Modi blends diplomacy with India’s cultural showcase

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...

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K Natwar Singh

Too many faux pas by Maharashtra Governor

The latest outrage is his ‘intemperate letter’ to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.   Maharashtra is among the largest states in the Indian Union. It is also...

Too many faux pas by Maharashtra Governor

The latest outrage is his ‘intemperate letter’ to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.   Maharashtra is among the largest states in the Indian Union. It is also...

Trump vs Biden debate was a slanging match

Biden not only conducted himself with restrained dignity, but proved to be better debater and better prepared.   I witnessed the first debate between presidential candidates...

Trump vs Biden debate was a slanging match

Biden not only conducted himself with restrained dignity, but proved to be better debater and better prepared.   I witnessed the first debate between presidential candidates...

Trump vs Biden debate was a slanging match

Biden not only conducted himself with restrained dignity, but proved to be better debater and better prepared.   I witnessed the first debate between presidential candidates...

My meetings with Dev Anand

I first met him in 1962 at the United Nations Delegates Lounge.   On 2 October was Mahatma Gandhi’s one hundredth and fifty first birth anniversary....

My meetings with Dev Anand

I first met him in 1962 at the United Nations Delegates Lounge.   On 2 October was Mahatma Gandhi’s one hundredth and fifty first birth anniversary....

My meetings with Dev Anand

I first met him in 1962 at the United Nations Delegates Lounge.   On 2 October was Mahatma Gandhi’s one hundredth and fifty first birth anniversary....

Equality of nations not part of UN charter

The UN is almost bankrupt and a lame duck outfit. Does the world need the UN?   The Charter of the United Nations was signed on...

Equality of nations not part of UN charter

The UN is almost bankrupt and a lame duck outfit. Does the world need the UN?   The Charter of the United Nations was signed on...

Equality of nations not part of UN charter

The UN is almost bankrupt and a lame duck outfit. Does the world need the UN?   The Charter of the United Nations was signed on...

Beginning of end of Arab-Israeli enmity

If wisdom prevails, Palestinian leadership should begin to think about normalising relations with Israel.   Early in the week an event took place at the White...

Beginning of end of Arab-Israeli enmity

If wisdom prevails, Palestinian leadership should begin to think about normalising relations with Israel.   Early in the week an event took place at the White...

Beginning of end of Arab-Israeli enmity

If wisdom prevails, Palestinian leadership should begin to think about normalising relations with Israel.   Early in the week an event took place at the White...

India, China make modest progress

Yet the road to de-escalation is an arduous and hazardous one.  Even the critics of the Narendra Modi government’s China policy will concede that External...

India, China make modest progress

Yet the road to de-escalation is an arduous and hazardous one.  Even the critics of the Narendra Modi government’s China policy will concede that External...

India, China make modest progress

Yet the road to de-escalation is an arduous and hazardous one.  Even the critics of the Narendra Modi government’s China policy will concede that External...

Pranab Mukherjee was a remarkable man

He relished power, keeping it under wraps with expert astuteness.   Broadly speaking, Indian politicians avoid intimacy. The late Pranab Mukherjee was no exception. I knew...

Pranab Mukherjee was a remarkable man

He relished power, keeping it under wraps with expert astuteness.   Broadly speaking, Indian politicians avoid intimacy. The late Pranab Mukherjee was no exception. I knew...

Pranab Mukherjee was a remarkable man

He relished power, keeping it under wraps with expert astuteness.   Broadly speaking, Indian politicians avoid intimacy. The late Pranab Mukherjee was no exception. I knew...

A letter to Indira Gandhi and one from Raja Rao

I reproduce the two letters.   This column I shall confine to two letters. My letter to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 May 1981 from...

A letter to Indira Gandhi and one from Raja Rao

I reproduce the two letters.   This column I shall confine to two letters. My letter to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 May 1981 from...

A letter to Indira Gandhi and one from Raja Rao

I reproduce the two letters.   This column I shall confine to two letters. My letter to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 31 May 1981 from...

Thinking of Tagore this August

On 7 August 1941, Rabindranath Tagore passed away in Calcutta at the age of 80.   That August is a month of historic importance for the...

Thinking of Tagore this August

On 7 August 1941, Rabindranath Tagore passed away in Calcutta at the age of 80.   That August is a month of historic importance for the...

Thinking of Tagore this August

On 7 August 1941, Rabindranath Tagore passed away in Calcutta at the age of 80.   That August is a month of historic importance for the...

Kamala Harris is not an Indo-American

Indian media has gone overboard with Harris. She is not an Indophile.   The Rajapaksa family dominates the 38-member Sri Lankan Cabinet. Of the three Rajapaksa...

