'We Fully Support India'
EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development says that the developed nations have to do “much more in this Round” of WTO negotiations than developing or LDC nations
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Homi Sethna says I can’t comment on Pokhran-II since I don’t know physics! Well, my dear friend, who can claim to know physics in its entirety?
Delhi, Where The Wave Breaks
The Congress high command is miffed at Jagan’s stunts, but ground realities are a concern too
The Cub Comes To Play
YSR’s son Jaganmohan has proved a canny operator so far. Will it get him the mantle?
Yoga Without End
They’re not sculpted deities, but the Tibetan monk mummies of Himachal are as venerated
‘If India Wants The US To Mediate, We’d Be Happy’
Pakistan foreign minister says Pakistan did not give any dossier on Balochistan to India in Sharm el-Sheikh
A Bullet With Someone’s Name
In a quiet village in Kerala, Javed’s father mourns a son who converted to marry his love
‘The CM Has Been Very Depressed And Is Taking Medication For It’
There is talk of a replacement CM but no one in sight
Lounge Life
If you like your coffee not doled out by a charmless chain store, and birdsong, not boybands, chirping in your ears...
To Defuse A Train Of Gunpowder
Another well-argued assault on the ramparts of Gujarat’s unpunished evil
Delhi Diary
As the BJP licks its self-inflicted wounds, I recall what a BJP leader told me a couple of weeks ago: “I wish we had a high command.”
Allah’s Left The Building
Meant for Muslim welfare, Wakf lands are being sold for a song by its trustees
Knight’s Sidestep
Everyone’s position remains unchanged, but at least they are willing to sit at the table
The Earth Is Rumbling
The tribespeople of Kalahandi oppose Vedanta’s takeover of a region they hold in reverence
Two Ends Of The Sacred Thread
Some Indian temples have always employed Nepali priests. Our cultural ties flow both ways.
Red Is Their Colour Too
Nationalism trumps tradition as Maoists decry Pashupatinath temple’s Indian bonds
