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A few silver linings on the South Asian horizon

India, Jan. 10 -- Mani Shankar Aiyar is, in Tamil English, a "don't-care-master". He does not care a hoot about what others think and say of him or his views. This has worked to his detriment. He also... Read More


Building on the gains, reversing the decline

India, Dec. 31 -- Did anything end yesterday, the 31st of December? Has anything begun today, the 1st of January, that is new, different? Nothing, except the calendar and the diary. Come tomorrow, and... Read More


A prescription for getting Delhi to breathe fine again

India, Dec. 21 -- Delhi's toxic air is a scandal, a global scandal. And it is going to be so, for the foreseeable future. Just imagine, visualise, this conversation between a young Delhi-based corpora... Read More


A prescription for getting Delhi to breathe fine again

India, Dec. 20 -- Delhi's toxic air is a scandal, a global scandal. And it is going to be so, for the foreseeable future. Just imagine, visualise, this conversation between a young Delhi-based corpora... Read More


Khrushchev era lessons on ceasing nuclear tests

India, Dec. 5 -- This is essentially an anecdotal piece. And yet not wholly so. Seventy years ago is a long time ago, and what happened at this very time in November and December of 1955 would seem to... Read More


Khrushchev era lessons on ceasing nuclear tests

India, Dec. 4 -- This is essentially an anecdotal piece. And yet not wholly so. Seventy years ago is a long time ago, and what happened at this very time in November and December of 1955 would seem t... Read More


Diplomat for difficult times, and a friend for all seasons

India, Nov. 29 -- He had ceased to communicate about a year ago. By which I mean, he had stopped replying to mails and messages. This was uncharacteristic of PS Raghavan. Ambassador PS Raghavan, India... Read More


Diplomat for difficult times, friend for all seasons

India, Nov. 28 -- He had ceased to communicate about a year ago. By which I mean, he had stopped replying to mails and messages. This was uncharacteristic of PS Raghavan. Ambassador PS Raghavan, Indi... Read More


His noble soul remains country's inner monitor

India, Oct. 31 -- I have no memories of the great man. As a two-three year old, I was lucky enough to have seen Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel many times. Including on his last birthday, on October 31, 1950... Read More