The bomb man who kept his mouth shut
Rajagopala Chidambaram, who passed away recently, was a talent-hunter
By R Prasannan January 26, 2025
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The Iran nuclear deal is dead. And it is a good thing, writes Jeff Jacoby
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R Prasannan
Prasannan, Resident Editor, New Delhi, is an expert in defence and foreign affairs. He takes keen interest in history. He has been with THE WEEK since its launch in 1982
POWERDRIVE
Coalition dharma, Congress!
The Congress is the only party in the alliance with all-India presence
By R Prasannan January 19, 2025
Bin Laden and the curse of polio
Terrorism, like smoking, is injurious to health
By R Prasannan January 05, 2025
Blood and oil in Golan
Did Israel capture the buffer zone in Golan Heights with an eye on Syrian oil?
By R Prasannan December 22, 2024
Who wants Mithilanchal?
Mithilanchal is a region partly in Bihar that claims to be the land of Sita's birth and the home of the Madhubani art
By R Prasannan December 15, 2024
Save the earth from climate talkers
Even men who we were making bombs were more transparent
By R Prasannan December 08, 2024
In gold we trust
Philosophers may dismiss it as yellow metal, but gold has been viewed as the safest bet in hard times
By R Prasannan December 01, 2024
Bully in White House isn’t bad news
We may not like them, but boors have led the US well
By R Prasannan November 24, 2024
Countdown to a north-south issue
North-south rift is less over the tongue, and more over the heads
By R Prasannan November 17, 2024
Poor wealthy Jharkhand
Jharkhand is set to elect its 14th government. Will it be stable, and make the state rich?
By R Prasannan November 10, 2024
Modi goes to the pole
Chooses Russia route, with eyes on the riches too
By R Prasannan November 03, 2024
Conmen and other lovable rascals
Charming ingenuity about rascality of felons
By R Prasannan October 27, 2024
Let's talk with Pakistan
Because we claim to be much stronger than we were in 2004
By R Prasannan October 20, 2024
Peaks of Himalayan folly
Since Chinese claim Arunachal to be southern Tibet, and all of Tibet to be theirs, they started giving their kind of names to places there
By R Prasannan October 13, 2024
Blotted by pages of terror
Pager blasts showed tactical ingenuity, but they were used as tools of terror
By R Prasannan October 06, 2024