As the daily increase in Covid cases surges past 145,000, leaving the first spike far behind, there are two issues that aren’t getting the attention they deserve. And...
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I often ask myself the question ‘what sort of democracy is India?’ I don’t need Freedom House to confirm that at home we’re only “partly free” or V-Dem to c...
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To William Congreve is attributed the aphorism ‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned’. That’s also true of a spurned ambassador. Abdul Basit’s account of his ...
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I’m prepared to bet the emotion that’s almost impossible to hide is hurt and pain. It shows on your face, reflects in your tone and colours the language of your res...
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I don’t usually think about jail but there are times I’m curious. Kobad Ghandy’s book, published two days ago, provides a fascinating insight. Called ‘Fractured...
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I haven’t kept count but the available facts suggest an alarming increase in cases of sedition. The website Article 14, who have, claims 65% of the sedition charges a...
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I’m not easily impressed. I have eclectic tastes which frequently change leaving me unsure of what I like. So it’s not often I find a book compelling. Ghazala Wahab...
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Isn’t it odd the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine – known to us as Covishield – is our main one and yet we’re uninformed of the international debate about its efficac...
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In a country where politicians rarely write memoirs – either to recall the details of their life or comment on the politics they were a part of – an autobiography b...
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For the vast majority of us the economy boils down to a simple matter of employment and jobs. Without one most of us are broke. And nothing shatters self-esteem more th...
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