Vote for your favourite Gandhi statue

A statue of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi is pictured in Parliament Square in London, England. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images In a rare honour bestowed by the government in......

The notorious link that Modi and Thatcher share

What ties together Thatcher and Modi is that their respective economic and political approaches are rigged in controversy, notes Vivek Dehejia.  Narendra Modi was giving a speech extolling......

An I-Day gift in Ottawa

The formal inauguration of Canada-India Center of Excellence in Science, Technology and Policy, Carleton University, Ottawa will coincide with India's Independence Day, August 15. The center has......

'Forces wary of Indo-Pak talks may be behind 13/7'

Dr Elliot Tepper, distinguished senior fellow, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in Carleton University, Ottawa, believes forces that do not want the ministerial-level talks between......

Vivek Dehejia: 'Modi model,' template for India's development?

While the 'Modi model' perfectly suits the interests of corporate India and of foreign investors, does it also work as a template for economic development in India, asks Vivek Dehejia, economics......

Indian economy, missing women, BJP and cricket

Is the BJP's opposition to FDI a result of its 2004 defeat? Why are Indians hesitant to help accident victims? Has Indian society become apathetic? Has materialism and consumerism made us......

'Humans caused global warming? Prove it'

Over 140 climate experts from 17 countries have debunked attempts by the Copenhagen climate change summit to put various curbs based on the 'misconception' that human beings were causing global......

BlackBerry honcho loves Indian food

Norm W K Lo loves Indian food and is fond of savouring daal and naan, that is whenever he is in the country. And for him getting close to the food he loves is not a far-fetched dream, as Lo's job......