Friday 20 November, 2009
Former wrestler and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav distancing himself from Kalyan Singh has not impressed the Urdu world.
Thursday 19 November, 2009
The disgraceful conduct of a UK-based Muslim charity with the victim-survivors of the 2002 communal carnage in Gujarat could have been ignored as an isolated, if highly deplorable act.Thursday 19 November, 2009
The 11th International meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties is being held in New Delhi this week, at a time when the Left...Thursday 19 November, 2009
The editorial in the latest issue of RSS mouthpiece Organiser, titled “Vande Mataram. Why the clergy crib?” says: “The fatwa brigade is out again.
Thursday 19 November, 2009
At a Thai restaurant in Islamabad, after the first day’s play in the final Test in 2004, Rahul Dravid politely declined to stay for...Wednesday 18 November, 2009
The idea that we must choose between science and humanities is false
Wednesday 18 November, 2009
Excavating the call centre’s private stories....
Wednesday 18 November, 2009
A fortnightly column on the high politics of the Af-Pak region, the fulcrum of global power play in India’s neighbourhood ....Wednesday 18 November, 2009
In the light of the rebellion in the Karnataka BJP waged by the mining barons of Bellary, CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat talks about the larger issue of the invasion of business....
Tuesday 17 November, 2009
The Mandor Express mishap and other recent accidents have caused great concern about the safety of Indian Railways.
Tuesday 17 November, 2009
Last week, Aaj Tak declared that God would descend to earth. Wrong: he is already in our midst. Short with bright eyes, curly hair, an ever-ready smile...Tuesday 17 November, 2009
A few years ago we came up with the term “Chimerica” to describe the combination of the Chinese and American economies...
Tuesday 17 November, 2009
Manu Sharma’s parole has, understandably, triggered great outrage. He was granted parole by the Delhi government, despite valid objections raised by Delhi Police.
Monday 16 November, 2009
There was a half-page advertisement celebrating Rahul Gandhi’s success in UP (a specific reference to Firozabad, where Raj Babbar defeated...
Monday 16 November, 2009
One year in, it seemed obvious what would define this decade. After 9/11, everyone could see that we were living in the age of terror.Monday 16 November, 2009
In a bit of uncharacteristic hyperbole on the eve of his 2005 meeting with President Bush, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declared...