So many lobbies in Delhi, but none to bat for India

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New Delhi has lobbies for every country and cause but none defending Indian interests. Our politicians are rootless wonders, who have debased all the institutions of governance. New Delhi is like a huge five-star hotel, flooded as it is with lobbies of all types, shapes and interests. What is missing is an Indian lobby. We all know about Warren Anderson, former chief of Union Carbide during the Bhopal gas tragedy. He landed in Delhi and went to Bhopal. Based on a non-bailable warrant, he was arrested and kept inside a guest house. Miraculously, its doors opened, and a flight took off by itself from Bhopal to Delhi and from there onwards to the USA. Anderson left on December 7, 1984. Meanwhile, Adil Shahriyar, son of Muhammad Yunus — a close confidant of Indira Gandhi — was released from a 35-year prison sentence for illegal possession of firearms and drug trafficking following a pardon by president Ronald Reagan. Are the two events — the release of Anderson and Shahriyar — mere coincidences?. Read more at: https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article-so-many-lobbies-in-delhi-but-none-to-bat-for-india-1464044

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8-11-2010

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DNA

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Diligent Media Corporation Ltd.

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Political science, Corruption, Indian lobby, Political leaders

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