YOU can say three things with confidence about our governments. First, they believe a crisis is best handled by pretending...
Category: National Interest
Mera Loot Mahaan
There is this very special Indian trait of reacting with smug superiority to somebody else’s problem saying this could never...
Reshuffling an empty deck
There is one good reason why this cabinet reshuffle was not going to be like the old Kamraj Plan in...
The Breach Candy dilemma
The problem with writing anything about the Ambanis is, you are immediately expected to declare your interest. Which side are...
His Rashtrapati Reward
My favourite nuke story of all times goes back to 1987. Bundled up deep into the anonymity of the wide-bodied...
Turning nukes on their head
On ABC ‘Nightline’, one of America’s most watched news programmes last Sunday, Pervez Hoodbhoy, the reputed Pakistani nuclear expert and...
Pressure’s working, don’t snap
A useful principle to follow with most things in life is, worry less about any crisis, for ultimately it turns...
Doing the ‘Right’ thing
The prime minister has gone on his long weekend to Manali with the comfort of a man who believes he...
Press and Prejudice
It is difficult to recall when the last time the media got such bad press within the ruling establishment was....
Desi Punch, Italian Judy
On our cable TV screens, the hottest things were supposed to be the Indian remakes of foreign serials and sitcoms....