Monthly Archives: July 2010

I wrote Day of the Jackal for money: Frederick Forsyth

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with best-selling novelist Frederick Forsyth was published in DNA edition dated July 31, 2010.) For four decades now, British author Frederick Forsyth has kept adrenaline levels of his millions of readers pumped up with his pulsating spy thrillers … Continue reading →

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Let’s outsource the Commonwealth Games!

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Venky

(A satirical column published in DNA edition dated July 31 2010.) Venky Vembu The news that the construction of stadiums and hotels for the Delhi Commonwealth Games is horribly behind schedule has justifiably given rise to much existential angst. It … Continue reading →

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‘Rent-a-womb trend is exploitative, neo-colonialist’

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with Dr Catherine Waldby, Professorial Research Fellow at Sydney University’s School of Social Sciences, on the bio-ethics of commercial surrogacy, was published in DNA edition dated July 24, 2010.) Commercial surrogacy – the rent-a-womb industry in India, where … Continue reading →

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The myth of the Chinese red carpet

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated July 21, 2010.) Venky Vembu   It’s been a sweltering summer around the world, with cities registering record temperatures. Yet, for one constituency of global hot shots, who until now had the … Continue reading →

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‘China cannot – and will not – rule the world’

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with Dr Robert Sutter, visiting professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University, was published in DNA edition dated July 17, 2010.) China’s economic rise, the increasing instances of its muscle-flexing in Asian and global affairs, and perceptions that the … Continue reading →

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We should adopt the Maoists’ areas: Prakash Jha

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with filmmaker Prakash Jha was published in DNA edition dated July 3, 2010.) Film-maker Prakash Jha wears his politics on his sleeve, although he’ll tell you that his primary dharma is to narrate well-packaged entertaining stories. In Hong … Continue reading →

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