adarsh society scam as the lead on page 1, the CWG scam as second lead and the telecom scandal at the bottom,' said the editor, breezing into the news meeting. An uncomfortable silence ensued.
Updated on Nov 13, 2010 10:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Scam geography
In the north, the capital of the country has built up an enviable reputation as a major centre of scam production. The spectrum scam and the CWG scam are shining examples of world-class scams. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Nov 06, 2010 10:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Musings in Mumbai
President Barack Obama will address a "town hall-type" meet at St Xavier's College during his Mumbai visit. Express News Service, October 27
Updated on Oct 30, 2010 11:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Feeling at home
Mukesh is a vegetarian, but maybe he has a floor in his 27-floor home (above) dedicated to theplas, one to dhoklas, another to panipuris, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 24, 2010 12:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Natak in Karnataka
The Opposition really deserved to lose the trust vote in Karnataka. Their behaviour was, to say the least, completely despicable, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 16, 2010 10:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Green bin Laden
In a new tape, Osama bin Laden weighs in on climate change, linking the catastrophic floods in Pakistan to man-made warming. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Oct 09, 2010 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Funky Ayodhya
I caught up with a friend of Aishwarya after the verdict. Here’s the gist of our intellectual discussion, reports Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 02, 2010 09:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty, Manas Chakravarty
Errors & omissions
Due to the pressure of work, several mistakes have crept into our copy of late. We have a clear and transparent policy of promptly correcting errors as soon as these are pointed out to us. We carry some of these corrections below:
Updated on Sep 18, 2010 10:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty, New Delhi
The week's headlines
PM: My Cabinet is more cohesive than Nehru's. Mani Shankar Aiyar says no, it isn't; Chidambaram says yes, it is; A. Raja says let's hope it never is; Kamal Nath says of course it is; Digvijay Singh says don't be silly; Montek says Kamal Nath is wrong and Mamata says rifts are the work of the CPI(M).
Updated on Sep 11, 2010 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
The boozy poodle
I haven't read Tony Blair's memoirs yet but last night, after a couple of beers and many vodkas, I did manage to lay my hands on what this woman at the bar who claimed she was a very distant cousin of Cherie Blair said was Tony's secret diary, filched by an underling and sold for booze money. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Sep 04, 2010 11:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty