Some knights are forever
The most dramatic and immediate denunciation of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre came from Rabindranath Tagore. He wrote to the viceroy,...
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All Writings
- Aug 13
- 3 min
Why west wants to de-risk China ties, not de-couple from it
Coupling is a word usually associated with intimate relations or railway wagons and not with international relations: countries don’t...
- Jul 16
- 3 min
Need a direct flight between Male and Delhi
A short-story collection by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald titled Bits of Paradise came to mind as I took a sea plane from Male to the island...
- Jun 18
- 1 min
Why British refused to return the remains of Prince Alemayehu of Ethiopia
It is not just looted diamonds and valuable artefacts that former colonial powers want to hold on to; they can also be possessive about...
- May 8
- 5 min
King Charles's coronation: The crown comes with challenges
On May 6, as King Charles III and Queen Camilla are crowned in all their finery at Westminster Abbey, over a thousand people, dressed in...
- May 5
- 5 min
A Passage to India
AMBASSADORS, CONTRARY TO general opinion, can often lead fraught lives. Behind the curtain of glamour and ceremony, they are constantÂly...
- Apr 23
- 3 min
How Punjab is becoming an old age home
Mr Bains, a kindly 90-year-old retired customs officer, hosted us last month at his home amidst mango orchards outside Gurdaspur. Alone,...
- Mar 26
- 3 min
What are the implications of Sunak’s effusive overture to Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron receiving UK premier Rishi Sunak at the Elysée Palace last week certainly made for good television. Two...
- Feb 26
- 3 min
Is Nikki Haley the generational change Republicans are looking for?
In a recently released teaser video, Nikki Haley—or more fully Nimrata Nikki Haley nee Randhawa—comes across as a forthright fighter. She...
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