As the US prepares for the 10th anniversary of the September attacks in 2001, with a national focus so rare in out part of the world, it’s hard to not look for comparisons. So what is India’s 9/11 moment, if any? Read more

I first heard of Hurricane Irene while getting ready for the drive home from Florida. Read more

My daughter loves New York, and wonders why we don’t stay there instead of the staid and boring Washington. Read more

They are immeasurably proud of their heritage, flaunt their Indianness whenever possible and carry the tricolour despite having traded in their navy blue passports for another set of navy blue passports. Read more