Should the IPL be delinked from the BCCI?
(5795 Votes)
Should the IPL be treated only as an entertainment league and be separate from the national cricket body?
Durga Raghunath
The Mumbai Mirror makes the point today that the IPL should be viewed as a pure entertainment league and the highest and most powerful cricket body in India, the BCCI should delink itself from the jamboree. I agree with this for two reasons - one, it's good for the IPL that the team management takes ownership of their teams. Currently they appear during the auction and as cheerleaders, to make them more accountable for player behaviour is important. And two, the BCCI cannot independently act against anyone in the IPL when they have so much to lose in lieu of their deep financial involvement in the format.read less read more
Ashish Magotra
It must but can it be done? It one thing to dream of utopia and quite another to watch it become reality. Will the BCCI want IPL to flourish if they can have no part of the profits it generates? Will the ICC allow IPL to even take place? More than half the BCCI's revenues come from the IPL now. There is no way they will allow this to happen and there's no way to force them to do this either.read less read more
India could benefit from Nawaz Sharif's election as Pakistan President
(7932 Votes)
Nawaz Sharif has promised to improve ties with India. Should we believe it?
Arun George
Nawaz Sharif comes to power after a civilian government completed its term for the first time since independence. If nothing else it may prove that Pakistan is ready to accept decisions made by its civilian government rather than its military. While his last attempt at diplomacy was a colossal failure and brought both nations to the brink of war, on this occasion Sharif will have bigger things on his mind including developments on the Afghanistan border.read less read more
Praveen_swami
In geopolitics, as in life, there's this good rule of thumb: if it looks too good to be true, it probably isn't true. Though we're likely to get reams of gushing commentary from candle-waving enthusiasts in coming days, there's reason for caution. Pakistan's army, not the politicians, clearly call the shots on India. This isn't going to change.read less read more
The BJP was right in letting go of BS Yeddyurappa
(25348 Votes)
Given it looks that the BJP will lose the Karnataka polls, should the party have let go of its biggest state leader BS Yeddyurappa?
R Jagannathan
This was an election that the BJP was destined to lose, given the damage done to the party by the exit of BS Yeddyurappa. But, it appears, the party actually made some good last-minute changes to prevent a complete disaster. The fact that it has disproved Yeddyurappa's theory that without him the BJP will amount to nothing is actually a plus. It will show doubters within the BJP that the party counts.read less read more
Venky Vembu
Even though public opinion in general backs the BJP's decision to force Yeddyurappa to resign, it is entirely possible that the party leadership will calculate - after toting up the gains and losses - that it would have been better off sticking with him. In the end, it's all about winning and losing. In politics, principles and propriety don't amount to anything more than a hill of beans.read less read more


