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Mother Teresa (Photo: AFP)

Reflections: Enterprising Indians and Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa isn't the only victim of India's craze for celebrities.

30 Aug 2016 12:21 AM IST

Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit (Photo: PTI)

Reflections: Basit goes off the diplomatic radar

The tussle between India and Pakistan is fought at political, military and diplomatic levels.

16 Aug 2016 1:05 AM IST

US President Barack Obama. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: America's allies worry over life after Obama

The perceived threat Mr Trump is accused of not taking seriously enough is not to Norway, Sweden or Denmark.

2 Aug 2016 12:23 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister Theresa May attends a reception for the Police Bravery Awards in Downing Street, London. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: Terror in Nice poses challenge for May

Theresa May is cool, composed and competent, but doesn't strike a human chord.

19 July 2016 12:31 AM IST

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Reflections: Should Indians fight far from home?

Setting aside general factors, the Indian Army has special reasons for taking pride in its foreign exposure.

5 July 2016 12:54 AM IST

Britains Prime Minister David Cameron speaks outside 10 Downing Street, London as his wife Samantha looks on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: Brexit may leave UK in disarray

The UK is not one nation but four.

25 Jun 2016 12:35 AM IST

Labour Member of Parliament Jo Cox. (Photo: AP)

Reflections: Xenophobia in UK

Xenophobia seemed to dominate the thinking of the man who is accused of killing Jo Cox, a Labour MP.

21 Jun 2016 12:31 AM IST

â€œThe man was killed in a cruel way, by primitive mob justice. If the national capital treats Africans this way, there could be an exodus soon of Africans from it,â€warned Mr Bosco Kaweesi, legal adviser, All African Student Association. (Representational image)

Reflections: The colour of hate

The spate of attacks on Africans since January shames us as a nation.

7 Jun 2016 12:49 AM IST

Lisbon, Portugal (Photo: Pixarbay)

Reflections: Small signs of India in Portugal

The restriction on Portugal was India's way of showing its displeasure.

24 May 2016 12:49 AM IST

Londons new mayor Sadiq Khan looks at his watch during the official signing ceremony in Southwark Cathedral, London (Photo: AP)

Reflections: London has come a long way

What excites speculation now is Sadiq Khan's future in British politics.

10 May 2016 12:43 AM IST

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Reflections: Dressed for rebellion

Modernisation often lacks the intellectual understanding that inspired Brahmo Samaj or Young Bengal radicals.

26 April 2016 12:42 AM IST

Last month, a 27-year-old RSS worker was hacked to death in front of his aged parents in Papinesseri in the district, allegedly by CPI(M) workers. (Photo: Representational Image/Twitter)

Reflections: India's survival lies in her diversity

Pakistan's failure is all the more reason for India to ensure it succeeds.

12 April 2016 1:50 AM IST