Epilogue: A Requiem for the Dreams of Lost Generations and Hope for a New Dawn
I had begun the overview of the history of Indo-China conflict with the question: Can a student of history afford a sense of sadness...
India-China conflict: A Renegade’s Reading
Mao’s conquest of Tibet and Xinjiang happened during the high days of Sino-Soviet camaraderie. But the relation between communist giants nosedived after the Indo-China...
Bihar DGP: A Mystic in Uniform
It was a hot summer evening in 1983. The sun had faded out but there was no relief. The table fans creaked and blew...
Covid-19 and Indian Muslims
“It’s a matter of common decency. That’s an idea which may make some people smile, but the only means of fighting a plague is...
Indo-China Conflict: A Renegade’s Reading
More romantic than Mao Zedong but much less strong-willed, Jawaharlal Nehru was a democratic socialist. He was inspired by egalitarian ideas of Marx- Lenin...
Indo-China conflict: A Renegade’s Reading
The world’s longest territorial dispute on the Himalayas could have been nipped in the bud if Mao Zedong and Jawaharlal Nehru, the helmsmen of...
