Category: Global Affairs

The (In)visible Hand

Never before have the RSS pracharaks worked so hard in the field in converting the wave into a mandate as in the Modi's case. Just in case you think Elections...
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New lingua franca of power

Till now, only English was the lingua franca- for official correspondence and for diplomatic talks. But with the coming of Modi and his men, Hindi seems to have become the...
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The Big W

It was an epic tennis final with lightning forehands, delicate slices, and smashing serves coupled heavily with precision and true grit Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking...
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Artful but with a heart

Never before has the first three months of a Prime Minister been looked through a multi focal lens He is going to be here for almost 2000 days, but attention...
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Life after NO

In a very close call, Scotland made a decisive choice, which is almost bittersweet But all this seems far-fetched, now. Scotland delivered an extraordinary verdict, which was clear and decisive....
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End of an Aura

The end of Obama’s chapter is coming to a dire end devoid of a legacy, which one had hoped from the man of hope. Barack Obama has lost. Not his...
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Common Compassion Did It

Kejriwal found a way into the minds of people. But taking up their fight is another challenge In the end, it wasn't close at all. Arvind Kejriwal with a sweeping...
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The New War on Terror

It might last longer than the Cold War Words somehow have a way of coming back to haunt us. The first time we millennial kids heard and screamed of 'war'...
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The Other War

When will world leaders act with alacrity in the battle against global warming? Paris, these days, is the focus of disquietude and contemplation. Last month, it was in this city...
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Wedding Woes

Why should an institution of consent involve coercion? It's that time of the year again. Mailboxes get flooded with glitzy and gaudy wedding invitations. Phone calls are received that lend...
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