China strengthened its economy and built up global credit over time. The changes were so steady that the US was lulled into believing that it was living in an unchanging world. But the world did change and Obama came to power in this altered world, writes Kaushik Basu.
Parties survive in the opposition when they have fixed constituencies and flexible beliefs. But the CPI(M) has only favour-seekers and no followers, writes Sumit Mitra.
Wall flowers. Hey, I want my money back! They told me that on November 9, 1989, the Wall had come down and they would be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its fall here.
Flying is very hard work for Malegaon’s Superman. In Nasir’s latest film (shown at the 11th Osian festival in Delhi, it will be screened next at the international film festival in Goa), Shafique as Superman is the hero. Paramita Ghosh takes a close-up.
Queen Elizabeth II in a burqa? The 26/11 attack in Mumbai not a terror act? UK nutters ahoy!
Today’s government must follow Mrs Gandhi’s hugely successful austerity drive and make the measures undertaken ‘bite’ wide and deep. Ashok Parthasarathi writes.
To understand the perils and the multi-billion dollar promises of living in the age of climate change, start amid the bus-high piles of garbage in a municipal compost plant in the south Delhi suburb of Okhla.
Anika Gupta and
Chetan Chauhan with the full report.
Tough questions
Go by your instincts says director Madhur Bhandarkar.
Nehru was a public figure and he was not ashamed of his love for, or relationship with, Edwina. For his heirs or this government today to demand ‘suitable’ changes would suggest there was something improper. Karan Thapar writes.
He has been licking his wounds all this while and could spring a few surprises if the Congress tally is less than the Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP). Pankaj Vohra writes.
Migration is usually a step towards a better life. But must people be forced to move? Pratik Kanjilal examines.
Unlike the situation in Iraq, Where are the ‘dispossessed’ in Afghanistan that the
US-led coalition is trying to restore to power? Saeed Naqvi writes.
What Norman Borlaug didn’t figure was that boosting yield alone can’t solve hunger problems, writes Sudhirendar Sharma.
As Motley Productions, founded by Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani, turns 30, the theatre company gears up to explore new avenues. Mini Pant Zachariah reports.
The State must take note of conflicting truths if it wants to solve the Maoist problem. Pratik Kanjilal writes.