Extradition jumble
Extradition is a fancy word that means sending a person who’s wanted for a crime from one country to another. It’s complicated because it involves trust, politics, and laws between countries. Recently,...
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Child marriage is an oxymoron, a great tragedy, and very widely tolerated in India Yes, time has seen child marriages decline in India. But if eight decades of Independence later, around one in four...
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Trust, politics and strategic interests govern exchange of fugitives among countries. Treaties matter little With US indicting former RAW officer Vikas Yadav in a plot to assassinate Khalistani...
View ArticleGist of UBT politics
As expected, after the announcement of assembly elections, the tug-of-war over the seat sharing has started between Uddhav Thackeray and the Congress leadership. This tug-of-war has raised fresh...
View ArticleLess dons, more puppets
As fear stalks Bollywood after Baba Ziauddin Siddique’s murder, and Lawrence Bishnoi is called up, it appears that the vacuum left by retreating Mumbai mafiosi is being filled by gangsters from other...
View ArticleLadki, bahin…but ethnic groups, caste too
On August 17, an hour before banks opened, long queues of women accompanied by male family members could be seen across Maharashtra, reminiscent of scenes during demonetisation. But this time, they...
View ArticleMuzaffar Ali’s Farasnama in Delhi
Polymath, film director and artist Muzaffar Ali’s Farasnama at Bikaner House in Delhi is a serenade to the legend of the horse. Spread over two floors at the Centre for Contemporary Art are a series of...
View ArticleField guide to identify birdwatchers (and life-partners)
Cometh winter and we have a seasonal epidemic of a human subspecies who identify themselves as “birdwatchers”. Birdwatchers think that they all are birds of a feather, but they are not. They have many...
View ArticleId and vote
Musk dances dangerously on the campaign trail Elon Musk is now on the campaign trail. He’s dancing on the Pennsylvania stage. He may be doing this one better than Trump because he can jump higher...
View ArticleUnite on J&K
With terrorists frequently changing tactics, LG and UT govt must close ranks on security In Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), a group of suspected terrorists attacked workers at a camp in Ganderbal. This...
View ArticleUnite on J&K
With terrorists frequently changing tactics, LG and UT govt must close ranks on security The attack on a workers’ camp in Kashmir’s Ganderbal by suspected Pakistani terrorists represents the first big...
View ArticleBordering on hope
Early days, but the LAC breakthrough is more than welcome Great news! India and China are trying to fix their problems at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), which is the border area where their...
View ArticleBordering on hope
Early days, but the LAC breakthrough is more than welcome Weeks ahead will bring further clarity to the contours of the ‘patrolling agreement’ between New Delhi and Beijing that’s expected to set the...
View ArticleSome more Brics, but not a Chinese-Iranian wall
Ups and downs over the last decade aside, the original Brics – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – worked together to chart out significant initiatives such as establishment of New...
View ArticleFestivals amidst growing fears
At a recent interfaith gathering, a lady voiced a concern that she felt has lingered in the hearts of many people. She spoke of the fear that overtakes her and many like her as their...
View ArticleMajority claptrap
All democracies, and not just Canada or India, must rely on ‘vote bank’ politics The diplomatic tiff between India and Canada, which last year accused agents of New Delhi of having had a hand in...
View ArticleThis doesn’t work
Recently, there have been almost 100 fake bomb threats targeting flights, causing big problems. Imagine being on a plane and suddenly, it has to stop because of a bomb scare. It’s scary, but when this...
View ArticleSlogan Sarkars
Politicians world over think their words can change people’s life choices. They’re always wrong Yet again some politicians are asking women to have more children. Chandrababu Naidu is telling...
View ArticleEmpty promises
Politicians all over the world like to think that their words can change how people live their lives. But they’re almost always wrong! Recently, some leaders in India have been asking women to have...
View ArticleThis doesn’t fly
Official response so far to hoax bomb calls disrupting aviation is inadequate Almost 100 bomb hoaxes within a week targeted at domestic and international flights of almost every airline in the country...
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