How and why Japan wants its youth to booze more
Should five per cent appear too small/ Be thankful I don’t take it all… said the taxman in the famous Beatles number. But then there is...
All Writings
- Aug 5
- 3 min
The diplomat as scholar
Time was when Indian diplomats, having done with decades of writing policy notes, cables and speeches, would settle down in their...
- Jul 10
- 3 min
Importance of a few good men in US
A select committee of the US house of representatives has been conducting televised hearings on the January 6, 2021, attack on the...
- Jun 12
- 3 min
The transfer of 2 officers to Ladakh, Arunachal
A Chekhovian drama was recently played out in Delhi. Media reports front-paged flagrant abuse of power by a senior IAS couple right in...
- May 15
- 3 min
Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and The Big Jubilee Read
A year-long celebration is under way to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, as she becomes the first British monarch to...
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Surviving Global Warming | The move away from fossil fuels is not happening fast
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in a stark statement this week, sheared the jargon off the latest report of the Intergovernmental...
- Apr 10
- 3 min
Seeking reparations from British royals no longer a fringe demand
As royals go, the duke and duchess of Cambridge are near perfect. Good-looking, assured and alluringly attired, they waft through crowds...
- Dec 26, 2021
- 3 min
The land of the five rivers is on the verge of desertification
Arvind Kejriwal was recently interviewed by three anchors on a discussion platform regarding his party’s political aspirations in Punjab....
- Nov 28, 2021
- 3 min
Inaccuracies abound in ‘Sardar Udham’
The recent movie Sardar Udham can evoke mixed reactions. On the one hand, Udham Singh’s story needs to be told. In an act of determined...