Jawed Naqvi

Intermission in the horror movie

Intermission in the horror movie

Would the horror movie end with any degree of finality or does peace at least look likely to return even if a tad tenuously for now? Updated 28 Jan, 2025 09:32am
The curious case of Trump invitees

The curious case of Trump invitees

One hopes for the sake of diplomatic dignity with which one grew up in Nehru’s India that the stories about denied invitations are untrue. Updated 21 Jan, 2025 08:53am
Prometheus or Dr Frankenstein?

Prometheus or Dr Frankenstein?

Manmohan Singh’s policies shored up business captains who ganged up to promote Narendra Modi as prime minister. Updated 07 Jan, 2025 08:48am
Happy New Year from death row

Happy New Year from death row

What happens when the bomb explodes? If you’re in the vicinity, you’ll not live to know. Published 31 Dec, 2024 08:25am
About Zakir’s drumming legacy

About Zakir’s drumming legacy

Zakir Hussain’s fans, many of them in the West, were always entranced by his ability to produce kaleidoscopic cycles of rhythm on the tabla. Updated 24 Dec, 2024 09:17am
Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi

Kapoors of Bollywood meet Modi

Raj Kapoor’s movies were often plied with maudlin mush but they never wavered from secular values. Updated 17 Dec, 2024 10:27am
Straws in the Syrian whirlwind

Straws in the Syrian whirlwind

Significantly, although the storm did rock the boat for Iran and Russia, their boats still remain tethered to the Syrian jetty. Updated 10 Dec, 2024 09:01am
To hold each other’s flag

To hold each other’s flag

The high-stake elections in the state, the view goes, are why India are held back from announcing its participation in Champions Trophy. Updated 19 Nov, 2024 09:18am
Time to let Pak-India ties wait

Time to let Pak-India ties wait

Give the hacks half a chance and they would muscle their way through the most urgent topics to frame a discussion on India-Pakistan troubles. Updated 05 Nov, 2024 10:07am
Haryana polls and Trudeau

Haryana polls and Trudeau

Modi’s description of the ongoing agrarian agitation led by Sikh farmers resembles Aurangzeb’s approach towards key dissidents. Updated 22 Oct, 2024 09:48am
World is not about Indo-Pak ties

World is not about Indo-Pak ties

Did anybody suggest that India should consider talking to Pakistan during the fraught international meeting in Islamabad? Updated 15 Oct, 2024 12:51pm
Jews, Zionists and the media

Jews, Zionists and the media

It was rewarding to read Seymour Hersh’s piece on Hassan Nasrallah, not least because the American journalist happens to be Jewish. Updated 08 Oct, 2024 09:43am