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Why China?

India, June 23 -- Just when I thought I'd figured out our foreign policy-a headline in today's paper left me scratching what's left of my head: Defence Minister Set to Visit China to Rebuild Ties. No... Read More


Grounding the Dreamliner!

India, June 16 -- So now, NDTV says, they're talking about grounding all Boeing Dreamliners flying in India. Yes, the same plane that evokes dreamy sighs from frequent flyers and mild envy from budge... Read More


Dying Before Knowing!

India, June 9 -- Many years ago, while writing for the Asian Age, a paper that MJ Akbar owned, he wrote me a line I've never forgotten. "Never criticise anyone immediately after a tragedy." A rare bit... Read More


Too Much Rain!

India, June 2 -- There's a sloshing sound in my shoes, and it isn't spiritual joy. It's water. Rainwater. Precious, holy, long-prayed-for, utterly annoying rainwater. And as I squish my way across the... Read More


Crying Wolf!

India, May 26 -- So now we're sending a delegation. Yes, a "Truth Team," armed with PowerPoint presentations, handshakes, and Shashi Tharoor's vocabulary, to convince the world: "This time, honest, w... Read More


Bridges Going Nowhere!

India, May 19 -- "Interesting sculpture," said a friend a year ago, as we drove past the Gokhale Bridge in Andheri, pointing to the long cement arm reaching out dramatically into thin air, seven feet ... Read More


I'll Be Back Soon!

India, May 12 -- Was speaking last evening to a man whose wife is an army officer posted somewhere near the treacherous snow-dusted stretches of Kashmir. He looked like a calm man-not the kind you'd e... Read More


The WhatsApp War!

India, May 5 -- Every morning, as the sun peeps over our confused democracy, a silent war begins. Not at our borders, not in Parliament, but in the palm of your hand - yes, that unassuming rectangle k... Read More


Climb to Clean, Says the Late Pope!

India, April 28 -- The white cassock now lies still. The shepherd's staff rests. And the world, Catholic or not, pauses to mourn a man who quietly shook empires-Pope Francis. He didn't roar like a li... Read More