Jawed Naqvi

Articles by Jawed Naqvi

When dismounting the tiger

BusinessMay 11, 2026

SOMETHING is notably common in the politics of Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan, Sheikh Hasina and even Asif Zardari. Several others qualify, naturally, but th...

A gentle reminder about Iran

NewsFebruary 3, 2026

ON Aug 1, 1990, when much of Iraq was observing Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, to mark the martyrdom of Imam Husain in Karbala in 680 AD, Saddam Hussein was massing his troops along the border with Kuw...

Be at the table, or on the menu

NewsJanuary 27, 2026

CANADIAN Prime Minister Mark Carney finished two significantly ground-breaking visits to Beijing and Davos last week and they hold a message for nations and leaders feeling the heat from President Don...

Rahul and Gandhi’s talisman

BusinessJanuary 20, 2026

MAHATMA Gandhi scribbled a short piece of advice in 1948 about ethical decision-making for those in public service. “Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the fo...

Christmas in a strife-torn world

NewsDecember 30, 2025

CHRISTMAS was the Big Day, the Bada Din for India’s diverse communities regardless of anyone’s religious beliefs. The big day was a holiday. It was for some a day to introspect, for others an occasion...

Mutating cancer cells of hatred

NewsDecember 23, 2025

TWO Muslim men, apparently a father-son duo of Indian origin, went on a shooting spree at Australia’s legendary Bondi Beach last week where they targeted Jews, killing 15 and injuring dozens. Another ...

Rahul’s Cinderella challenge

NewsDecember 9, 2025

SO, Rahul Gandhi was not invited to the state banquet for Russian President Vladimir Putin. We are told Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ensured that the leader of opposition in parliament’s Lower Hou...

A tall tale about renaissance

NewsDecember 2, 2025

DEC 6 marks the day the Babri masjid was destroyed 33 years ago. Before the 1992 outrage, the day was observed by India’s Dalits and their supporters solemnly as the death anniversary of their hero Bh...

Opposition has homework to do

NewsNovember 18, 2025

LESSONS from the Bihar elections have domestic implications, and they will be studied in the neighbourhood. The call to war Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave from the poll-bound state in April in resp...

The power of a gentle prayer

SportsNovember 4, 2025

TO appreciate the cricketing acumen of Jemimah Rodrigues and her feisty teammates as also the women players from distant lands who played in last week’s World Cup matches, I should lean on an aphorism...

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