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TopicV.S. Naipaul

Topic: V.S. Naipaul

‘Warm, witty, wonderful’: Naipaul biographer Patrick French painted portrait of India, always spoke his mind

Vandana Menon -
The noted British writer and biographer died of cancer in London Thursday. His award-winning work includes a book on Partition. He has also profiled Sonia Gandhi and Amit Shah.

RSS has a new global Hindutva mascot — Nobel laureate Sir VS Naipaul

Rahul Sampal -
Sir V.S. Naipaul, the Indian-origin Trinidadian-British author, was known for his hatred for Islam and his love for Hindutva.

Boris Johnson to Priti Patel, Indians love a desi connect, but only if it’s the right kind

Kaveree Bamzai -
Indians love their diaspora – but the connect has to be unproblematic. Read, no Kamala Harris or Hasan Minhaj.

Media gets a mail from the PM, er, it’s an interview

Avishek Jha -
Front Page It's raining interviews, albeit through email: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never held a press conference during his tenure so far, and as...

V.S. Naipaul was like family. Even if you didn’t love him, he was part of your story

Nina Sud -
The Nobel Prize winner passed away Sunday at the age of 85.

Chetan Bhagat to V.S. Naipaul: Why do male authors fail to create real women characters?

Harnidh Kaur -
It’s an incredible disservice to women to continue to reduce them to blank canvasses waiting for male protagonists to paint them over.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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