K Natwar Singh, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Emergency: A lethal blow to India

I was Deputy High Commissioner in London at the time. B.K. Nehru was the High Commissioner. Drip by drip the excesses of the Emergency...

Emergency: A lethal blow to India

I was Deputy High Commissioner in London at the time. B.K. Nehru was the High Commissioner. Drip by drip the excesses of the Emergency...

Emergency: A lethal blow to India

I was Deputy High Commissioner in London at the time. B.K. Nehru was the High Commissioner. Drip by drip the excesses of the Emergency...

In memory of Kenneth Kaunda

He visited India several times. On Thursday, 17 June, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, founder President of Zambia passed away in Lusaka at the age of 97. I...

In memory of Kenneth Kaunda

He visited India several times. On Thursday, 17 June, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, founder President of Zambia passed away in Lusaka at the age of 97. I...

In memory of Kenneth Kaunda

He visited India several times. On Thursday, 17 June, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, founder President of Zambia passed away in Lusaka at the age of 97. I...

What we need to know about H. Hatterr

Hatterr is an erratic, well read, endearing soul who is constantly getting into hilarious situations. I have just finished reading an extraordinary novel, a unique...

What we need to know about H. Hatterr

Hatterr is an erratic, well read, endearing soul who is constantly getting into hilarious situations. I have just finished reading an extraordinary novel, a unique...

What we need to know about H. Hatterr

Hatterr is an erratic, well read, endearing soul who is constantly getting into hilarious situations. I have just finished reading an extraordinary novel, a unique...

Foreign policy needs eternal vigilance

Inevitably, in one or two cases, PM Modi has been subjected to wholly unfair blame and criticism. I have no doubts that Prime Minister Narendra...

Foreign policy needs eternal vigilance

Inevitably, in one or two cases, PM Modi has been subjected to wholly unfair blame and criticism. I have no doubts that Prime Minister Narendra...

Foreign policy needs eternal vigilance

Inevitably, in one or two cases, PM Modi has been subjected to wholly unfair blame and criticism. I have no doubts that Prime Minister Narendra...

Letters from E.M. Forster

‘I still sit about quietly, still have no telephone and though I have a gramophone, it does not revolve as quickly as it should.’ E.M....

Letters from E.M. Forster

‘I still sit about quietly, still have no telephone and though I have a gramophone, it does not revolve as quickly as it should.’ E.M....

Letters from E.M. Forster

‘I still sit about quietly, still have no telephone and though I have a gramophone, it does not revolve as quickly as it should.’ E.M....

Letters from Indira Gandhi

Two letters written in 1976 and 1980. I am, in today’s column, producing two of the many letters Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote to me. Prime...

Letters from Indira Gandhi

Two letters written in 1976 and 1980. I am, in today’s column, producing two of the many letters Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote to me. Prime...

Letters from Indira Gandhi

Two letters written in 1976 and 1980. I am, in today’s column, producing two of the many letters Prime Minister Indira Gandhi wrote to me. Prime...

A letter from Han Suyin

We met by chance in Peking in July 1956 and took to each other immediately. I am 92 years of age today. Over the last 70...

A letter from Han Suyin

We met by chance in Peking in July 1956 and took to each other immediately. I am 92 years of age today. Over the last 70...

A letter from Han Suyin

We met by chance in Peking in July 1956 and took to each other immediately. I am 92 years of age today. Over the last 70...

Mamata arrives on national scene

India is in dire need of a strong opposition. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now arrived on the national scene. She took on the Bharatiya...

Mamata arrives on national scene

India is in dire need of a strong opposition. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now arrived on the national scene. She took on the Bharatiya...

Mamata arrives on national scene

India is in dire need of a strong opposition. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now arrived on the national scene. She took on the Bharatiya...

The times they are hard

After the first Covid-19 wave, it was mistakenly thought that the worst was over. Complacency was all too evident. The 1918-1919 influenza epidemic never reached...

The times they are hard

After the first Covid-19 wave, it was mistakenly thought that the worst was over. Complacency was all too evident. The 1918-1919 influenza epidemic never reached...

The times they are hard

After the first Covid-19 wave, it was mistakenly thought that the worst was over. Complacency was all too evident. The 1918-1919 influenza epidemic never reached...

