CATEGORIES

GUN, POWDER!

Punjab’s youth are being used as foot soldiers by an expanding nexus of gangsters, terrorists and drug dealers

Winds of change

The Global Investors Summit was a crucial step in Uttar Pradesh's desire to become an economic powerhouse

Pen dent

Proposed offshore memorial for M. Karunanidhi draws ire of environmentalists and opposition parties

Long walk to Raipur

When the Bharat Jodo Yatra climaxed at Lal Chowk, Srinagar, with Rahul Gandhi raising the national flag at this historic spot, I remarked to some newspersons who had gathered around me that this was the “inflexion point” at which a moral crusade would turn into a political campaign.

Caesar's wife in Raj Bhavans

Judges, like Caesar’s wife, should be above suspicion, said Lord Bowen in 1889. Indeed m’lord; most of our judges are.

We are giving an entry point for both artists and audiences

INTERVIEW - LISA RAY

MUSIC IS AN EXTENSION OF MY PERSONALITY

INTERVIEW RICKY KEJ, composer

CORZETTI PASTA, ANYONE?

Chef Manu Chandra hopes to redefine the fine-dining experience in Bengaluru with his new restaurant

A WORDSMITH'S DEFIANCE

Salman Rushdie survived an attack to tell another tale

Li detected

The discovery of lithium in Jammu and Kashmir would greatly help India’s electric vehicle push

TRAGEDY OF ERRORS

High inflation has pushed millions of Pakistanis into poverty, and 20 per cent of the population into near starvation. Currency devaluation, import controls and the bailout deal with the IMF could further worsen Pakistan's economic crisis

Hopes on Modi

Though Vasundhara Raje is becoming more visible, the BJP is unlikely to have a chief minister face for the state elections

CLUTCHING HIS CHAIR

Ashok Gehlot goes all out with the budget to woo voters, but infighting in the Congress is still a stumbling block

WE WILL FORM A GOVERNMENT THAT UNITES TRIBES

INTERVIEW - Mukul Sangma, opposition leader, Meghalaya

NOT EASY FOR THE TRINAMOOL TO BE ACCEPTED HERE

INTERVIEW - Conrad Sangma, Meghalaya chief minister

QUIET AND DISQUIET

The poll campaign in Meghalaya looks peaceful, but simmering issues are changing equations on the ground

Jharkhand - A LAND OF CULTURAL CONTINUITY

It is indeed serendipitous that our ancient lore has many references to one of the country’s newest states Jharkhand, which came into being on 15 November, 2000. References to Jharkhand can be found in both the Vayu Purana and the Vishnu Purana. In the Vayu Purana, the place Muranad’ is thought to be present-day Jharkhand. Similarly, Mund’ in the Vishnu Purana refers to the region which forms today’s Jharkhand. This only serves to highlight the unbroken cultural continuity of the unique traditions and way of life of the land predominantly comprising of tribal populace. The geographical area which comprises the modern state of Jharkhand is mentioned in the writings of many travellers throughout history. In fact, Jnarkhand’s people and their culture are rooted in antiquity. Jharkhand’s culture is rich with some influences of different civilisations, various ways of life, and traditions. This culturally unique land is a treasure trove of distinct art and dance forms, musical traditions, handicrafts, and cuisines.

Rebalancing of forces is to reassure Pakistan, warn China

exclusive interview General M.M. Naravane (retired)former chief, Indian Army

Time To Rann!

That the G20’s first Tourism Working Group met in Kachchh has put the spotlight on the tourism potential of the region

India, Pakistan Must Show Common Sense On Afghanistan

ZAMIR KABULOV is Russia’s top diplomat in Afghanistan. He served as Russian ambassador to Kabul from 2004 to 2009 and is now President Putin’s special representative in Kabul. With extensive experience in the region, he is at the heart of the Kremlin’s attempts for peace in the region. In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, Kabulov says the west is trying to foment trouble in Afghanistan and that India has a key role to play in bringing peace to the country. Excerpts:

Adani - No More Business As Usual

If the controversy around the industrialist drags on, the government will have to work hard to shift the focus back to its agenda in what is an important year

Post commotion

Two recent appointments have created discord in police and bureaucratic circles in Maharashtra

Musharraf & his three little Indians

Pervez Musharraf died last week, unmourned in India save by Shashi Tharoor. Tharoor’s tweet extolling Musharraf’s peace bids is being trolled by BJP diehards. They forget that it was Atalji Vajpayee who taught the commando-general the value of peace.

Let JPC probe Adani

As a member of the joint parliamentary committees (JPCs) set up to enquire into the Harshad Mehta stock market scam of the early 1990s and the Ketan Parekh stock market scam of a decade later, I am disturbed that the current government has not promptly moved to set up a JPC to enquire into the hammering Adani stocks have received in the wake of the Hindenburg report detailing what it calls “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud”, and “poor corporate governance” in the conglomerate.

Whither #PeeGate?

News cycles are short-lived, fast-spinning wheels of information. Here today, and poof gone tomorrow. Now, we are caught up in the drama of Gautam Adani’s battle with Hindenburg Research and its political tremors. So, it is hard to feel there is any other headline worth tracking.

Giving jeans the boot

It is that time of the year again. The one week, or perhaps fortnight, when I want to feel all warm and snuggly.

SHADES OF INDIA

Two art books take you through the country’s ancient and modern history

Car rides over caviar

Perhaps, it is time to write an obituary for the traditional dinner date

LOVE, ACTION, COMEBACK

Pathaan, an out-and-out action film, has become a love story between Shah Rukh Khan and the people of India

Rising from the rubble

The 2001 earthquake crushed Bhuj and nearby villages. More than 20 years on, they have worked their way up and out of the disaster