India, Oct. 18 -- There's no denying the fact that Air India has a bad reputation. I thought much of it was due to unfortunate accidents and unruly, misbehaving passengers. But I was mistaken. At leas... Read More
India, Oct. 11 -- Some of you may think this column should have been written last week in the immediate wake of Gandhi Jayanti. The truth is that's precisely why it wasn't. To ask questions of the Mah... Read More
India, Oct. 4 -- A friend of mine, Kris Srinivasan, a former foreign secretary who went on to become deputy secretary general of the Commonwealth, once sent me an email I want to share with you. It's... Read More
India, Sept. 27 -- Every now and then one comes across a book that makes you stop, think, and question. That's not as unusual as you may suppose. But I didn't think it would happen in the case of the ... Read More
India, Sept. 20 -- I wonder how many of you are following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise currently underway? I ask because it could affect your right to vote. Some of the facts that hav... Read More
India, Sept. 6 -- I can't claim Imran Khan is a friend but I've interviewed him on multiple occasions. In fact, in multiple locations - at a hotel in Delhi, at his home in Bani Gala near Islamabad, at... Read More
India, Aug. 30 -- Perhaps because I do interviews, I tend to think of developments in terms of the questions they raise. I am aware the process leads to a certain scepticism or, even, cynicism, but it... Read More
India, Aug. 23 -- Is English the richest of all languages? Not being fluent in any other, I have no way of answering that question authoritatively. But, that said and done, I suspect the answer could ... Read More
India, Aug. 16 -- Are school days really the best days of one's life? It would be sad if that were true. In my case, it would mean that after leaving Doon at 16, my life has irreversibly deteriorated.... Read More
India, Aug. 9 -- Sometimes, more interesting than actual history is what you could call "what if" history. It's often referred to as counterfactual story-telling. A delightful book I have just read si... Read More