Tame Taliban? Let’s not kid ourselves. Their win is just the tip of the jihad iceberg
The rapid collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban has sparked much finger pointing. Yet the Taliban have been advancing for
Read moreThe rapid collapse of Afghanistan to the Taliban has sparked much finger pointing. Yet the Taliban have been advancing for
Read moreAugust 15 remains a day for contemplating whether India’s 1947 Partition was avoidable. Some say the British forced it. Any
Read moreA global media investigation has revealed that Pegasus, a telephone hacking software invented in Israel and supposedly sold only to
Read moreI have written twice already on the rise of unicorns, unlisted companies valued at over a billion dollars each. The
Read moreWhen Manmohan Singh launched economic liberalization in 1991, India was the world’s biggest beggar for aid. Today India is a
Read moreReaders may be bored with lengthy, learned analyses of 30 years of Indian economic reform, starting with Manmohan Singh’s budget
Read moreUnicorns — unlisted start-ups valued privately at a billion dollars or more — are exploding in number and coming to
Read moreWill China inexorably become the hegemon of the 21st century? Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 100th anniversary of China’s
Read moreThe Chinese Communist Party is celebrating its 100th anniversary, confident of making China the superpower of the 21st century. In
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