Letter From The Editor
THERE are, said the poet Wallace Stevens, 13 ways of looking at a blackbird. The essence of that particular truth came home forcefully last fortnight…
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INTERVIEW-Thai PM promises free press.
18 March 2002 19:56 Reuters News English (c) 2002 Reuters Limited BANGKOK, March 18 (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, embroiled in a row…
The Dauphin and the Figurehead
Timing is everything, and with a number of state elections soon, leading to the general election next year, cynicism and opportunism are manifest. The Congress-led…
Caste Abuse
It was a grim warning for all users of intemperate language, and particularly for citizens of India who continue to believe that caste bestows special…
DEMOCRACY DIES IN DARNESS
The Washington post adopted this four-word slogan âDemocracy Dies in Darknessâ in February 2017, its first in 140 years. It was used by its owner…
Off the Blocks
For the second time in five years, I was struck by how apposite Rud-yard Kiplingâs poem âIfâ is in relation to Narendra Modi. At one…