Writing Purifies My Blood
M.G. Vassanji’s new novel The Assassin’s Song is a homecoming of sorts for the Canada-based author as he etches a finely poised dialectic between faith and tradition on the one …
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Explore Israel, the ‘fun country’
Israel is a fun country, says Israeli Ambassador Alon Ushpiz, with his eye firmly on adventurous Indian tourists who are looking to quench their appetite for wanderlust. “Contrary to perceptions, …
Read MoreMore flights from China to Taiwan
TAIPEI/BEIJING: Imparting renewed momentum to warming cross-straits relations, China has cleared the way for more flights between it and Taiwan that is set to increase travel and people-to-people contacts. China …
Read MoreHuwaei tries transparency
BEIJING: Chinese telecom colossus Huawei, which has substantial investment in India, has disclosed its financial performance – part of a strategy to boost transparency and allay security apprehensions of the …
Read MoreBlending art and high living
The old stereotype of an artist starving in the proverbial garret is passe. Art is no longer the affliction of those assailed by dreams and visions and forced by fate …
Read MorePoetry: Two poems by Kaiser Haq
As Usual As usual My old friend The Sage of the Roadside Tea-stall Casually solves a problem or two Between sips of semi-viscous tea For which, as usual, I am …
Read MoreThe Great Indian Paradox: Simon Long
This is a remarkable, brave, moving, disturbing, funny and at times beautiful book. It tackles head-on the great Indian paradox, which most observers tend to ignore or obfuscate: that India …
Read MoreA Rising India sans Faith
In spite of Gods — read Hindu nationalist hysteria, mystical mumbo jumbo and occultism — India, a nation of one-billion plus people and one of the world’s fastest growing economies, …
Read MoreA week of creative diplomacy
NEW DELHI: In a refreshing break from a war of wars inflicted by Pakistan that has dominated headlines, India is set to harness its diplomatic energies this week to bolster …
Read MoreThe Lively Adventures Of An Indian Diplomat
Book: ‘Words, Words, Words – Adventures in Diplomacy’ Author: T.P. Sreenivasan Publisher: Pearson Longman Price: Rs.600. These days, when the Indian government is in the midst of exacting negotiations with …
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