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The Making Of A Hard State

By ratcheting up nationalistic sentiments to a fever pitch, the BJP is trying to reap political dividends.

The Business Of Encounters

The UP police claim that it has seized over ₹146 crore from ‘gangsters’ in the state in a matter of 11 months deserves closer scrutiny as allegations mount of arbitrariness in seizing properties

Cases 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000: What Is Happening To Netanyahu

Everything you need to know about the cases against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

India's Botched-up Id Project

The SC verdict in the ongoing case to ascertain the constitutional validity of Aadhaar will have far-reaching consequences

A 'Softer' Islam, For A Moderate Modi

DESPITE BEING UNDERRATED and under editorialised by the Indian media, there is nothing that anyone can really take away from the importance of the event organised by the Indian Islamic and Cultural Centre (IICC) to provide a forum for the visiting King of Jordan, His Majesty, King Abdullah II, to expound his views on the moderate nature of Islam and the imperative to fight radical Islam.

Net Neutrality and an Open Internet

In recent years, the campaign to maintain citizen's right to the Internet - and protect them from practices that would benefit only a few - has become firece and noisy.

Referendum on Cash Ban

If early polling is anything to go by, then the assembly elections across five states could mean an all or nothing scenario for the BJP

changing the demonetisation narrative like a chameleon changes colours

no matter what the spin around the note ban, it is clear the move was a politically expedient decision rather than a principled policy move.

Come and See The Blood In The Streets

Incidents of violence targetting the minorities have become routine in the last 16 months. Prime Minister Modis government has done little to shun the belief that the culprits dont enjoy its patronage.

The Gates of Memory: Two Hundred Years Of Silence

People take part in a ceremony at the monument "The Gates of Memory"near the village of Trostenets.

Digital Taxi Aggregators: Driving Past Caste

Application-based cab aggregators have disrupted old business models. Hiring drivers was once the preserve of old taxi stands who relied on various forms of kinship such as regionalism and caste.

The Countryside Is Burning

A lack of jobs and an abundant workforce have meant that the agrarian states of India have become tinderboxes waiting to catch fire.

How Big Is The Black Money Catch?

There are many questions which remain unanswered despite the announcement of a massive ₹65,000 crore being supposedly declared by tax evaders across the country.

The Trump-Clinton Cliff Hanger

The US presidential elections of 2016 are going to be one of the most rivetting polls in recent memory.

How Prepared is Delhi for Bird Flu?

The government administration seems to be dozing while cases of bird flu are popping up on the radar.

US Elections: Sex, Lies and Presidential Debate

Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey’s cage. – HL Mencken

50 Years of Haryana: A Dream Un-Fulfilled

Celebrating the existence of a state which has been around for 50 years begs the question. What exactly has that state achieved?

Staring at Jobs Loss, and Driverless Cars

Every month, a million young Indians become ready to join the industrial workforce. Who can generate enough jobs?

For Fear of Finding Something Worse

If Hillary Clinton does manage to get elected, it will be because enough voters can’t endure the idea or the reality of dictator Donald Trump.

GST Will Not Change India

It would be foolish to deny the benefits of the landmark legislation for the business community and in terms of administrative streamlining, but more foolish still is the notion that it is going to radically change India’s growth story.

Confessions Of a Digital Startup founder

Zubin Ray, founder of Chacar, writes about the digital startup environment.

The Death of the iCAR

NO LESS THAN $6.7 TRILLION. The car industry will have a revenue potential of $6.7 trillion by 2030.That was the figure that got the honchos at Apple to consider the impossible. An Apple branded self-driving electric car was always going to be a distant dream. To Apple’s credit, it pursued that singular ambition aggressively. In 2014, it launched a project code-named Titan. Massive resources were deployed, engineers from the automotive industry were hired, design resources were diverted from the company’s incredible design team. Two years later that project lies dead at arrival.

Inside The Zu-pta Web Of Corruption

A closer look into the Gupta family’s network in India may open a Pandora’s box

An Agricultural Emergency

The Long March from Nashik to Mumbai not only presented a snapshot of the crisis that engulfs the agriculture sector but also proved yet again  the futility of farm loan waiver

Riding On China, Maldives Challenges India

India’s failure to counter China’s enlargement in South Asia does not bode well for its neighbourhood policy

The End Of Darkness Is Nigh

I’VE STARTED FEELING cheerful again.

What Are You Going To Do, Mrs Graham?

IMAGINE THIS SCENE. There is a reporter sitting in the first class section of a plane, and he has a box of papers secured by a seat belt in the seat next to him, which he has bought an extra ticket for. 

Indian Women Grow Their Own Future

Associations of women farmers who manage, and may own, family land and grow food rather than cash crops, are changing parts of India and earning new respect

knocking on death's door

a journey through a refugee camp in the west bank reveals the depth of suffering and alienation that the israeli occupation has created.

The Lotus Wilts in Jatland

In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Jats are working behind closed doors to wrest the vote away from the saffron party.