Sunday Sentiments
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Is the Indian government interfering in the academic freedom of the Australia India Institute leading to thirteen Fellows resigning? I imagine you might be somewhat per...
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The pandemic was a great opportunity to read but, sadly, many books published during those dark days haven’t got the attention they deserve. Avtar Singh Bhasin’s â€...
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Given the prevailing character of our politics, I’ve come to believe Nitin Gadkari is a unique politician. He has the courage and conviction to differ with his Bharat...
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Perhaps because it was published during the dark days of the pandemic, Ishtiaq Ahmed’s monumental biography of Jinnah hasn’t got the attention it deserves. Over 800...
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Accidents, of course, will happen but there are some we must do everything to ensure never do. If they still occur how we respond becomes the test not just of our stren...
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With politics in the ascendant, both at home and abroad, I’ve spent the week reading a delightful anthology of political put-downs written by my friend and former col...
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When a situation is not clear but you can sense the implications and dangers, it’s more important to raise the correct questions than be certain of their answers. I b...
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Although I haven’t given the matter a great deal of thought I’ve begun to believe one of the critical differences between Indian industrialists and their Western co...
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The joy of WhatsApp is that you sometimes learn things you could not even have dreamed of. That happened to me last week. It’s a story not just from another time but ...
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If, like me, you believe in popping vitamins then you’re likely to be interested in today’s sentiments. I’ve been taking vitamin C for decades. Boots in London se...
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