My memories of Fidel Castro

During my 1982 visit I had not expected to meet President Castro. A few hours before my departure I was informed that President Castro...

My memories of Fidel Castro

During my 1982 visit I had not expected to meet President Castro. A few hours before my departure I was informed that President Castro...

My memories of Fidel Castro

During my 1982 visit I had not expected to meet President Castro. A few hours before my departure I was informed that President Castro...

Wind of change in Russia-Pak relations

Sergey Lavrov has been Foreign Minister of Russia for 17 years. Perhaps the longest serving Foreign Minister in the world. On 15 August 1947, all...

Wind of change in Russia-Pak relations

Sergey Lavrov has been Foreign Minister of Russia for 17 years. Perhaps the longest serving Foreign Minister in the world. On 15 August 1947, all...

Wind of change in Russia-Pak relations

Sergey Lavrov has been Foreign Minister of Russia for 17 years. Perhaps the longest serving Foreign Minister in the world. On 15 August 1947, all...

A letter from Sharda Prasad

‘Diaries are not always truthful. They record the minutiae but miss the essence.’ When Emergency was declared on 26 June 1975, I was Deputy High...

A letter from Sharda Prasad

‘Diaries are not always truthful. They record the minutiae but miss the essence.’ When Emergency was declared on 26 June 1975, I was Deputy High...

A letter from Sharda Prasad

‘Diaries are not always truthful. They record the minutiae but miss the essence.’ When Emergency was declared on 26 June 1975, I was Deputy High...

Gopal book gives peek into Gandhi’s life

Gandhi Restless As Mercury is an extension of Gandhiji’s autobiography. I have respect for a few people. Gopal Gandhi I respect for several reasons. Firstly,...

Gopal book gives peek into Gandhi’s life

Gandhi Restless As Mercury is an extension of Gandhiji’s autobiography. I have respect for a few people. Gopal Gandhi I respect for several reasons. Firstly,...

Gopal book gives peek into Gandhi’s life

Gandhi Restless As Mercury is an extension of Gandhiji’s autobiography. I have respect for a few people. Gopal Gandhi I respect for several reasons. Firstly,...

Those who gave us quotable quotes

‘No Englishman is too low to have scruples; no Englishman is high enough to be free from tyranny.’ Gandhi: “I do not want my house...

Those who gave us quotable quotes

‘No Englishman is too low to have scruples; no Englishman is high enough to be free from tyranny.’ Gandhi: “I do not want my house...

Those who gave us quotable quotes

‘No Englishman is too low to have scruples; no Englishman is high enough to be free from tyranny.’ Gandhi: “I do not want my house...

Dandi march: The salt revolution of 1930

The march began on 12 March 1930. Gandhi left Sabarmati Ashram at 6.30 am, accompanied by 79 satyagrahis. Mahatma Gandhi’s march to Dandi to break...

Dandi march: The salt revolution of 1930

The march began on 12 March 1930. Gandhi left Sabarmati Ashram at 6.30 am, accompanied by 79 satyagrahis. Mahatma Gandhi’s march to Dandi to break...

Dandi march: The salt revolution of 1930

The march began on 12 March 1930. Gandhi left Sabarmati Ashram at 6.30 am, accompanied by 79 satyagrahis. Mahatma Gandhi’s march to Dandi to break...

No lowering our guard against China

China is planning to build a ‘passageway’ between Tibet and South Asia. The National People’s Congress opened in Beijing on Friday. Three thousand selected delegates...

No lowering our guard against China

China is planning to build a ‘passageway’ between Tibet and South Asia. The National People’s Congress opened in Beijing on Friday. Three thousand selected delegates...

No lowering our guard against China

China is planning to build a ‘passageway’ between Tibet and South Asia. The National People’s Congress opened in Beijing on Friday. Three thousand selected delegates...

Fingers crossed on India-Pak ceasefire

Moeed Yusuf later denied that any meeting between him and Ajit Doval was held. This should be taken with a shovel of salt. A...

Fingers crossed on India-Pak ceasefire

Moeed Yusuf later denied that any meeting between him and Ajit Doval was held. This should be taken with a shovel of salt. A...

76 seats will see a BJP-Congress fight in Maharashtra elections

Court annuls BSNL’s decision to rescind pact with IT company

Congress touches new low in Maharashtra

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