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Death in the Skies!

India, Oct. 13 -- It was with deep sadness that I read of the death of an aged Indian cardiologist while flying on Qatar Airways. A man who had spent his life saving hearts lost his own somewhere in t... Read More


Fake News and Official Truth!

India, Oct. 6 -- Strange, isn't it? We live in an age where the word news has become the most misleading of all words. News once meant the truth. You bought your morning paper or switched on your TV s... Read More


Visas, Tariffs and Doing Unto Others!

India, Sept. 29 -- I sat this morning and saw headline after headline of India and Indians being targeted abroad. In America, Trump's tariffs, visa upheavals, and deportations hit businessmen and stu... Read More


Birthday Celebrations and Democracy!

India, Sept. 22 -- A few days ago, newspapers greeted us with full-page ads, all vying to outdo one another in wishing the PM on his birthday. We also watched lavish celebrations and wondered whether ... Read More


Wanted - A Statesman!

India, Sept. 15 -- Our political leaders in the ruling party are getting old, and soon we will need younger, dynamic ones to lead our country. But as I watch our netas thump their chests and roar int... Read More


The Real 'Sin' in Sin Tax!

India, Sept. 8 -- So, the GST Council has decided to simplify our lives. Yes, you heard right-simplify! Out go the old four tax slabs, in come two: 5% and 18%. And for those who like their pleasures w... Read More


No Need for Qualifications!

India, Sept. 1 -- The highly acclaimed interviewer came storming out of the interview room, his face red, not from the summer heat, but from sheer frustration. "Everybody wants the job," he spluttered... Read More


Pappu, Fill the Forms, Please!

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- As I listened to Rahul Gandhi's emphatic, fact-backed, passionate proof of the Election Commission's complicity in massive voter fraud-proof worked out like a neat school project... Read More


A Country Crippled by the Past...

India, July 28 -- Quite often-no, delete that-very often, a good psychologist, especially the expensive kind who has a couch and not just a chair, goes deep into a patient's past. "Tell me about your ... Read More


"Convert Confidence in Ourselves" Law!

India, July 21 -- As I sip my morning coffee and flip through the papers, I can't help but notice something that's becoming as predictable as potholes during our monsoons-yet another law being passed ... Read More