As India urbanises, its metropolitan areas are ill-prepared to join a global trend of renewal.
Why Alex Menon and others of India's corroded steel frame are still the best bet against the Maoist insurgency,
Samar Halarnkar writes.
As India prepares to make food a fundamental right, we should look at Brazil's model for eliminating hunger.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The US backlash against outsourcing will move from words to action. India may not get a foot in through the door.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
India’s dark, new nationalism mirrors a global phenomenon. But do we really want our version of Turkey’s Erdogan?
Samar Halarnkar writes.
The stage is set for a showdown between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi in 2014. Whoever wins, India’s minorities may lose. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Millions of Indians need a helping hand. An ideological schism at the top reflects the uncertainty about how to do this.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
It’s dangerous, comical and cripples our democracy. Don’t expect the Supreme Court to stop the use of emergency lights by (so-called) VIPs. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Indians in sport are learning to win. A national doping scandal suggests they must also learn that winning isn't the only thing, writes Samar Halarnkar.
A vital report on India's forests is suppressed, indicating the nation's continuing preference for the few over the many, Samar Halarnkar writes.
The emerging crises, and fighting qualities, of the US education system hold lessons for the coming Indian Budget.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
US President Barack Obama worries too much: the quality of recruits to the industry that globalised India is falling. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Born of community, the new India celebrates individual glory, but it has not yet understood public responsibility.
Samar Halarnkar writes.
It could cut waste and give the poor more money. So why is the world's largest identity programme being stymied by the home minister?
Samar Halarnkar writes.
A rash of stupid remarks from officials about clothes and rape reveal why Indian women are struggling to advance, writes
Samar Halarnkar.