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
Diary of a pseudo-reporter
The grapevine says that Modi will be paying Karunanidhi back at the time of the next Tamil Nadu elections, probably by calling Jayalalitha a pseudo-Dravidian, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Dec 02, 2007 12:59 AM IST
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Importance of being Govardhan
Reports say that Govardhanji is a late entrant to what is increasingly becoming the fashion among British kids to take Indian nicknames, just as we used to adopt the English ones, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Nov 18, 2007 03:12 AM IST
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Che Guevara, capitalist icon
Trouble is, Che has also become a huge capitalist icon, with the face that launched a thousand revolutions now helping to sell everything from T-shirts to beer mugs and even bikinis, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Nov 04, 2007 12:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Loose canon | Manas Chakravarty
How the stock market works
Dalal Street has always been somewhat of a mystery to the man from Main Street, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 21, 2007 12:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Loose canon | Manas Chakravarty
How Tonga beat India hollow
If India at number 120 can boast of so many world-class businesses and be such a magnet for global investors, trillions of dollars must be flowing into Tonga, ranked number 47 by the World Bank, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 06, 2007 11:30 PM IST
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How Ben saved Goldilocks
Bernanke cut the US Fed Funds rate by 0.5 percentage points last Tuesday, scaring off the bears and taking stock markets across the world to new heights, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Sep 22, 2007 11:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Loose canon| Manas Chakravarty