India, April 11 -- I'm not generally given to admiring people. Those that I do are few and far between. But starting October 2023, when Israel's deliberately planned and inexorably executed genocide i... Read More
India, April 4 -- You could be forgiven if you haven't the foggiest idea of the significance of 24 Akbar Road unless, of course, you are a member of the Congress Party. This bespoke residence in Lutye... Read More
India, March 28 -- Today's the 30th day since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. Whatever its outcome, one man has been knocked off whatever pedestal he thought he occupied. And that man is the P... Read More
India, March 21 -- I remember the euphoria that followed the announcement of the results of the 1977 elections. Even 50 years have not dulled that sentiment. The Emergency had ended, and the pall of d... Read More
India, March 14 -- In case you haven't noticed, today is the ides of March. I can't say I'm superstitious but I am aware it's a day when often remarkable things have happened. Yet my research suggests... Read More
India, March 7 -- Do adult Indians have the right to marry whoever they want without parental permission? That may sound like a rhetorical question, but it could soon become a legal issue. Of course, ... Read More
India, Feb. 28 -- I don't think I'll ever forget my sense of shock when I heard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested. I belong to a generation that used to refer to him as Prince Andrew. He wa... Read More
India, Feb. 21 -- This column is not about cricket. It's about the behaviour of the Indian cricket team. More specifically, it's about grace on the games field, etiquette and the decent and proper beh... Read More
India, Feb. 14 -- There is a small intriguing question about the India-US trade deal that some people believe hasn't got the attention it deserves. Has India been successful in ensuring that genetical... Read More
India, Feb. 7 -- We all know who William Shakespeare was. Many of you have read some of his plays but very few are likely to be familiar with all 38. But how many people are aware of his incredible co... Read More