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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


Grey is the Colour of Ash
November 1984 will remain one of the darkest chapters in the history of free India. More than 3,000 innocent Sikhs were murdered on the...
Jan 5, 20203 min read
Trumped – Emerging Powers in a Post-American World | USIofIndia
President Trump’s recent visit to India has been described as “a visit like no other.” The metaphor could be extended to say that Trump...
Jan 2, 20202 min read


Sikh heritage brought to life in 229 great photos | Asian Age
Heritage, as this beautifully produced book defines, is “the entire collection of quantifiable symbols handed on by the past to each...
Dec 12, 20193 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
As Delhi chokes on its air, the lessons Gabon, a West African country offers
It’s a Friday evening and I am watching captivating television. No, it isn’t Netflix. Not even KBC, but a programme on the successful...
Nov 5, 20193 min read


In the Guru’s footsteps
When Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary is celebrated in countless gatherings this November, the following shabad [hymn] written by...
Nov 2, 20195 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
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