In February 1993, Salman Rushdie addressed an audience at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge University, marking the fourth anniversary of the 1989 fatwa issued against him following the publication of The Satanic Verses.
It is one thing to drive on a track, and quite another to drive on a frozen lake near the Arctic Circle in Finland—an adventure I had earlier this year on the Audi Ice Experience.
Manmohan Singh could have done a lot of things. But he was hamstrung. He had to seek the approval of the Gandhis to even drop or shift a minister of state.
After he was no longer PM, I would visit Dr MMS often and he would in his soft-spoken way urge me to suggest to the new govt to undertake more reforms. He was still thinking deeply of India’s economic future.
Shortly after reports of Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma’s decision to settle in London, a start-up founder’s viral social media post suggested that high-salaried individuals leave the country.
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
So poetically described.
Thank you for highlighting that whereas a rogue Army Chief wanted to show toxic masculinity, India showed feminine dignity!