Nevertheless here is a list of some of the best meals I ate in India this year. I have excluded street food, delivery food and meals cooked by such visiting superstars as Massimo Bottura.

That’s probably why most educated Indians can’t name the last three mayors of New York City. The only mayor who may have some name recognition is Rudolph Guiliani who, in the post 9/11 phase achieved ...

And so travel for me now is a foodie adventure. Nearly everywhere I go, I try and eat the local food, even in places where I don’t speak the local language and nobody speaks a word of English.

And finally: it’s good to see a cookbook that recognises the importance of restaurant dishes but is focused on the best Indian dishes; the ones we eat at home every day.

The second largest selling branded medication in India is already Mounjaro, the rival to the better known Ozempic; both of ...

Either Dubai changed (which it has) or I have (more likely) or a combination of both. My wife, whose views on Dubai used to ...

At no time in our recent history has there been so much anger over harassment and corruption by government officials, bureaucrats and police/customs/enforcement ...

If there was a Nobel Prize for boot licking then Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would win it hands down. At a gathering in Sharm el Sheikh organised by US President Donald Trump to mark the ...

Just in case you had any doubts, you can stop wondering. Casteism and ugly prejudice against those regarded as being low down in the caste pyramid are alive and well. The prejudices are flourishing at ...

Suppose you run a successful restaurant. Not only is it profitable, but it is regularly hailed as India’s best restaurant. It wins every award that matters. Culinary Culture gives it the top rating of ...

Whenever India beats Pakistan it is usually an occasion for national rejoicing. Not this time though. When the Indian cricket team thrashed Pakistan in its Asia Cup fixture the mood was sombre.