By making the statements, "... But the truth is not the same as facts..." and "... you can make every word of an article true... and stil not come close to the truth at all" I think Iyer attempts to draw our attention to the fact that truth is entirely subjective to the person involved. In percieving, a place, event or the sort, the truth may differ from fact, depending on the perciever. Therefore by saying "... I think the writer has to be true to the mystery as well as the clarity of life..." and "A writer has to be accountable to the truth, and catching the truth of any situation is his first mandate," he suggests that it is left to the writers to accurately capture thier version of the truth in their writing.
It follows from his statement about truth vs fact that in his essay, "The Khareef", he conveys the truth as he perceives it. In the story he presents events and situations around him as he sees them. These may not be entirely true factually, but they represent his version of events.
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