Xi ’s visit ended on a constructive note
The statements made by the two leaders at the delegation meeting said little, but conveyed much. President Xi...
When I got a brief glimpse of Mahatma
I carried a photograph of Gandhiji in the hope of getting it signed by him. All I could manage was...
150 years of Gandhi
He was a guru, saint, visionary, apostle of non-violence and a peace loving revolutionary, ascetic politician. On 2...
Jaishankar’s PoK statement baffling
The External Affairs Minister of India said that India would have ‘physical jurisdiction’ over PoK. External Affairs Minister S....
Gandhi was a well read man
There is a list of books Gandhiji read in Yerawada jail between 1922 and 1924. The number exceeds 150 plus....
My first meeting with Robert Mugabe
Mehta came with encouraging news. Mr Mugabe would receive me at midnight at an undisclosed location. I first met...
Tolstoy foresaw Gandhi’s greatness
The greatest novelist of all time noted the worth of a relatively unknown Gandhi and wrote at length to him....
Pak’s outpouring against India pathetic
Pak’s former army chief said the Kartarpur Corridor should be used to send jihadis to destabilise Punjab. Earlier in...
PM raised important issue in I-Day speech
In India lives 18% of the world’s population. By 2024 India will become the most populous country on earth. ...
It’ll be a long time before another Sushma arrives
She was diligent with an eye for detail, measured judgement. Her political career was untarnished. She always spoke to...
It’ll be a long time before another Sushma arrives
She was diligent with an eye for detail, measured judgement. Her political career was untarnished. She always spoke...
Congress is in ICU
The party is in the grip of the most serious crisis in its 134-year history. It is going through a...
Fotedar, the man who knew too much
He was in his heyday a very influential Congress figure, wholly trusted by Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. ...
Pak reaction to ICJ ruling ridiculous
Pak claimed that Jadhav was a spy for RAW. He was atrociously treated and was forced to make a confession....
Hong Kong’s special status in jeopardy
The ‘movement’ to erode the sovereignty of Hong Kong produced strong emotions and anger. Events in Hong Kong, a...
On Rahul’s resignation and Congress’ future
If Rahul Gandhi was to now withdraw his resignation, his credibility would suffer a near fatal political blow. The...
Conversations with C. Rajagopalachari
I have been re-reading Rajmohan Gandhi’s biography of his maternal grandfather, Chakravarty Rajagopalachari. His name consisted of 26 letters. Mahatma...
No place for happiness in politics
Congress is in the midst of a serious political paralysis, but it’s not yet time to write its obituary. ...
Majority in Khan Market from middle class
Civil servants and members of the armed forces seen in the gang abode do not have bulging bank accounts. Prime...
How Congress functions, or does not
Those in the party who imagine Congress will reinvent itself shortly are under perilous delusion. Whether Rahul Gandhi remains...
Modi opens second term as a statesman
Narendra Modi is perhaps destined to be the maker of India of the 21st century. On 23 May, not...
Sure-footed Modi set poll narrative
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ slogan was a monumental disaster. In the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
My memory of Bob Hawke
He was Australian Prime Minister for nine years and succeeded in changing Australia’s international profile. Former Australian Prime Minister...
India cannot afford to lower guard on terror
The chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed has been declared an international terrorist by the UN Security Council. On Wednesday, 1 May,...
