M.J. Akbar, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

A world which spun on the axis of the heart

Nostalgia is not very good news for the nostalgic. The elegy of age lies a layer below the surface, trying hard but unable to...

A world which spun on the axis of the heart

Nostalgia is not very good news for the nostalgic. The elegy of age lies a layer below the surface, trying hard but unable to...

The world could be your stage, Dr Singh

The one person who does not seem unduly bothered about what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do once he fades into the sunset is...

The world could be your stage, Dr Singh

The one person who does not seem unduly bothered about what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do once he fades into the sunset is...

The world could be your stage, Dr Singh

The one person who does not seem unduly bothered about what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will do once he fades into the sunset is...

Good riddance, 2013. Long live 2014!

The sense of an ending — a phrase borrowed from the title of Julian Barnes' moving book — inevitably breeds nostalgia for a year...

Good riddance, 2013. Long live 2014!

The sense of an ending — a phrase borrowed from the title of Julian Barnes' moving book — inevitably breeds nostalgia for a year...

Good riddance, 2013. Long live 2014!

The sense of an ending — a phrase borrowed from the title of Julian Barnes' moving book — inevitably breeds nostalgia for a year...

America is unilateralist, not isolationist

When the incredible litany of silly reasons for great events is written, top billing must surely go to this rationale from the 1950s for...

America is unilateralist, not isolationist

When the incredible litany of silly reasons for great events is written, top billing must surely go to this rationale from the 1950s for...

America is unilateralist, not isolationist

When the incredible litany of silly reasons for great events is written, top billing must surely go to this rationale from the 1950s for...

The law must be wise

No penalty points if you have never heard of a certain Henry Glapthorn. After all, he lived some three and a half centuries ago,...

The law must be wise

No penalty points if you have never heard of a certain Henry Glapthorn. After all, he lived some three and a half centuries ago,...

The law must be wise

No penalty points if you have never heard of a certain Henry Glapthorn. After all, he lived some three and a half centuries ago,...

Disciples of a deeper faith

Is Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron an unabashed hypocrite, or is he merely another Conservative politician? His tribute to Nelson Mandela, delivered before cameras...

Disciples of a deeper faith

Is Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron an unabashed hypocrite, or is he merely another Conservative politician? His tribute to Nelson Mandela, delivered before cameras...

Disciples of a deeper faith

Is Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron an unabashed hypocrite, or is he merely another Conservative politician? His tribute to Nelson Mandela, delivered before cameras...

A picture of possibilities

The yin and yang of the current fighting season in Indian democracy is at eye level, but perhaps just below the radar of clarity....

A picture of possibilities

The yin and yang of the current fighting season in Indian democracy is at eye level, but perhaps just below the radar of clarity....

A picture of possibilities

The yin and yang of the current fighting season in Indian democracy is at eye level, but perhaps just below the radar of clarity....

Let the memories begin

Sachin Tendulkar was 10 years old when in 1983 Indian cricket suddenly, even inexplicably, turned into a sky-bound butterfly from the plodding caterpillar it...

Let the memories begin

Sachin Tendulkar was 10 years old when in 1983 Indian cricket suddenly, even inexplicably, turned into a sky-bound butterfly from the plodding caterpillar it...

Let the memories begin

Sachin Tendulkar was 10 years old when in 1983 Indian cricket suddenly, even inexplicably, turned into a sky-bound butterfly from the plodding caterpillar it...

Democracy is the karma of India

Which sensible person can ever ignore the irresistible charm of a useless fact? Formal western dinner table seating, in which a woman is placed...

Democracy is the karma of India

Which sensible person can ever ignore the irresistible charm of a useless fact? Formal western dinner table seating, in which a woman is placed...

Democracy is the karma of India

Which sensible person can ever ignore the irresistible charm of a useless fact? Formal western dinner table seating, in which a woman is placed...

Capital gains, and capital punishment

The prima donna of political theatre is inevitably the capital city. A mayor's election in London or Delhi — and Delhi's Chief Minister is...

