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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
Trump finally faces the impeachment challenge, but plans to brazen it out
This one has truly come in from the outfield. While impeachment has been whispered around the corridors of Washington DC since the...
Oct 8, 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
Howdy Modi: Houston, we don’t have a problem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the United States during the Donald Trump administration got off to a dream start in...
Sep 23, 20193 min read


Bibi’s desperate move
Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking an unprecedented fifth term as prime minister of Israel tomorrow, barely five months after the April...
Sep 15, 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
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