Embattled Indian democracy could be the real winner of the mid-2024 India poll as a viable opposition bloc emerges to provide some check on the once rampant BJP.
SHASHI THAROOR
NEW DELHI
Narendra Modi's BJP party won the most seats at the recent general election but its margin was seriously whittled down. This offers a fresh start for embattled Indian democracy and the opposition INDIA bloc. more…
Will a tightened India-Myanmar border offer any real solutions?
GAUTAM MUKHOPADHAYA
NEW DELHI
Ending the Free Movement Regime with Myanmar could backfire on India and spark further tribal unrest. Why the change? more…
Youth Blueprint hopes to engage more youngsters
VIJAY VERGHESE
HONG KONG
HK Youth Blueprint offers a fresh start. Whether this encourages dialogue or dogma depends on the execution. more…
Devaki Jain's book is a refreshing insight into Indian feminism
DEVAKI JAIN
NEW DELHI
Reprint from The Brass Notebook by Devaki Jain, a no-holds-barred, often blushing, memoir of a free spirited woman. more…
Manipur Kuki tribes stage protests against killings, August 2023
RUPA CHINAI
MUMBAI
Manipur's tragedy will only be resolved when all communities come together to heal and stop looking to Delhi for solutions. more…
By late 2019, two surprise candidates at the forefront of the greening of the earth, were China and India. China accounts for 25% of global greening through forests and croplands. Read more
How much do world leaders get paid to shake hands and smile on TV? Quite a bit, it turns out, but not if you're at the helm of the world's most populated country. Read more
Chinese and Indian banks have racked up weighty bad loans. China's Big Four had just under US$112 billion in bad loans - a climb of 4.6% year on year end June 2017. Read more
Madan Lokur delivered the 2020 BG Verghese Memorial Lecture
MADAN B LOKUR
NEW DELHI
India is on a dangerous slide into authoritarianism where people are arrested for sedition on the basis of made-up fairy tales. more…
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PR-speak is turning our conversations into outright gibberish... more…