The new BJP is like the old Congress

While it took the Congress nearly a half century to earn the hatred of other political outfits, the BJP appears set to reach there in around six years, says Arun Bhatnagar, former secretary to the......

Will Xi Jinping bring reform to China?

Claude Arpi profiles Xi Jinping, the man destined to lead China soon. To attempt guessing the future of a Chinese leader, it is always tempting to look into his past or into his lineage. It is......

Unfinished tasks of Bharat that is India

We may be free but the taks before us remain undone. Gopal Krishna offers a checklistIn the 63rd year of British parliament's Indian Independence Act dated July 18, 1947, 'to make provision for the......

Why Maharashtra is going back to the 18th century

No state, barring Uttar Pradesh, elects more MPs to the Lok Sabha than does Maharashtra. It is part of the industrial heartland of India, and Mumbai is undoubtedly the country's financial and......