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By censuring Tharoor, Congress lost the plot

India, June 8 -- I would have thought the Congress would look upon Shashi Tharoor as a prized asset, one of its most valuable members and a source of enormous pride. But, instead, it seems to consider... Read More


By censuring Tharoor, Congress lost the plot

India, June 7 -- I would have thought the Congress would look upon Shashi Tharoor as a prized asset, one of its most valuable members and a source of enormous pride. But, instead, it seems to consider... Read More


Rights and duties as per the Constitution

India, June 1 -- Odd as it may seem, I sometimes wonder if our judges are their own worst enemies. At times, they can say the strangest things - almost as if they got carried away. Do they not worry a... Read More


Rights and duties as per the Constitution

India, May 31 -- Odd as it may seem, I sometimes wonder if our judges are their own worst enemies. At times, they can say the strangest things - almost as if they got carried away. Do they not worry a... Read More


Kashmir, Kashmiris, and the politics of retribution

India, May 24 -- Most of us know a lot about the terror attack at Pahalgam, Operation Sindoor and the four-day 'war'. We've made it our business to find out. But there are other facts that happened du... Read More


Double life of an academic & murder mystery writer

India, May 18 -- I'm writing about what used to be a well-kept secret. Today it's my intention to blow it to smithereens. It's all about someone who's not what he at first seems. In fact, he's been le... Read More


The double life of an academic and murder mystery writer

India, May 17 -- I'm writing about what used to be a well-kept secret. Today, it's my intention to blow it to smithereens. It's all about someone who's not what he at first seems. In fact, he's been l... Read More


Portrait of Pope Francis: His life and his message

India, May 4 -- I wish I had met Pope Francis. I wouldn't say that of other famous people but of the Pope it's true. He had a warm, genial, happy face. He smiled a lot and each time his eyes would lig... Read More


Portrait of Pope Francis: His life, message, legacy

India, May 3 -- I wish I had met Pope Francis. I wouldn't say that of other famous people but of the Pope it's true. He had a warm, genial, happy face. He smiled a lot and each time his eyes would lig... Read More


Revealed: The mystery that Agatha Christie was

India, April 26 -- The abiding memory of my teenage years is reading Agatha Christie. On holiday from school, I would spend hot summer afternoons stretched out on a sofa under a furiously whirling fan... Read More