But to live like this, in constant dread of America, is not just a major foreign policy failure for India. It is also a waste ...

But here’s my advice: plan early. We live in an age of dynamic pricing where there is no fixed price for anything. Air ...

Are we now in a situation where liberals (and, in the Indian context, secular liberals) have got so used to seeing Muslims in ...

The new venture opens on January 17. It is called Nisaba and is located in a modern development in one of Delhi’s most ...

What do you suppose is India’s favourite bottled sauce? If you answered ‘tomato ketchup’ you would probably be right. But despite the current sauce boom and the growing popularity of mayonnaise, I ...

How do you respond when people say that there is no room for dissenting ideas in Indian politics? That mainstream television media is so cravenly sold out to the ruling establishment, and social media ...

Sometimes a simple snack/sandwich/street food becomes trendy. Great chefs get involved, prices shoot up and other restaurants begin imitating the variations the famous chefs have introduced. Something ...

You were a good airline and the Indian aviation scene is poorer for your passing. We shall all miss you. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let me say that I don’t think Vistara was a great ...

A lot of nonsense is spoken about food in India. But in no area are the myths and misconceptions as prevalent as they are in the case of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food habits. People still like to ...

Let’s take a break from politics this week and talk about something that will at some stage affect most, if not all of us, but which is rarely discussed in opinion columns. All of us know that many (I ...

I wrote last weekend about how Punjabi food — not the kind Punjabis eat at home but the restaurant version—remained the top choice for Indians who ate out. A tweet about the article featured a photo ...

If you have been following the furore over the price of tomatoes, you will note that reporters and political analysts often refer to tomatoes as a basic staple of Indian cooking and the food of the ...