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The urbane and dignified Naresh Kumar
The world was still young and fresh, and life was an adventure waiting to unfold. I was not yet 12. A Phillips transistor radio, gifted...
Oct 2, 20223 min read


The uphill road that awaits PM Liz Truss
Even as Liz Truss enters 10 Downing Street as the United Kingdom (UK)’s fourth prime minister (PM) in the last six years, she will be...
Sep 6, 20224 min read


Cauldron of Conflicts | West Asia at War
The Middle East – or West Asia, depending on where one sits – is the cradle of civilisations, the birthplace of three major religions,...
Sep 1, 20226 min read


Bhai Kahan Singh, the Renaissance man
Max Arthur Macauliffe, acclaimed British scholar and author of the six-volume monumental work, The Sikh Religion, had this to say of Bhai...
Aug 31, 20224 min read


How and why Japan wants its youth to booze more
Should five per cent appear too small/ Be thankful I don’t take it all… said the taxman in the famous Beatles number. But then there is...
Aug 29, 20223 min read


The diplomat as scholar
Time was when Indian diplomats, having done with decades of writing policy notes, cables and speeches, would settle down in their...
Aug 5, 20223 min read


Importance of a few good men in US
A select committee of the US house of representatives has been conducting televised hearings on the January 6, 2021, attack on the...
Jul 10, 20223 min read


The transfer of 2 officers to Ladakh, Arunachal
A Chekhovian drama was recently played out in Delhi. Media reports front-paged flagrant abuse of power by a senior IAS couple right in...
Jun 12, 20223 min read


Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and The Big Jubilee Read
A year-long celebration is under way to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, as she becomes the first British monarch to...
May 15, 20223 min read
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