
Friday 13 November, 2009
On the eve of Jawaharlal Nehru’s 45th death anniversary I feel impelled to write about his celebrated press conferences, usually held...
Friday 13 November, 2009
The United Nations has a substantial presence in Nepal. However, the UN Mission to Nepal (UNMIN) that has been here for the last three...Friday 13 November, 2009
Hamid Karzai begins another term as Afghanistan’s president with a long to-do list. The Obama administration has made clear to him that...Friday 13 November, 2009
Megan Fox is a fox. And not just in the way you might think if you’ve seen her in a tiny bikini in a men’s magazine or leaning over the hood...
Thursday 12 November, 2009
Explaining the Obama administration’s lens on India....Thursday 12 November, 2009
Saving the rainforests will eliminate 17 per cent of global emissions. What’s stopping us?...Thursday 12 November, 2009
The editorial in the latest issue of the RSS journal Organiser titled “Maoists are Killers, Terrorists. Gun Them Down” says: “The Naxalites themselves have declared a ‘war on the state’....
Thursday 12 November, 2009

Wednesday 11 November, 2009
The headlines in relations between Australia and India have been grim. Controversies over uranium and the welfare of Indian students...
Wednesday 11 November, 2009
The uncouth and un-Marathi display of hooliganism at the recent swearing-in ceremony in Maharashtra, where members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena...Wednesday 11 November, 2009
As expected, the Left parties opposed the government’s decision to divest up to 10 per cent of its stake in profit-making PSUs.Wednesday 11 November, 2009
In her recent outburst against Darul Uloom Deoband(Indian Express, Nov 8), Tavleen Singh has criticised this highly revered institution...
Tuesday 10 November, 2009
Those of you who could tear yourselves away from Sachin TV on the evening Tendulkar’s 175 occupied total screen space on...Tuesday 10 November, 2009
Paris — There was nothing through most of that grey, chilly Thursday to suggest that it would come to symbolise one of the great transitions of the 20th century.Tuesday 10 November, 2009
Intense air raids by Saudi Arabian forces coupled with a Yemeni onslaught against Yemeni Houthi rebels, have brought attention to the poorest nation in the Middle East.Tuesday 10 November, 2009
The recently released movie Jail is a fictional account of an ordinary man caught in the crossfire of a crime, arrested and jailed.