'Although perhaps not with a greater majority, and maybe even a slightly reduced majority in the Lok Sabha.'
'And if the United States, at that time, perceives India to have welched on the deal, not been our friend, when we did so much to make it a friend, that's trouble.'
'India will want a lot of help from the US, but it's not going to want US troops.'
'Every type of deal that US government officials were privately indicating 'hope' to have included a few months back made it in.'
'His expression was like a million dollars!'
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'At any point did you find out why Sheena had not disclosed her true relationship with Indrani?' Rahul: 'Sheena had told me as her grandparents were dependent on Indrani financially (and if she told the truth) her grandparents would suffer.' 'She had slapped Sheena the night before which she was very not happy about.'
I don't think Rahul Mukerjea once referred to Sheena as killed or murdered and always referred to it as her disappearance. It felt like he still used the word 'disappear' because killed had a finality to it that he didn't want to face.
Indrani was spiritedly telegraphing details of the jewellery from the back of the court...
All along, Rahul, right till today 10 years later, hung onto his gut feeling that something surely had happened to Sheena.
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'Rishi is brought up with Indian values -- Indian qualities like respect our parents, respect our uncles -- but he is more British.'
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Rahul knew this was coming. That 'dirt' would be dug up.
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'Queen's mural is going to stay here for years and years to come.'