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Feb 22, 20204 min read
Will Trump's India visit be high on hype but low on substance?
US President Donald Trump should be in a good mood when he lands in India on February 24. The impeachment drama is behind him; even if...
Feb 15, 20203 min read
We are all in this together
The novel coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak and its recent predecessors—SARS, Ebola, Zika—should teach us that pandemics view the...
Jan 18, 20203 min read
No quarters at headquarters
Before Donald Trump mercifully dropped a presidential-sized damp squib on the matter, the tit-for-tat strikes by US and Iran had the...
Jan 5, 20203 min read
Grey is the Colour of Ash
November 1984 will remain one of the darkest chapters in the history of free India. More than 3,000 innocent Sikhs were murdered on the...
Jan 2, 20202 min read
Trumped – Emerging Powers in a Post-American World | USIofIndia
President Trump’s recent visit to India has been described as “a visit like no other.” The metaphor could be extended to say that Trump...
Dec 12, 20193 min read
Sikh heritage brought to life in 229 great photos | Asian Age
Heritage, as this beautifully produced book defines, is “the entire collection of quantifiable symbols handed on by the past to each...
Nov 23, 20193 min read
Three gentlemen from Bengal
At the heart of Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University stands the majestic Maha Chulalongkorn building. A few years ago, this impressive...
Nov 5, 20193 min read
As Delhi chokes on its air, the lessons Gabon, a West African country offers
It’s a Friday evening and I am watching captivating television. No, it isn’t Netflix. Not even KBC, but a programme on the successful...
Nov 2, 20195 min read
In the Guru’s footsteps
When Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary is celebrated in countless gatherings this November, the following shabad [hymn] written by...
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