AUTHOR

B S Prakash

All stories by B S Prakash

What the world will worry about in 2019
Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

'What matters is that India's perspective on global issues -- climate change,...

'Will no one rid me of this meddlesome hack?'
Rediff.com3 Dec 2018

'The whispers and the murmurs had reached even the king's private quarters.' 'Of a...

Why India refused to back US on Syria
Rediff.com21 Apr 2018

'How can we forget the hoax perpetrated on the UN and on all of us when it was stated...

Lula in la-la land
Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

'My enduring memory of Lula is personal,' says Ambassador B S Prakash, our former envoy...

The Spy Who Came In From Lahore
Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

'Were they two yaars of yesteryears brought together again by fate?' 'Were they two...

Once Upon A Time in the Maldives...
Rediff.com20 Feb 2018

30 years ago, after India sent in troops to resolve a crisis in the Maldives,...

Can the master spy writer still captivate readers?
Rediff.com10 Oct 2017

'Can a Wodehouse, an R K Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes, a Le Carre, with the...

Can the master spy writer still captivate modern readers?
Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

Can the masters of yesteryear, a Wodehouse, an RK Narayan, a Scott Fitzgerald and yes,...

Modi's paisa vasool US trip
Rediff.com30 Jun 2017

'Embracing comes naturally to us; we embrace everything and everyone, but it takes a...

Modi-Trump meet: Who will say what?
Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

'Even in this age of self-willed and authoritarian leaders and spontaneous gestures, a...

When the Minister became a Bollywood heart-throb again
Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

Ambassador B S Prakash has fond memories of Vinod Khanna, his minister.

Spare a thought for Obama
Rediff.com2 Dec 2016

'His popularity is still high; respect for his intellect and integrity is still...

How Trump will 'deal' with the world :)
Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

'Europe can be discussed on a golf course...' 'North Korea? What do I care what the man...

Revealed: What Brazil's President was thinking in Goa
Rediff.com21 Oct 2016

'I was a bit startled when our host spoke with such force and at such great length...

President Trump, meet President Mallya :)
Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

Could Ambassador B S Prakash's nightmare turn real?

What a writer this man is!
Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to...

An Olympics without a smile
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

'As each week brings fresh tales of the woes of Rio on the eve of the Olympics, I...

How Indian diplomacy has changed!
Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

'Young IFS officers today would take it for granted that they represent a major country...

Why was I so under informed about Dr Ambedkar?
Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

'Growing up in Karnataka, in middle-class and forward-caste background, Ambedkar did...

Saudi Surprises
Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

'I am hoping that now with the strategic status of our relationship, the Indian voice...