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An outside eye on India

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......

'India's growth rate is not a flash in a pan'

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......

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

'That would be ridiculous and uncharacteristic of the PM.''It is also not how things happen in illiberal States.''In such places, lower-level functionaries of every rank and hue seek to ingratiate......

'The twenty-first century is India's to lose'

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......

Why the RSS and BJP are the true champions of our democracy

Ironically, it was the members of the BJP (which the Indian press loves to dub as fascist) who resisted the assault on democracy and were jailed for 18 months. The RSS too played a stellar role in......

How India can be a successful economy

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......

Band aid for cancer surgery

'It is strange a government that is bold and coercive has meekly chosen to do more of what has repeatedly failed to work in the past.''And sadly, rating agencies, the business community, fund......

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different,......

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Blind categorisation of OTTs with TSPs is damaging as the two are fundamentally different. It is naive to claim 'same service, same rules' when the services are so utterly different,......

The way we work now

Things like the increase in worker diversity can only be all to the good, but what about the steadily rising proportion of “temporary” workers? Asks Ajit Balakrishnan.Look around your......

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad. IMAGE:......

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films. The 10-days long 69th Berlinale ended last weekend with a tribute to its......

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Over Dosas in Mumbai, Oscar winner Megan Mylan tells Vaihayasi Pande Daniel why she chose India and girl empowerment as the subject of her new documentary. Image: Megan Mylan (centre) with her......

Hardik Pandya, from the fringes to the forefront

With his versatile talents, Hardik Pandya is the kind of unique cricketer the Indian team has always wanted, writes Dhruv Munjal IMAGE: Hardik Pandya has tormented the Aussies. Photograph: Twitter......

Judgment of Justice John Hansen

BEFORE THE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL APPOINTED APPEALS COMMISSIONER IN THE MATTER OF an Appointment of an Appeals Commissioner to determine an appeal against the findings of ICC match referee......

Reader's speak out!

Name: Sriram AnandSubject: Down with stats, go with gut feelingMessage: There is a large body of cricket fans that is "happy" at the loss in the Bangalore Test. The reason being is the potential......

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Strange Rise Of Modern India

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An outside eye on India

'India's growth rate is not a flash in a pan'

Surely, the PM didn't cancel Taseer's OCI!

'The twenty-first century is India's to lose'

Why the RSS and BJP are the true champions of our democracy

How India can be a successful economy

Band aid for cancer surgery

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

Why telecom service providers need to work with Netflix, Saavn, etc

The way we work now

The Magical World Of Muzaffar Ali

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

'Investing in girls is about the smartest thing you can do'

Hardik Pandya, from the fringes to the forefront

Judgment of Justice John Hansen

Reader's speak out!

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