Just Give Us Dignity..!
Two nights ago, I was invited to a meeting of the All India Payam E Insaniyat Forum. As I listened to the speakers, I was deeply impressed by the wonderful work being done. There were reports of feeding the hungry, providing medical aid, supporting education, and reaching out to people…
Your Actions Advertise Your Faith…!
Somewhere in the madness of war, where bullets argue louder than philosophers and explosions interrupt even the sincerest prayers, two soldiers found themselves in a moment that no debate show could ever recreate. One was wounded. The other was not. Now if this had been a panel discussion, experts would…
Diplomacy and Compromise..!
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding about diplomacy. Many people believe diplomacy means compromise. They imagine two leaders entering a room with strong opinions and walking out with weaker ones, each holding half of what they originally believed. That is not diplomacy. That is simply splitting the chocolate bar…
No Cooked Food on Our Table..!
War has finally arrived at our dining table. Not with tanks, not with soldiers marching past our windows, but with something far more terrifying. The possibility that tomorrow morning our kitchen gas cylinder might refuse to cooperate. Nothing unites a nation faster than the fear of uncooked food. Until yesterday…
Intellectuals as Terrorists..!
I blinked twice when I read what the Delhi police told the Supreme Court. They said that sometimes intellectuals are more dangerous than a terrorist. Was this the voice of a non-intellectual thinker because it was a terrible statement. One of the first signs that a nation is toddling towards…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.