New Delhi | January 5, 2016 Professor David Shulman of the Hebrew University has called this ‘a warm, sad and beautiful book.’ This indeed it is. [...]
New Delhi | December 23, 2015 The 237th session of the Rajya Sabha, that last week seemed singularly unproductive in terms of legislative work, comes [...]
Mary, Turkmenistan | December 13, 2015 Your Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimohamedov, President of Turkmenistan, Your Excellency Mr Ashraf Ghani, Pres[...]
New Delhi | December 10, 2015 The International Human Rights Day is one of those dates in the calendar that is remembered by all who care about humani[...]
New Delhi | December 9, 2015 A book by a celebrity about some aspect of her life and work unavoidably raises a question: is it in the category of conf[...]
Bali, Indonesia | November 4, 2015 Om Swastiastu, Namaste It is a matter of great pleasure for me to be here with distinguished leaders and scholars o[...]
New Delhi | November 28, 2015 Some friends were persuasive enough to cajole me to agree to be here to inaugurate the Times Lit Fest Delhi. This event,[...]
Pune, Maharashtra | November 17, 2015 Social innovation and Social harmony A learned person once drew a distinction between a meadow, a park and a gar[...]
Indonesia | November 3, 2015 I am very happy to be here today at this gathering of captains of trade and industry from India and Indonesia, the two la[...]
Indonesia | November 2, 2015 Indonesia and India: Companion Souls, Strategic Partners I am delighted to be in Jakarta, the capital of an old and stead[...]