Sep 25, 20203 minA mirror for Dr KissingerSo Richard Nixon found Indian women unattractive and sexless. We shall not ask what Indian women thought of Richard Nixon: after all he...
Aug 28, 20203 minOf borders, walls and barriersA closely guarded barrier—part concrete wall, part fence—separates the West Bank from Israel. Palestinian residents of the West Bank can...
Aug 4, 20203 minIn Droll LondongradLondon steals a march over Washington, DC with its drollery, if that is the mot juste that Jeeves would have approved. Nothing is allowed...
Jul 12, 20203 minKiss, tell, earnBut for the occasional, accidental one, we do not get too many revealing books by insiders of high offices. Perhaps because our insiders...
Jun 14, 20203 minWinter of Warsaw 1985Pandemic pictures have given way to visuals of spiralling protests against the brutal police killing of a black man. Pictures on instant...
May 17, 20203 minOn human dignityGrandpa buried his pa with his own hand, done it in dignity, an’ shaped the grave nice with his own shovel. That was a time when a man...
Apr 19, 20203 minAny man’s death diminishes meThis too shall pass, though the price will be high. Human nature will bounce back. Many sincere resolutions will be consigned to...
Mar 14, 20203 minShades of blueGreen has long been part of the strategic lexicon. Green politics, green banking, green insurance, green architecture, green audit, green...
Feb 15, 20203 minWe are all in this togetherThe novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and its recent predecessors—SARS, Ebola, Zika—should teach us that pandemics view the...