Reflections
33. Mass Deportation, Marketed as Development
So, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been successful in convincing Trump that ‘Gaza is for sale, come gab it!’ forgetting that Gaza is part of the greater Palestinian homeland.Or was it...
32. Let not the history repeat itself
We have been taught that Russia (the Soviet Union, under Stalin) in World War II was on the side of those who saved the world and ended the war.But not to forget the fact that it was also the country...
31. Just imagine a religion-less world!
First Russians came, then Americans and now Taliban. It was war, then terror and starvation. In Afghanistan, people have been suffering for decades. The situation in the country deteriorated drastical...
30. Remembering Renu Saluja
Exactly I don’t remember the year but I suppose it was 1984 or 1985 when I first met Renu Saluja (1952 – 2000). Those days I was posted in Pune and had a good friend whose father was in the security d...
29. I’m not an addict; it’s just a habit
India is a false democracy, that’s what I strongly believe. The freedom, the democracy has accorded, is still misunderstood. Barring two political parties – Bhartiya Janata Party and the tw...
28. Let us live a lifetime in a minute
Today, I was again watching the 1992 American film ‘Scent of a Woman’, after a very long time. Filmgoers know that it was a box office success with stars like Al Pacino and Chris O’Donnell. ...
27. You're sitting on my chair
These days US president Donald Trump is in news for all the wrong reasons. In his unpredictable and controversial style, he has opened a pandora’s box and now finding himself unable to fill it back.&n...
26. Sometimes I wish I could lose my memory
I love my wife. My wife is dead. I think about her all the time. I wish I had written letters to her before like the time we used to write to each other when we were young. But I am always too sl...
25. Israel is murdering the messengers
Another four journalists were killed by Israeli strikes on August 25, 2025. So, a total of ten journalists has been killed in just a fortnight. The strikes today on al-Nasser hospital...
24. You don’t elect them for this
After a very long time I watched the Lok Sabha TV and also Rajya Sabha proceedings. It was indeed something that made me really worried. The members are paid well by the exchequer from the t...
23. When ordinary people chose to be extraordinary
J.L. Witterick is the international best-selling author of the novel, My Mother’s Secret. It was suggested to me by a friend living in Canada since I love to read Second World War books. He...
22. Where the world is heading to?
We see a major escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. According to the UN-backed experts an entirely man-made famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area amid d...