Even in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, the Indian imprint is better received and its record for genuine and prompt assistance is among the best in the world
Author of the failed Kargil adventure, Pervez Musharraf’s death in exile is an unremarkable end for an ambitious general who hoped for glory as a military leader and Pakistan’s president
The meeting of the group on energy transition in Bengaluru will see launch of E 20 ethanol blended fuel, fabric from PET bottles and a green vehicle rally
A lot. Naming twenty-one Andaman islands after fallen war heroes is part of the Prime Minister’s project to bind the remote archipelago to a nationalist narrative
A man of unwavering integrity, KM Chandrasekhar’s instinct was to help people and back the right causes while navigating the pulls and pressures of a coalition government
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle