Give Our Girls Those Guns
It’s an intense poem. Reena cautions the girl of the many dangers she faces in the world of men. Crunch by crunch the monster advancesIn its jaws I hear...
More Rhetoric than Action in US-China Trade Negotiations: India Should Lie Low Without Taking Sides
The trade negotiations between the two countries ended last week, with China declaring its honest intent to increase US imports and the world breathed a sigh of relief that...
BJP Seeks to Take India towards a One-Party State
The one nation concept, as the Prime Minister would have it, embodies one law, one tax, one religion, one culture, one language, etc. Federalism, as understood at present and...
Unreasonable US Demands More of India: Strategic Partner Treated Like an Economic Foe
The US seems to be unreasonably upset that India’s central bank (RBI) periodically buys small lots of US dollars, as and when necessary, to steady Rupee’s exchange rate. In...
China has Lessons to Learn from US-Japan Trade Tiff: India Could Benefit from Shift in Chinese Policy
To circumvent the trade war, China should increase its overseas investment in low-cost countries and re-route its exports to the USA. India can become a preferred destination for Chinese...
Durga and her Entourage in a Jawed Habib Salon: Reverence, Irreverence, Trolls, Erotica and the Liberal Hindu Mind
There’s public outrage on the social media about the newspaper advertisement of Goddess Durga’s family dolling themselves in a Jawed Habib salon. The celebrity hairstylist is being trolled on...
Manoj Bajpayee, Varun Dhawan and Moushumi Chatterjee: Three Gifted Actors
Three Taureans, Manoj Bajpayee, Varun Dhawan and Moushumi Chatterjee, celebrate their birthdays this week. Manoj had to deal with initial rejections and struggles, he was noticed by the acting...