At Riyadh reunion, air’s thick with perfume and nostalgia; outside, the sand brings back smell of war Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
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28.092002July 27, 2015
Temple Complex
The more enduring images of the night of terror at Akshardham are, actually, more stirring than tragic. My own favourite...
14.092002July 27, 2015
The tinpot looks for a kettle
It’s said in New York that the September session of the UN General Assembly is when leaders from the Third...
31.082002July 27, 2015
Ravi Kant Veerappan
Imagine, for a moment, that R.K. Sharma, wanted for the murder of Shivani, was not an inspector-general of police in...
24.082002November 17, 2015
Last night I went to Pakistan
The UN would probably never accept it as a yardstick for its human development ratings. But put this away under...
10.082002July 27, 2015
When unleaded turns leaded
When was the last time you saw a telegram? Not an e-mail, not even a telex, but the good old...
27.072002July 27, 2015
Our Pak’s Americana
Whether Atal Bihari Vajpayee meets him one-on-one or not, US Secretary of State Colin Powell will find New Delhi a...
20.072002July 27, 2015
When it rains neglect, it pours
YOU can say three things with confidence about our governments. First, they believe a crisis is best handled by pretending...
13.072002July 27, 2015
Mera Loot Mahaan
There is this very special Indian trait of reacting with smug superiority to somebody else’s problem saying this could never...
06.072002July 27, 2015
Reshuffling an empty deck
There is one good reason why this cabinet reshuffle was not going to be like the old Kamraj Plan in...
29.062002July 27, 2015
The Breach Candy dilemma
The problem with writing anything about the Ambanis is, you are immediately expected to declare your interest. Which side are...
22.062002July 27, 2015
His Rashtrapati Reward
My favourite nuke story of all times goes back to 1987. Bundled up deep into the anonymity of the wide-bodied...