The lack of clarity on who is next in line, when the time comes, as indeed it will one day some day, reflects poorly on the management of the world's largest political party. It scarcely need be......
As far as Hindus are concerned, the eclipse of Wokeism cannot come any sooner, says Rajeev Srinivasan. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Canadian Premier Justin Trudeau is hiding 'in an......
The English are obsessed with the question of their Englishness. What marks them out as a people, as a nation, what makes them English? The question, and attempted responses, are self-consciously......
Edward Luce, 38, was a known face amongst New Delhi's media when he worked as the South Asia Bureau Chief of The Financial Times between 2001 and 2005.Half of his tenure was spent traveling across......
After the wave of nostalgic books on the British Raj in recent years and on Indian philosophy in an earlier era, it is now fashionable to write futuristic books on India. Curiosity about the secret......
India has a habit of surprising its critics and sceptics - which may be why, a few years ago, Edward Luce titled his readable book In Spite of the Gods: the Strange Rise of Modern India. At the......
Edward Luce makes two observations in his recently released book, In Spite of the Gods.First, he says, Indians celebrate success too early, before anything really substantial has been achieved. And......
Barack Obama on Monday promised to double public funding of scientific research to exceed the level Washington spent during the "space race" unleashed by Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy 50......
Barack Obama enters his first real moment of global diplomacy in London on Wednesday with a paradox: he is the most popular US president in a generation but you would have to go back more than two......
President Barack Obama is voicing optimism that this week's crucial G20 summit will set the framework for recovery, saying that world leaders know they must 'deliver a strong message of unity' for......