Kamala Harris is not an Indo-American

Indian media has gone overboard with Harris. She is not an Indophile.   The Rajapaksa family dominates the 38-member Sri Lankan Cabinet. Of the three Rajapaksa...

Kamala Harris is not an Indo-American

Indian media has gone overboard with Harris. She is not an Indophile.   The Rajapaksa family dominates the 38-member Sri Lankan Cabinet. Of the three Rajapaksa...

Amar Singh will be missed

I shall miss his humour, ebullience and generosity of heart.   At 8.15 am on 6 August 1945, a US B-29 warplane, Enola Gay, piloted by...

Amar Singh will be missed

I shall miss his humour, ebullience and generosity of heart.   At 8.15 am on 6 August 1945, a US B-29 warplane, Enola Gay, piloted by...

Amar Singh will be missed

I shall miss his humour, ebullience and generosity of heart.   At 8.15 am on 6 August 1945, a US B-29 warplane, Enola Gay, piloted by...

People will not accept a Presidential system

Our democracy has flaws. But which democracy is flawless? What is happening in the United States today?   Some days back a prominent Congress MP of...

People will not accept a Presidential system

Our democracy has flaws. But which democracy is flawless? What is happening in the United States today?   Some days back a prominent Congress MP of...

People will not accept a Presidential system

Our democracy has flaws. But which democracy is flawless? What is happening in the United States today?   Some days back a prominent Congress MP of...

How Rajasthan was stopped from burning

Man Singh’s death caused an explosion of unprecedented rage among the Jats.   On 20 February 1985, Raja Man Singh, a seven-time Rajasthan MLA and younger...

How Rajasthan was stopped from burning

Man Singh’s death caused an explosion of unprecedented rage among the Jats.   On 20 February 1985, Raja Man Singh, a seven-time Rajasthan MLA and younger...

How Rajasthan was stopped from burning

Man Singh’s death caused an explosion of unprecedented rage among the Jats.   On 20 February 1985, Raja Man Singh, a seven-time Rajasthan MLA and younger...

A letter from Krishna Masi

The letter highlights the affectionate and enduring relations between her and the author.   Jawaharlal Nehru had two sisters. Vijailakshmi Pandit (1900-1990) and Krishna Hutheesing (1907-1967)....

A letter from Krishna Masi

The letter highlights the affectionate and enduring relations between her and the author.   Jawaharlal Nehru had two sisters. Vijailakshmi Pandit (1900-1990) and Krishna Hutheesing (1907-1967)....

A letter from Krishna Masi

The letter highlights the affectionate and enduring relations between her and the author.   Jawaharlal Nehru had two sisters. Vijailakshmi Pandit (1900-1990) and Krishna Hutheesing (1907-1967)....

Racism gets a new life in Trump’s America

I am not sure if President Donald Trump has a black friend.   41 Harefields, Oxford, OX2 8NS My dear Natwar Singh, When your instructions about sending you the...

Racism gets a new life in Trump’s America

I am not sure if President Donald Trump has a black friend.   41 Harefields, Oxford, OX2 8NS My dear Natwar Singh, When your instructions about sending you the...

Racism gets a new life in Trump’s America

I am not sure if President Donald Trump has a black friend.   41 Harefields, Oxford, OX2 8NS My dear Natwar Singh, When your instructions about sending you the...

The Rao I knew

P.V. Narasimha Rao once told me, ‘I can take her on, but I do not wish to do so.’   PRIME MINISTER’S HOUSE NEW DELHI 9 June 1980 Dear...

The Rao I knew

P.V. Narasimha Rao once told me, ‘I can take her on, but I do not wish to do so.’   PRIME MINISTER’S HOUSE NEW DELHI 9 June 1980 Dear...

The Rao I knew

P.V. Narasimha Rao once told me, ‘I can take her on, but I do not wish to do so.’   PRIME MINISTER’S HOUSE NEW DELHI 9 June 1980 Dear...

PM Imran will be history’s minor footnote

His two-year tenure as Prime Minster has been, to put it mildly, dismal.   Imran Khan was undoubtedly one of the greatest cricketers of all time....

PM Imran will be history’s minor footnote

His two-year tenure as Prime Minster has been, to put it mildly, dismal.   Imran Khan was undoubtedly one of the greatest cricketers of all time....

PM Imran will be history’s minor footnote

His two-year tenure as Prime Minster has been, to put it mildly, dismal.   Imran Khan was undoubtedly one of the greatest cricketers of all time....

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