For instance there has recently been a huge hooh-ha about Butter Chicken ice cream. The sudden surge of interest and the many polarising responses that followed the posting of a video on Instagram ...

Well, no, for several reasons. First, President Murmu has gone public in a way that no president in history (at least none that I can recall) ever has. Generally, such conflicts are kept out of public ...

There is much to learn from Dubai. It faced a situation over which it had no control and where attacks could come at any time. But it coped magnificently because of the quality of its leadership.

I always judge Dum Pukth-style restaurants on the basis of three dishes: mutton biryani, Kakori Kabab and yellow dal (not the Bukhara black dal that everyone now copies.) In my experience the ITC ...

As we all know, Chinese food outside of China can be very un-Chinese. What most of the world thinks of as Chinese food was actually invented in America in the early part of the 20th century when poor ...

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 ...

Bukhara, which will begin celebrating its 45th anniversary this weekend, is now the most famous Indian restaurant in the world. Nearly every US President since Bill Clinton has eaten Bukhara’s food.

Indians have a pretty good idea of what Japan is about. We are crazy for sushi, have grown up using Japanese electronic products, are familiar with such automobile brands as Toyota, Honda and of ...

In every election, Indian politics changes a little. Not necessarily for the better or worse. But it changes nevertheless and then it’s never quite the same again. As we go into the general election, ...

Did the events of the year that is just ending change the way in which we perceive our politicians? My guess is that it didn’t. It was an eventful year but I doubt if it changed very much. But yes, ...

Among the many things that surprise me about Thailand, and Bangkok in particular, is how nothing stops the world from visiting. I have been writing about Thailand regularly for nearly four decades and ...

Will anything come of all the opposition parleys including Wednesday’s Bangalore gathering that came up with the name INDIA to replace the old and discredited UPA? Well, we know what the Prime ...