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Let’s skip the rhetoric of calling Donald Trump the world’s worst bully for his Venezuelan adventurism, and think about how it concerns India, because, unless we can call his bluff, he would keep [...]

English and India’s Colonial Hangover The last time I was in Kerala, my home state, despite myself, I happened to get into a silly argument with a guy who denounced English education and upheld [...]

The air was hectic at the War Office in London with the Allied Landings of D-day just about two weeks away, when a telegram arrived at 8 a.m. on Sunday, 21 May 1944 from the British Military [...]

Bridging the Gap between Soldiers and Society A common question many of my civilian friends ask me, for being a war veteran, is whether I felt scared in combat situations. My stock answer has [...]

Why India Must Embrace Covert Elimination of Terror Leaders Post Operation Sindoor, there is far too much of jingoistic posturing going on between the Indian and Pakistani media. Maybe, it’s the [...]

India’s Response to Terrorism and the Fight Against Misinformation India can be rightly proud of its diversity. That is, diversity of the kind that can unite into one whole when called upon, as [...]

A Call for a United India One positive trend discernible during the aftermath of the Pahalgam tragedy was the near absence of attacks on Muslims or Kashmiris across the country by Hindu fanatical [...]

Film Review I am inherently sceptic about Indian war movies, for their lack of realism and overdose of jingoism and misplaced melodrama. Therefore, when a friend recommended insistently that I [...]

A Fauji’s Dilemma The note was terse, “Please come to the admin block and pacify the workers – We need your help. Tom.” Scribbled on office stationery, it was delivered to me by the company [...]

A Swimming Gala and A Dancing Encounter Punjab is awfully hot in summer. A poolside evening party therefore, sounded a splendid idea. The large swimming pool in Patiala where it was being held [...]