K Natwar Singh

What Gandhi thought of Mahabharata

Broadly speaking, most people assume that Gandhiji did not read books. When he was in a jocular mood he would agree with this observation....

What Gandhi thought of Mahabharata

Broadly speaking, most people assume that Gandhiji did not read books. When he was in a jocular mood he would agree with this observation....

What Gandhi thought of Mahabharata

Broadly speaking, most people assume that Gandhiji did not read books. When he was in a jocular mood he would agree with this observation....

Remembering Satti and the chat Castro had with Arafat

Satinder Lambah, Satti, was an outstanding diplomat, an accomplished problem solver, who understood the internal and external dynamics of an ever-changing global foreign policy....

Remembering Satti and the chat Castro had with Arafat

Satinder Lambah, Satti, was an outstanding diplomat, an accomplished problem solver, who understood the internal and external dynamics of an ever-changing global foreign policy....

Remembering Satti and the chat Castro had with Arafat

Satinder Lambah, Satti, was an outstanding diplomat, an accomplished problem solver, who understood the internal and external dynamics of an ever-changing global foreign policy....

The lady who will be Indian President

Droupadi Murmu’s election is a foregone conclusion. In New Delhi, democracy has triumphed. In Maharashtra, it has, for the time being, taken an unseemly beating....

The lady who will be Indian President

Droupadi Murmu’s election is a foregone conclusion. In New Delhi, democracy has triumphed. In Maharashtra, it has, for the time being, taken an unseemly beating....

The lady who will be Indian President

Droupadi Murmu’s election is a foregone conclusion. In New Delhi, democracy has triumphed. In Maharashtra, it has, for the time being, taken an unseemly beating....

Congress bedlam is anything but Satyagraha

To call the agitation Satyagraha is to do great injustice to the man who enriched our political vocabulary by inventing the word. The Congress party...

Congress bedlam is anything but Satyagraha

To call the agitation Satyagraha is to do great injustice to the man who enriched our political vocabulary by inventing the word. The Congress party...

Congress bedlam is anything but Satyagraha

To call the agitation Satyagraha is to do great injustice to the man who enriched our political vocabulary by inventing the word. The Congress party...

Verbal overkill is damaging our religious tolerance

Religion and politics can co-exist and have co-existed in our beloved country. China had a civil service even before Confucius was born. For a short...

Verbal overkill is damaging our religious tolerance

Religion and politics can co-exist and have co-existed in our beloved country. China had a civil service even before Confucius was born. For a short...

Verbal overkill is damaging our religious tolerance

Religion and politics can co-exist and have co-existed in our beloved country. China had a civil service even before Confucius was born. For a short...

Nehru’s letter to Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru replied to Gandhiji’s letter dated 5 October 1945 on 9 October 1945. My dear Bapu, I have received today, on my return from Lucknow,...

Nehru’s letter to Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru replied to Gandhiji’s letter dated 5 October 1945 on 9 October 1945. My dear Bapu, I have received today, on my return from Lucknow,...

Nehru’s letter to Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru replied to Gandhiji’s letter dated 5 October 1945 on 9 October 1945. My dear Bapu, I have received today, on my return from Lucknow,...

A letter from Gandhi to Nehru

On October 5, 1945, Mahatma Gandhi wrote a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru in which he took up the “difference of outlook between us. If...

A letter from Gandhi to Nehru

On October 5, 1945, Mahatma Gandhi wrote a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru in which he took up the “difference of outlook between us. If...

A letter from Gandhi to Nehru

On October 5, 1945, Mahatma Gandhi wrote a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru in which he took up the “difference of outlook between us. If...

Where was democracy in ancient India?

Panchayats did exist in certain parts of Bharatvarsha, but these were not national institutions. On 10 May, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University,...

Where was democracy in ancient India?

Panchayats did exist in certain parts of Bharatvarsha, but these were not national institutions. On 10 May, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University,...

Where was democracy in ancient India?

Panchayats did exist in certain parts of Bharatvarsha, but these were not national institutions. On 10 May, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University,...

Tejo Mahal? When fiction pretends to be history

The Taj Mahal did take a very long time to build. But it was never a temple. It all began 30 years ago. In 1989,...

