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Does the Sangh Parivar Pose an Existential Threat to the Country?

India, Oct. 6 -- What I normally write sinks without a trace or, to be precise, is quickly trashed and forgotten. But a recent essay on the existential threat to the nation posed by Mohan Bhagwat and ... Read More


India's Food Paradox Bounty and Hunger

India, Oct. 6 -- A farmer in Nashik helplessly watches his onion harvest rot in the open after the rains collapse the roof of the local storage. A group of farmers in Bihar throws tonnes of tomatoes o... Read More


The Alarming Surge of Hate and Revenge

India, Oct. 6 -- There may not be any period in human history devoid of hatred and revenge, both of which have long fuelled conflict and violence. Today, however, the world is witnessing an alarming a... Read More


Open Letter to Punjab CM Guard the Constitution, Not the Canon

India, Oct. 6 -- Dear Shri Bhagwant Mann Ji, Last Sunday, I took a few books to the church, including The Women's Bible and a book of devotionals, as I had to teach about the equality of the sexes in... Read More


Arrogance Provokes Arrogance A Respectful Tone Wins Respect

India, Oct. 6 -- The Violent Claim Victory Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce, exclaimed recently, "Gone are the days when the meek would inherit the land." Apparently, he is observing a world whe... Read More


Indians Unwelcome Abroad

India, Oct. 6 -- Donald Trump's announcement on September 19, 2025, that the entry of H-1B visa holders will not be allowed unless their companies pay a fee of USD 100,000 per worker. This sent shock ... Read More


Anti-Indian Sentiment and the Mirage of Brain Gain

India, Oct. 6 -- A fresh wave of anti-Indian sentiment is crashing over Western nations, increasing in crescendo. You see it everywhere on posters, in dialogues, on social media. You hear it in politi... 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


What is on Your Mind?

India, Sept. 29 -- Once, three masons were busy building a Church. A passerby was astonished to see them working well into the night. He made bold to enquire into the matter. "What are you doing at t... Read More


Indian Christians Find Their Champion Saint

India, Sept. 29 -- Last Tuesday morning, Father Jesu announced something special during mass at Saint Francis Xavier's Church in Chennai. "We have a new patron saint," he said, his voice carrying acro... Read More