India, Feb. 4 -- We're all familiar with deserters and turncoats. They're not as uncommon as one would hope. But would you agree that Nitish Kumar simply takes the cake? Although many were anticipating it, I was, quite frankly, stunned by his behaviour. I did not believe a self-respecting person - even a politician - could stoop so low to place his own political survival way ahead of any principles and ideology he might espouse....