India, Feb. 9 -- Nitish Kumar's "Chameleon-like skills have been decoded by columnists and writers in India in a different style but this writer I would prefer to describe the astute Bihar politician as a 'perfect culmination and package' of "3 in 1 rare quality" comprising of 16th-century Italian statesman, Niccolo Machiavelli's thinking "ends justify the means", Charles Darwin theory's ingredient "survival of the fittest" and late George Fernandes's unpredictable nature, which has helped him to become chief minister for 9th record time. Machiavellianism characterizes the view that politics is immoral hence the unscrupulous actions involving deceit, treachery and violence are permissible as an effective means of acquiring and maintaining...