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All Writings
Winter of Warsaw 1985
Pandemic pictures have given way to visuals of spiralling protests against the brutal police killing of a black man. Pictures on instant...
Jun 14, 20203 min read
On human dignity
Grandpa 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...
May 17, 20203 min read
Any man’s death diminishes me
This too shall pass, though the price will be high. Human nature will bounce back. Many sincere resolutions will be consigned to...
Apr 19, 20203 min read
Shades of blue
Green has long been part of the strategic lexicon. Green politics, green banking, green insurance, green architecture, green audit, green...
Mar 14, 20203 min read
Will Trump's India visit be high on hype but low on substance?
US President Donald Trump should be in a good mood when he lands in India on February 24. The impeachment drama is behind him; even if...
Feb 22, 20204 min read
We are all in this together
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and its recent predecessors—SARS, Ebola, Zika—should teach us that pandemics view the...
Feb 15, 20203 min read
No quarters at headquarters
Before Donald Trump mercifully dropped a presidential-sized damp squib on the matter, the tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iran had the...
Jan 18, 20203 min read
Three gentlemen from Bengal
At the heart of Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University stands the majestic Maha Chulalongkorn building. A few years ago, this impressive...
Nov 23, 20193 min read
The formality of informality
The strategic gains of the recent Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping informal summit may take time to roll out, but the optics got high marks. The...
Oct 26, 20193 min read
The last red plastic straw
Many issues were no doubt covered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump during their recent conversations. It would...
Sep 28, 20193 min read
The Arctic attraction
Just when you think things could not get more bizarre, they suddenly do. Recently, US President Donald Trump talked of purchasing...
Aug 31, 20193 min read
For your eyes only
As assessments of the Trump administration go, Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to Washington DC who resigned recently, was not...
Aug 3, 20193 min read
Belfast, Brexit and the border
Belfast, the gritty capital of Northern Ireland where I found myself last week, is watching the prime ministerial race in London with an...
Jul 6, 20193 min read
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