Does the Heart have eyes

Noting that it was the most “inappropriate time” for the European Union (EU) to hold the EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue keeping in view the violent anti-French and anti-European demonstrations in that country, the Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC), a Brussels-based non-profit organisation, has said that holding such dialogues are a “perfect example” of how some of EU’s policies have “boomeranged.”

Joe Biden has finally won the US presidency. This has been one of the most contentious US presidential elections in its history and a blot on a great democratic country

For the Gods to receive  my prayers

O, how pretty can barren be

The way the United States conducts its presidential election would be considered irregular – and even illegal – in India and many countries

There are millions of orphan children across India, who lack the basic facilities required for survival. Having lost their parents at a very young age, they are not fortunate enough to receive encouragement or support and struggle to build their lives

It is only amidst critical hours that the capability will power, patience and presence of the mind of a leader is tested. In fact, the eight months long COVID-19 pandemic as well as China’s multiple intrusions along the Indo-China border or the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in April 2020 and consequent on-going standoff between the two armies had indeed created a tense situation in India

When COVID-19 started in Wuhan in China and Beijing did not immediately share the information for some months and WHO also did not raise an alarm, as alleged, in not warning the world about the impending disaster, no one thought that the virus would shake the world to the extent that it has done now

At the six month mark of forced isolation

I have never forgotten the paths I walked

As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its World Economic Outlook for 2020, the report has drawn heated, but detailed and significant, discussions in India

Just interludes of joy and happiness

Ten months into the pandemic, handwashing with soap remains one of our best defences against the virus, along with other public health measures such as maintaining physical distance, avoiding crowded places, practising cough etiquette and wearing a mask wherever recommended

When we’ve lived our lives to the fullest