(Illustration: Saurabh Singh) Proximity to the Golden Crescent and the Golden Triangle compounds the problem of illicit drugs in India where the super-rich and the poor alike have easier access to narcotic and psychotropic drugs that suit their purse. The rise of the Taliban who control 90 per cent of the world’s opium production and … Continue reading The Stoned Age: The expanding landscape of drug abuse in India
Edward Luttwak Wants Indian Forces to Learn ‘Hiring’ from Israel
Edward Luttwak (Photo: Twitter) Emulate IDF which recruits even autistic candidates to utilise their special talent, says acclaimed American military scholar WORLD-renowned military historian Edward N Luttwak — who advises American allies and friendly countries on strategy — has said that India must learn from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on how to tactically hire … Continue reading Edward Luttwak Wants Indian Forces to Learn ‘Hiring’ from Israel
In Afghanistan, Where Truth Has Gone Underground, Journalists Narrate Their Ordeal
A Taliban patrol in Kabul, August 18 (Photo: AP) SADIQA SHERZAI LEFT her home in Kunduz, a major city in northern Afghanistan, shortly after the Taliban overran the area several weeks before they gained control of the country. The radio and TV platforms she founded in 2008 had earned the wrath of the religious hardliners … Continue reading In Afghanistan, Where Truth Has Gone Underground, Journalists Narrate Their Ordeal
Is Charanjit Singh Channi’s anointment in good faith or an act of deception?
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu in Amritsar, September 22 (Photo: AFP) THE ELEVATION OF Charanjit Singh Channi, replacing Amarinder Singh as chief minister, has inspired claims of a Dalit finally getting his due in Punjab’s upper caste-dominated politics. In a state that accounts for the largest number … Continue reading Is Charanjit Singh Channi’s anointment in good faith or an act of deception?
A Fear Called Evergrande
Headquarters of the Evergrande Group in Shenzhen, China (Photo: Getty Images) EVERGRANDE IS A company that has over the decades benefitted massively from the Chinese infrastructure and real estate boom. One of that country’s most valued companies and one of its biggest property developers, it was an entity considered too big to fail as it … Continue reading A Fear Called Evergrande
Manoj Bajpayee: The Irresistible Phenomenon and Undisputed King of OTT
Manoj Bajpayee (Photo: Meetesh Taneja | Costume Stylist, Fashion Concept and Direction: Krish Khatri) The elemental intensity of Bajpayee makes him a class act on the big screen and a formidable force on OTT. The art and attitude of an original MANOJ BAJPAYEE IS INSTANTLY AMUSED BY MY SUGGESTION THAT HE is India’s Anthony Quinn, … Continue reading Manoj Bajpayee: The Irresistible Phenomenon and Undisputed King of OTT
‘Regional’ movies are more national than ‘national’ movies, says Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee (Photo: Getty Images) Do you think there will be films made separately for the OTT platform and for theatres? Or do you think one will cannibalise the other? I want both to coexist and provide competition to each other. That is my personal opinion. Problems arise when there is just one medium, which … Continue reading ‘Regional’ movies are more national than ‘national’ movies, says Manoj Bajpayee
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund: ISI’s Man in Kabul
A hardliner with no constituency or charisma, he epitomises a Taliban controlled by Pakistan (Illustration: Saurabh Singh) There are two Taliban leaders from Kandahar with the same name: Mullah Mohammad Hassan. Both had occupied the post of the governor of Kandahar. Both were close associates of the dreaded founder of the outfit, Mullah Mohammed Omar. The … Continue reading Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund: ISI’s Man in Kabul
UNHCR Stays Silent in The Face of Protests and Pleas by Afghan Nationals in New Delhi
Many Afghan nationals protesting outside UNHCR's office in Vasant Vihar, Delhi, are women who have been spending day and night for the past nine days along with their kids and elderly parents in scorching heat and occasional rain. You can see mosquito bites all over the faces of the kids. Now, their presence here has … Continue reading UNHCR Stays Silent in The Face of Protests and Pleas by Afghan Nationals in New Delhi
Hazaras, the Most Unloved, Excluded and Abused People of Afghanistan, Speak Out
Those who have fled the Taliban regime recall the trauma of exclusion, disclose worst fears for those left behind The destroyed statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari (Photo: Twitter) In Delhi’s Ashram area where she has lived for the past three years with her family comprising parents, brothers and husband, Rabia (name changed) serves me … Continue reading Hazaras, the Most Unloved, Excluded and Abused People of Afghanistan, Speak Out
