top of page
All Writings


Jul 29, 20213 min read
U.S. and India both want to ensure stability in Afghanistan
The United States and India have a shared interest in Afghanistan — and neither side wants the Taliban to take control of the country by...


Mar 15, 20211 min read
Netanyahu And The Cycle Of Israeli Elections Podcast
Despite four elections in two years, Israel once again seems headed for a coalition government, with no party getting a decisive mandate....


Dec 1, 20201 min read
US will have to keep in mind broad strategic ties with India
Though Trump's policy on China is likely to continue, the sharp rhetoric will be missing, says Navtej Sarna, former ambassador to the US...


Nov 22, 20205 min read
PG Wodehouse: Why India still holds a flame for the English author
PG Wodehouse, creator of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, was the most English novelist imaginable. His comic world was old-fashioned well...


Oct 28, 20202 min read
Pompeo’s ‘strong remarks’ are needed to send a message to China
Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, hit out at China for being “no friend to democracy, the rule of law, transparency nor to freedom of...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
Breaking the Fever, Episode 11 with Navtej Sarna
Breaking the Fever: a perspective from India with diplomat and author Ambassador Navtej Sarna. How is the pandemic affecting India? How...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
What Is Not Said: Celebrating the Short Story | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
Guru Nanak: Traveller, Poet, and Philosopher | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Jun 17, 20191 min read
Amritsar and the Patient Assassin | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Apr 11, 20191 min read
The Post American World | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Sep 18, 20172 min read
India is now a literary destination, says Indian Ambassador to US Navtej Sarna
While extolling the benefits of the growing interest in literature given, he said, “This is India’s 70th year of independence. We have...
Feb 4, 20161 min read
Guru Nanak: The Discipline of Deeds
Today's Incarnation is a poet who established one of the great world religions: Guru Nanak, the 15th century founder of Sikhism. Like the...
Jan 4, 20163 min read
Writing is my second life
Navtej Sarna, the newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to the UK, belongs to the crop of writers who have come to be known as the...


Dec 23, 20154 min read
Man of few words | Second Thoughts Interview
First thoughts on “Second Thoughts”: It is an engaging collection, one that rides on nostalgia. Often giving you the feel of a family...
Dec 21, 20153 min read
Of books and travels
He writes whenever he gets time. The next India's High Commissioner to the UK Navtej Sarna makes notes amid his diplomatic trips. He...
Jun 4, 20151 min read
World War I Speech
Below is the audio file of the speech by Navtej Sarna about the World War I
Sep 19, 20145 min read
Book Talk – Navtej Sarna on India’s Jerusalem connection | Reuters
ndian diplomat Navtej Sarna's latest book pieces together the history of an Indian "hospice" in Jerusalem. Spread over seven thousand...
Apr 12, 20145 min read
Little India in Jerusalem
Muinuddin Chisti laid the roots of the Chisti silsila in India based on the principles of contentment and compassion, abandonment and...
Oct 1, 20131 min read
The Exile Interview with Shubra Majumdar | AIR
An interview with AIR host Shubra Majumdar. Navtej Sarna talks about his latest book 'The Exile'. Listen to the interview below:
Jul 6, 20034 min read
Relationships exist in phases of incompleteness
Not too late in the day, at 45, Jalandhar-born Navtej Sarna joins the rank of celebrity first-time Indian English novelists with We...
bottom of page