A writer’s voice
To my writing classes I used later to open by saying that anybody who could talk could also write. Having cheered them up with this easy-to-grasp ladder, I then replaced …
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Drawing lines in the water
An international tribunal’s award last week on the maritime territorial dispute between India and Bangladesh and its acceptance by Delhi and Dhaka should set the stage for substantive regional maritime …
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BRICS needs doses of steroids to prosper
The political leaders of BRICS member countries are facing pivotal national moments. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is simultaneously navigating her socialist and internationalist moment, after a face-off with the Americans …
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PM Modi, China’s president hold talks in Brazil
FORTALEZA: India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked the picture of poise as he shook hands warmly with Chinese President Xi Jinping before sitting down for wide-ranging talks that mapped …
Read MoreUN calls for ceasefire, Gaza violence leaves 168 dead
The UN Security Council has haplessly called for ceasefire and peace talks as violence in Gaza entered a new phase with Israeli Special Forces raiding the Palestinian territory with a …
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India must be inside UN Security Council, BRICS can help: Puri
you can’t have a country of India’s size: 1.2 billion people, a 2 trillion dollar economy, a country of Mahatma Gandhi and with a great story to tell, the world’s largest democracy, in which 660 million people turn out to vote, somewhat raucous sometimes, not be the member of the Security Council as a permanent member.
Read MoreIndia and Latin America Its Time To Tango
It’s time for Latin America in India’s diplomacy. When India’s newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Brazil July 15-16 for the sixth BRICS summit, he will probably become the …
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Defence: Not really an ideal Budget
Even though the Narendra Modi Government started off with a proverbial military bang, and has received many bouquets for presenting a fairly “balanced budget” overall, for the Defence, however, it …
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Mahatma Gandhi’s statue to grace London’s Parliament Square
India’ most well-known freedom fighter, and global independence icon, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi— better known as Mahatma Gandhi— lived in London for only three years as a law student. However, his …
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On writing, South Asian taboos, beauty of the Nepali language
Nepali-Indian author Prajwal Parajuly is a curious person. Laidback, he writes simply because he likes to. Yet, his stories are written with such forceful simplicity that people cannot help be …
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