Khalistanis recruited organised crime to silence their enemies in Canada, but authorities did nothing. Ethnic-Punjabi communities and the country are paying the price today, I write in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/opinion/securi…

Mathematicians watching physicists do math

Lassi Glass Swallowed Dog

The crime: “The actresses were not applying hijab properly and were filmed without hijab.” theguardian.com/film/article/2…

Xi Jinping is in Europe, wooing France—and India should watch closely to make sure its strategic partner isn’t seduced, I write in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/the-fineprint/…

Times really have changed: Back in the day, the Revolution rarely moved past the King’s College bar, let alone all the way past the Porters’ Lodge on to the street. Young people these days work too hard
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Personally, I wouldn’t be offended by someone saying I look like I’m African (or dark-skinned, which is what he actually meant, because the many ethnicities in Africa run the spectrum from White to Black). It would be a statement of fact, not an insult. ndtv.com/india-news/sam…

Xi Jinping is in Europe, wooing France—and India should be watching closely to make sure its strategic partner isn’t seduced, I write in ThePrintIndia
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Through a neighbour’s eyes: Fascinating read from the eminent Bangladeshi journalist Swadesh Roy, reporting from Sandeshkhali in Bengal thepresentworld.net/indias-electio…

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had already landed in India some days before his meeting with Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, so this claim really plausible? (ndtv.com/india-news/not…) theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Facing threats from terrorists in overseas safe-havens, India will sometimes need to kill—but the Nijjar blowback shows why the hands of assassins must be guided by norms and laws, I argue in ThePrintIndia

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Like many democracies, India will sometimes need to kill terrorists in overseas safe-havens—but the Nijjar blowback shows why there must be laws and norms even for assassins, I argue in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/opinion/securi…

Apparently, all it takes to bring about a “seismic shift in regional dynamics” is one visit from a United States Acting Under-Secretary for Political Affairs. Ok, that, and one journalist. scmp.com/week-asia/poli…

My take-away from this is that Biden should throw America’s doors away to all the immigrants he’s busy trying to keep out. japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/0…

From ⁦Makepeace Sitlhou⁩ and Greeshma Kuthar, a grim reminder of the savage conflict in Manipur newlinesmag.com/reportage/meit…

The moral outrage over a medical student dancing shows toxic identity politics still governs Kashmir's relationship with India, I write in @theprintindia theprint.in/opinion/furore…

The furore over a dancing girl shows toxic identity politics still governs Kashmir's relationship with India, I write in @theprintindia theprint.in/opinion/furore…

Oh, this isn’t some half-wit teenager trying to get out of sitting his exams?