India’s ontological question is: Who are we — a regional or global power? Narendra Modi, the most popular and consequential leader of India since Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister afte… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and…
Our staunch ally, Great Britain, first known as “the sceptered isle” in Shakespeare’s Richard II, now travails against many tempests — domestic political instability, regret over Brexit, a degraded mi… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism and get…
How do you rein in a belligerent colossus with 1.4 billion people, nuclear weapons, and a desire to command and control the world’s economic order that has prevailed since the end of World War II? … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
We are witnessing the abject failure of American foreign policy on major fronts. It may help to count the ways: the mismanagement of Iraq and rise of ISIS after the fall of Baghdad; Russia’s invasion … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…
The G20 Summit held in New Delhi on Sept. 9 and 10 was, from the perspective and needs of the West, a lot of sound and light signifying not very much. Some Western observers might call it a super-size… No hoodwinking…
India has just pulled off a major scientific feat. It is evidence of what national mobilization can do. There is doubtless rejoicing in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, the site of the launch installation… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent journalism…
With annual inflation at only 3 percent in June, and second quarter GDP growing at 2.4 percent, it looks like a return to normalcy. With the S&P Index up over 19 percent year to date, and the NASD… No hoodwinking…
While full details of the protocols between the United States and India have not yet emerged, it is clear that Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, triumphed at his trip to the United States. Seldo… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support…
Budweiser conjures up a tapestry of American images: baseball, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, and charred bratwursts to the tunes of “Yankee Doodle” and “The Caisson Song.” Along with the cotton gi… No hoodwinking or hornswoggling here. Support independent…
The meaning of “hubris” has evolved over the centuries. Today, it has come to mean too much pride and even an insolent sense of self-confidence. One of the definitions of the word “ύβρις” in ancient … No hoodwinking or hornswoggling…