Don DeLillo: Understanding the rigors of novel-writing
I was a semiconscious writer in the beginning. Just sat and wrote something, or read the newspaper, or went to the movies. Over time I began to understand, one, that …
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India, Israel and the Gaza war
As the fighting in Gaza threatens to escalate further, the Indian government has taken the prudent and correct approach by refusing to be stampeded into foolish parliamentary resolutions that will …
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Russian pipeline
The idea of an overland pipeline bringing hydrocarbons from Russia to India has been around for a while. Mooted under UPA rule, the proposal is gaining some traction with the …
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The View from Beijing: Chinese media slams West’s critique of BRICS
More than 100 Chinese journalists, cutting across print and electronic media, descended on the Brazilian port city of Fortaleza to track the sixth BRICS summit. People’s Daily, the state-owned Chinese …
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BRICS back regional and inclusive solutions in Africa
Underlining the growing importance of Africa, the BRICS Fortaleza Declaration, which emerged from the sixth BRICS summit in Brazil, focused on the role of international efforts in the continent to …
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Joan Didion: I write to find out what I’m thinking
“I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear. Why did the oil refineries …
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Iraq crisis: Lessons for India
It’s just been a month and Narendra Modi led NDA government is already confronting impediments on almost all crucial fronts. With the 80 per cent India facing monsoon deficit, terrains …
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China’s Maritime Silk Route: Implications for India
In recent days, China’s proposal for a Maritime Silk Route (MSR) has been a subject of speculation and debate. Beijing’s plan for a maritime infrastructure corridor in the broader Indo-Pacific …
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India, Brazil aim high, ink 3 pacts
BRASILIA: India and Brazil, the powerhouse of Latin America, have galvanised their relations by signing three pacts and resolved to fructify the growing potential of their partnership in diverse areas, including …
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John Steinbeck: Six tips on Writing
John Steinbeck — Pulitzer Prize winner, Nobel laureate, love guru — with six tips on writing, culled from his altogether excellent interview it the Fall 1975 issue of The Paris Review. Abandon the idea …
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