The fact that Rishi Sunak could be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom is a clear and irrefutable indication of how much that country has changed. But the fac...
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As the monsoon session of parliament gets underway and we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence it’s worth asking how effectively is parliament functioning? ...
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At a time when many are afraid to speak out, among the most blunt voices of criticism are those of former senior judges. Perhaps their conscience has been so sharply pr...
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I’ve known Satinder Lambah since my early twenties but it was during his time as High Commissioner in Pakistan that I realized what made him truly special. No one Iâ€...
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25 is an interesting age. You can contest a Lok Sabha election, the doors of all bars are open and people no longer think of you as a boy. At 18 or 21 you’re consider...
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Summer is said to be the silly season in Britain. With parliament in recess, schools and universities closed and people on holiday, newspapers and television scramble f...
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Until recently I only knew of two authors who’ve written about their parents’ marriages. One is Nigel Nicolson, who’s ‘Portrait of a Marriage’ was about the v...
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It’s a paradox that China is by far our most powerful neighbour yet we know little and understand even less of how this country views us. Two excellent books, publish...
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Aryan Khan’s treatment at the hands of the Narcotics Control Board (NCB) ought not to be surprising. I’m pretty sure tens of thousands, if not millions, of Indians ...
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Is the government ill-advised? Or has it failed to understand the real causes of food inflation? Or does it like to act in a dramatic fashion to create a suitable impre...
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