Cross Connections

He is a criminal. And a godman. He operates from a fortress that he calls an ashram. And his followers are armed. This man should have bee...

What exactly does the NSA spying on the BJP amount to? Is the target the office of the political party, or its senior leaders, or media...

Is America humiliating India by riding on the case of a maid? Sounds illogical, but if true then it is bizarre. The incident in sh...

Why has everything become about rape? The US ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, was asked why Americans did not come to India for studies....

The fact that the Modi camp rejoices over a few statements by a tainted former deputy general of police reveals the desperation to get a ...

There was a knock on the door. A young man stood there assuring me, “Don’t worry, I am not selling anything”. Great. So, why was he here? ...

Emotions can be infectious. When one listens to the sound of music, however loud, however remixed, from street corners and shanties, it i...

The Dalai Lama laughed a short laugh. Then, he said such small small things happen...few individuals are involved. He was asked to resp...

Ruling Anarchy: The Labs of Boston, Woolwich, Chhattisgarh by Farzana Versey, CounterPunch, June 1-3 “As we heard ...

Is she dead? Injured? Her limbs blown off? I will never know. I knew her only as a pseudonym. She often spoke about training for the ...

It is alleged...the prime minister called it a dastardly act...the home minister said he knew about it...then he did not know...the Opposi...

Veerappan Veerappan was probably the last of the bandits. Shot dead in 2004 by the security forces that he eluded for a good few decad...

Are India and Pakistan at war? If we take a pragmatic view, then there has never been peace between the two nations. Does this transl...