Capital gains, and capital punishment

The prima donna of political theatre is inevitably the capital city. A mayor's election in London or Delhi — and Delhi's Chief Minister is...

Capital gains, and capital punishment

The prima donna of political theatre is inevitably the capital city. A mayor's election in London or Delhi — and Delhi's Chief Minister is...

The vote is for 2014, not 1947

During a week when we pondered over the iron man of India, Sardar Patel, and remembered the iron lady, Mrs Indira Gandhi, a question...

The vote is for 2014, not 1947

During a week when we pondered over the iron man of India, Sardar Patel, and remembered the iron lady, Mrs Indira Gandhi, a question...

The vote is for 2014, not 1947

During a week when we pondered over the iron man of India, Sardar Patel, and remembered the iron lady, Mrs Indira Gandhi, a question...

The risk of shaking hands on wobbly legs

If Barack Obama can blindside Israel on Iran, there is no reason why he should lose any sleep over India as he gifts strategic...

The risk of shaking hands on wobbly legs

If Barack Obama can blindside Israel on Iran, there is no reason why he should lose any sleep over India as he gifts strategic...

The risk of shaking hands on wobbly legs

If Barack Obama can blindside Israel on Iran, there is no reason why he should lose any sleep over India as he gifts strategic...

Perchance to dream, in fabled India

Why has horror fiction never taken off as a genre in popular Indian literature? There is simply too much competition from newspapers. Which bizarre...

Perchance to dream, in fabled India

Why has horror fiction never taken off as a genre in popular Indian literature? There is simply too much competition from newspapers. Which bizarre...

Perchance to dream, in fabled India

Why has horror fiction never taken off as a genre in popular Indian literature? There is simply too much competition from newspapers. Which bizarre...

Pakistan is no country for old dictators

Between Prime Minister of Pakistan, which 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai wants to become some day, and a Nobel winner for peace, which she might have...

Pakistan is no country for old dictators

Between Prime Minister of Pakistan, which 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai wants to become some day, and a Nobel winner for peace, which she might have...

Pakistan is no country for old dictators

Between Prime Minister of Pakistan, which 16-year-old Malala Yousafzai wants to become some day, and a Nobel winner for peace, which she might have...

On Pakistan, the President is the voice of India

It is some relief that the latest high-level spat between India and Pakistan revolves around whether Nawaz Sharif described his fellow Punjabi Manmohan Singh...

On Pakistan, the President is the voice of India

It is some relief that the latest high-level spat between India and Pakistan revolves around whether Nawaz Sharif described his fellow Punjabi Manmohan Singh...

On Pakistan, the President is the voice of India

It is some relief that the latest high-level spat between India and Pakistan revolves around whether Nawaz Sharif described his fellow Punjabi Manmohan Singh...

Is Dr Singh a stoic or a masochist?

Soiled statistics are a familiar pageant in the great carnival called an election. Dirty tricks are another story. The difference is between a juggler's...

Is Dr Singh a stoic or a masochist?

Soiled statistics are a familiar pageant in the great carnival called an election. Dirty tricks are another story. The difference is between a juggler's...

Is Dr Singh a stoic or a masochist?

Soiled statistics are a familiar pageant in the great carnival called an election. Dirty tricks are another story. The difference is between a juggler's...

When foreign policy is a game of hop, skip, jump

Every neighbourhood has its share of hoods. They come with the territory. When geopolitics is involved, one nation's hoods are another's soulmates. That's where...

When foreign policy is a game of hop, skip, jump

Every neighbourhood has its share of hoods. They come with the territory. When geopolitics is involved, one nation's hoods are another's soulmates. That's where...

When foreign policy is a game of hop, skip, jump

Every neighbourhood has its share of hoods. They come with the territory. When geopolitics is involved, one nation's hoods are another's soulmates. That's where...

Israel navigates unknown-unknowns in a fragile Middle East

K’taka HC directs NLSIU reservation for transgenders

DND flyway to remain toll-free: Supreme Court

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