Prime minister Theresa May, otherwise a sensible and sensitive human being is wearing a crown full of thorns- in the shape of Ministers and several MPs in her party.
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4th May 2026 | Updated at 05:11am 4th May 2026
In an age of noise, why clarity, courage and responsible media matter
- 22 Apr 2026
In today’s world, the difference between effective and ineffective leadership is increasingly visible. Some countries show focus and direction; others appear uncertain. India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is often seen as a country with...
History, humanity and the quest for peaceful coexistences
- 25 Mar 2026
Over the past few centuries, especially in the last 300 years, the Western world and civilisation have undergone major changes. In earlier days, much of Europe was strongly influenced by the authority of the Church. The Pope held great power...
- 05 Jun 2018
Daily Telegraph business section on 5 June published a very readable and constructive report on Tata owner Jaguar by Alan Tovay. It’s 10 years since Tata Motors bought JLR for a huge price of £1.5bn in 2008. It was risky venture as well. JLR...
This phrase is totally borrowed from the front page of The Economist dated 19 May. On 14th May an important day in the history of Israel, a very tragic and painful incident took place at the border of Gaza and Israel. According to Gaza’s health...
Amber Rudd has resigned or if she was forced to do so, is not the question. Who will be the next on the crucifix? This is a serious problem for those who enter the public service with high ideals and noble intentions. Time has come to look at...
Your first reaction could be, “Of course! You are a Gujju!”. However, I assure you, it is much more than just that. I intend to use this precious space to unite people from all spaces. I will start with my motherland Gujarat and in doing so,...
At 2.30 pm on April 20, 1968, exactly 50 years ago this week, Enoch Powell, member of Parliament for Wolverhampton, shadow cabinet member, spoke to an audience of few hundreds at a hotel in Birmingham. A Cambridge scholar of classics, he used...
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani is perhaps one of the the most inspirational woman I have ever known. I read with interest a very well written and informative article by Shuchita Sonalika, the UK Director and Head, CII, in Asian Voice last week. Shuchita...
Over 30 years ago, the Far Eastern Economic Review from Hong Kong published a 5 part series on ‘the race between a hare and a tortoise’, focussing on the...
On the 103rd anniversary of the return of Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi after his epoch making political activism in South Africa, on 9th January 1915, when we look back, we can see a gigantic change in India itself as well as some 25 to 30 million...
The Zimbabwian family stuck in a Thai airport for seven months is a tragic story in itself. Four adults and four children are there with all the suspense and hardships. The journey began in May when they reached Thailand on tourist visa. They...
