The permanent establishment of Pakistan needs to wake up and accept that the country and its people have changed. Thanks to the media, Pakistanis now have a voice, writes Amit Baruah.
With an increasingly empowered middle class, Vijay Tendulkar’s work will become more relevant. Pratik Kanjilal examines...
It is a great historical mystery why most of Southeast Asia became Indianised rather than Sinicised, writes Kishore Mahbubani.
Ever wonder why the Government of India is going out on a limb to please Dow Chemical?
Nityanand Jayaraman examines...
The Kashmiris have been denied autonomy and dignity; the adivasis of interior Chhattisgarh victimised and brutalised, writes Ramachandra Guha.
The Gujjar agitation is the result of a lopsided formula that caters to some while denying others, writes
Amaresh Misra.
Bloody Mary: Two centres of the new economy are echoing with regional chauvinism, writes Sagarika Ghose.
The ordinary Chinese is stumped as to why the world has a problem with the Beijing Olympics, writes Reshma Patil. Also read: Tibet Unrest
India has to play the Great Game adroitly to make both the Tap and Iranian pipelines a reality, writes N Chandra Mohan.
There is something about cheergirls that makes me wonder why a self-confident nation needs play to copycat to some air-headed ritual from the American heartland, writes Barkha Dutt.
With the emergence of IPL, cricket is now firmly part of the ‘celebrity culture’ that dominates our urban planet, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.
The focus should be on teaching standards and the learning environment, not enrolment figures, writes Vipul Mudgal.
Arunachal Pradesh has many things going for it, thanks to the visionary Verrier Elwin, writes Ramachnadra Guha.
Voters in the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary will certainly ensure that Barack Obama will become their party’s nominee, writes Melton McLaurin.
If our leaders believe vigilante groups like the Salwa Judum will curb insurgency, they are mistaken. Dilip Simeon examines...