Cross Connections

I understand that when a politician is on a private visit to a country, he does not speak on behalf of the country. Mani Shankar Aiyar, by v...

I have already stated my views on the Headley deposition . It is turning out to be even more bizarre. Here are portions from a report that n...

It can’t be bigger than Bofors due to the sheer value, financial as well as regarding security measures, attached to the gun deal. However, ...

Home minister P Chidambaram is now getting the hang of it. There could be a one of us types in the 26/11 attacks. “There was a handler in...

“There is no conspiracy theory that is going on — as is being reported in media. The media is biased at times. The media is responsible (for...

Did any of you expect Kasab to tell the truth and admit to his role in the 26/11 attacks? No one did. Not even the prosecution or the judge...

Do we need an American to deliver a lecture on “terrorism and threat to India”? Michael Chertoff, US security expert and former secretary of...

This sure wasn’t about being part of the hottest party at the White House al fresco dinner. You’ve already read about the couple who gate-cr...

I am not terribly enthused about the 1,000 page report by Justice M S Liberhan. It says what has been said so many times these past so many ...

After 26/11, the government of Maharashtra set up a committee to study the safety and security of iconic buildings. To design a foolproof se...

The Malik-Chidambaram Face-off - A Satire by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, September 12, 2009 This is an exclusive peek into the private d...

His palms were sweaty and his body felt taut. He knew he was a small player in a larger game. For days he had heard witnesses who had seen h...

No fast track justice here. Ajmal Kasab, it would seem, has been attending acting classes rather than learning some terrorist tricks. Watch ...

Modi and Mallya – hooch hooch hota hai Dramatic statements are part of political speak, but I wish some thought went into ascertaining the m...

What an eyewash and a convenient alibi. The Ram Pradhan Committee had given the Mumbai Police a clean chit in the 26/11 attacks. This blog ...

Do Gurleen Kaur’s plucked eyebrows decide if she is not a “true Sikh”? Endorsing a hardline stand by the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Commi...

Varun Gandhi was never a threat to the nation. He can stop lying about the doctored tapes. He hasn’t said anything after that which conveys ...

Mumbai that was beating its breasts over the 26/11 attacks after which high society decided to make the leaders answerable - never mind that...