Tejo Mahal? When fiction pretends to be history

The Taj Mahal did take a very long time to build. But it was never a temple. It all began 30 years ago. In 1989,...

Tejo Mahal? When fiction pretends to be history

The Taj Mahal did take a very long time to build. But it was never a temple. It all began 30 years ago. In 1989,...

Some thoughts on democracy; also on IPL

Nearly two billion people today live in non-democratic countries. Another two billion in semi-democracies. The well-known and widely read American novelist Saul Bellow wrote that,...

Some thoughts on democracy; also on IPL

Nearly two billion people today live in non-democratic countries. Another two billion in semi-democracies. The well-known and widely read American novelist Saul Bellow wrote that,...

Some thoughts on democracy; also on IPL

Nearly two billion people today live in non-democratic countries. Another two billion in semi-democracies. The well-known and widely read American novelist Saul Bellow wrote that,...

As Congress descends on Udaipur in the height of summer

Not one speaker will have the guts even to hint that the party needs a change at the top. The wags are not calling it...

As Congress descends on Udaipur in the height of summer

Not one speaker will have the guts even to hint that the party needs a change at the top. The wags are not calling it...

As Congress descends on Udaipur in the height of summer

Not one speaker will have the guts even to hint that the party needs a change at the top. The wags are not calling it...

Two friends, two autobiographies

Today I am writing about autobiographies of two friends. Both have been published recently and posthumously. “Motivated by Life and Undaunted by Strife” is authored...

Two friends, two autobiographies

Today I am writing about autobiographies of two friends. Both have been published recently and posthumously. “Motivated by Life and Undaunted by Strife” is authored...

Two friends, two autobiographies

Today I am writing about autobiographies of two friends. Both have been published recently and posthumously. “Motivated by Life and Undaunted by Strife” is authored...

Exceptional diplomacy by India in these troubled times

We have not abandoned our independent foreign policy. India’s diplomacy, in these worrisome times has been conducted with exceptional courage, skill and wisdom. We have...

Exceptional diplomacy by India in these troubled times

We have not abandoned our independent foreign policy. India’s diplomacy, in these worrisome times has been conducted with exceptional courage, skill and wisdom. We have...

Exceptional diplomacy by India in these troubled times

We have not abandoned our independent foreign policy. India’s diplomacy, in these worrisome times has been conducted with exceptional courage, skill and wisdom. We have...

Letters from P.N. Haksar

I considered him my Guru. P.N. Haksar (1913-1998) was India’s greatest diplomat and civil servant. I owe him much. I considered him my Guru. The...

Letters from P.N. Haksar

I considered him my Guru. P.N. Haksar (1913-1998) was India’s greatest diplomat and civil servant. I owe him much. I considered him my Guru. The...

Letters from P.N. Haksar

I considered him my Guru. P.N. Haksar (1913-1998) was India’s greatest diplomat and civil servant. I owe him much. I considered him my Guru. The...

Imran Khan as PM: An inglorious end?

I was among those Indians who hoped that Imran Khan would put out his hand of friendship towards India. Unfortunately, he fell for a...

Imran Khan as PM: An inglorious end?

I was among those Indians who hoped that Imran Khan would put out his hand of friendship towards India. Unfortunately, he fell for a...

Imran Khan as PM: An inglorious end?

I was among those Indians who hoped that Imran Khan would put out his hand of friendship towards India. Unfortunately, he fell for a...

Vladimir Putin has erred on Ukraine

Having thrown humanism out of the Kremlin window, he has razed to the ground large parts of democratic Ukraine. Most of humankind felt relieved with...

Vladimir Putin has erred on Ukraine

Having thrown humanism out of the Kremlin window, he has razed to the ground large parts of democratic Ukraine. Most of humankind felt relieved with...

Vladimir Putin has erred on Ukraine

Having thrown humanism out of the Kremlin window, he has razed to the ground large parts of democratic Ukraine. Most of humankind felt relieved with...

Gandhis are now a liability

Sonia Gandhi became Congress president 24 years ago. Perhaps a world record for a democracy. The Gandhi family, once adored and respected in large parts...

Gandhis are now a liability

Sonia Gandhi became Congress president 24 years ago. Perhaps a world record for a democracy. The Gandhi family, once adored and respected in large parts...

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