Ahead of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s “private visit” to India this month, noted Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid looks at Pakistan’s state of domestic and international affairs. As its relationship with long-time ally, the United States, lurches from one crisis to another, Mr. Rashid describes Pakistan’s handling of its ally, the [...]
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Pakistan On The Brink: Q&A With ...
Ahead of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s “private visit” to India this month, noted Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid looks at Pakistan’s state of domestic and international affairs. As its relationship with long-time ally, the United States, lurches from one crisis to another, Mr. Rashid describes Pakistan’s handling of its ally, the [...]
Q&A: Michelin-starred MasterChef...
Is Amritsar-born Michelin-starred chef Vikas Khanna on the road to becoming cooking’s latest crossover star? A Cordon Bleu chef and executive chef at Junoon restaurant in New York, Mr. Khanna’s main inspiration stems from the mustard fields of Punjab.
Currently the co-host of cooking program MasterChef India 2, Mr. Khanna spoke to India Real [...]
Who Wants To Be Bruce Lee?
A few weeks ago, I witnessed the unfortunate collapse of my weakly-structured exercise regime. A bout of laziness steered me away from the gym. Too many “cat poses” and “downward dog” postures saw me crawl away on all fours from my power yoga class and some pointing and laughing at my dancing abilities at my salsa lessons saw me slink away i [...]
The Bangalore Metro: Carnival On Whee...
Commuting in Bangalore isn’t for the faint-hearted.
Almost three months after moving to India’s IT hub, I had barely ventured out of my apartment.
Shifting to the city from Mumbai, where I had navigated short distances by puttering about in an auto-rickshaw and traversed larger areas by hopping on a local train, my mobility was ruthlessly cur [...]
The Iran Crisis: Expert Trita Parsi o...
Tensions over a nuclear-armed Iran continue to keep oil on the boil with Brent crude hovering around $125 a barrel. With no end in sight to the standoff between the West and Iran, India has its work cut out.
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Back in the Motherland
It’s like a voice from beyond the crypt, I am sure! But, just wanted to say I have been away from indiejourno for way too long!
I just moved to Mumbai and as you can all imagine what that might be like. Exciting, exhausting and completely chaotic. But I promise to have more updates…including posts about life in Mumbai plus a few b [...]
Eco-Friendly Treats: Organic Cupcakes...
LONG ISLAND CITY – This summer, visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art will get a taste of Queens, in the form of LIC’s Cake and Shake, serving all-organic cupcakes, milkshakes and premium coffee from a solar-powered cart parked outside the museum. “The Met is a global destination,” says co-owner Gina Ojile. “People come and stay fo [...]
Is Crime a Problem in Astoria?
For residents of Astoria concerned about the recent spate of crime in the area, the 114th Precinct had a reassuring message on Tuesday — “Don’t worry. Everything is under control.”
At a packed community council meeting on Tuesday, deputy inspector Paul Vorbeck of the 114th Precinct and his colleagues briefed the community on steps taken to cu [...]
Fear and Loathing At Latimer Gardens
Sixty-three-year-old Mary Peters was just looking forward to a quiet Easter weekend with her son and two grandchildren. But on April 3, that feeling was shortlived as a bullet whizzed into her first floor apartment in Latimer Gardens, a city-owned housing development in Flushing.
The bullet shattered her kitchen’s upper window and narrowly mi [...]
Astoria Sees Spike in Car Break-Ins
A photo composite showing various break-ins over the past few weeks in Astoria (Credit: Donnelly Marks)
Residents of Norwood Gardens in Astoria have been advised to keep a close check on their cars and GPS, after a rash of auto break-ins has made them nervous about leaving anything valuable in their cars.
Residents report that areas around 35 [...]