V S Naipaul tells the truth in the age of left-liberal cop-out

The story of Modi lies abandoned beyond the notepads of his instant chroniclers

This is the story of three leaders in search of one India, still impatient

On Oscar night, I want to see Birdman flying away with all the statuettes he longed for while he was fighting his demons backstage

This time, it was not a vote against any other leader; it was a vote for a man who should not be allowed to fail again

Between the protector and the persecuted

President Barack Obama at this Republic Day Parade is all about Modi’s mission on his own mythology—and his India

The lone wolf has internalised the imperium, and when he pulls the trigger, or draws out the knife, or faces his executioner with the greatness of his god on his lips, he becomes a voluntary slave at this century’s most ambitious construction site of religion. The lone wolf has never been alone

Salute Charlie Hebdo, the magazine that refused to be on its knees before a god who is afraid of cartoons  

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