Of the many noteworthy events to have occurred in Australian politics since my last column for the Bharat Times some months ago, none was as important as the fall of Tony Abbott as prime minister and the subsequent ascendancy of Malcolm Turnbull. I did not foresee this transition, mainly becauseRead More →

One hundred and nineteen years ago, on January 23, was born one of India’s most iconic political figures – Subhas Chandra Bose. Forty four years later, in 1941, he left the country never to return, dying in a controversial aircrash on August 18, 1945. Many enquiries later, and with ampleRead More →