I HAVE had the privilege to live for more than 40 years in India.It has long been my opinion that India is very difficult country to grasp for a foreign…

From an early age, Shah Jahan's four sons, Dara Shukoh, Shah Shuja, Aurangzeb, and Murad Bakhsh, grew up in an atmosphere of bitter rivalry, writes Hambly, even though they were…

The huge scams which are unearthed in India every other day, trigger an important question: are Indians more corrupt than in other countries of the world? This is an assumption…

When Benazir Bhutto died in December 2007, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described her as “one of the outstanding leaders of our sub-continent, who always looked for reconciliation between India and…

When Benazir Bhutto died in December 2007, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described her as “one of the outstanding leaders of our sub-continent, who always looked for reconciliation between India and…

Dear Mr AdvaniWhen I started reporting in India in the early eighties, I had the same ideas as most western journalists : secularism, as practiced by Jawarlahal Nehru, was the…

I was a born and brought-up as a catholic and knew absolutely nothing about India, Hinduism and Hindus. When I was a young Frenchman of 19, I had the privilege…

Nowadays, in every hotel, every railways station, every government office, you can find posters selling « Incredible India ».I have been a defender of India for many many years, but…

We see today that the whole world is shying in horror from the war that America is planning against Iraq. And indeed the devastating consequences of war on human beings…

Dear Ma,India is in great danger today. It is attacked by many forces. And your enemies are united, even if it is in disunity, even if it is a temporary…