Modi’s convenient new religious tolerance HE said it! At a function this week in New Delhi arranged by the Catholic Church in India, Prime Minister Narendra... Published 20 Feb, 2015 06:31am
The campaign to glorify Gandhi’s assassin NEW DELHI: On Jan 30, 1948, shots rang out in New Delhi that plunged the entire subcontinent into silence. Mahatma... Published 08 Jan, 2015 06:41am
A new vision of India – 100% Hindu RSS, a Hindu-nationalist outfit, announces an intensive conversion programme to recover its “lost property” in India. Updated 28 Dec, 2014 12:19pm
Old school is new again at India’s Nalanda Nalanda, funded principally by the governments of India, Japan and China reopened its doors after eight centuries. Published 10 Sep, 2014 05:35am
‘History wars’ set ablaze again in India They also point to a strain of dishonesty that was, in truth, always latent in Modi’s grand “India First” project. Updated 02 Aug, 2014 06:37am
The fable of ‘India first’ BETTER late than never, the proverb goes, but it should have a companion saying in the realm of politics: better ... Published 12 Apr, 2014 07:42am
Understanding the language of Indian politics So you know India goes to the polls next week, and you also know that no election in history has involved the... Published 05 Apr, 2014 07:12am
Modi’s rise a defeat for freedom in India Here are three strange but instructive instances of pride, pique and prejudice in modern India at different levels ... Published 22 Feb, 2014 07:25am
Self-censorship claims a victory in India IS there a practice more dismaying to citizens of a liberal persuasion, or more destructive to the idea of an open... Published 15 Feb, 2014 06:36am
Is India reinventing democratic politics? A fascinating set of calculations and political tradeoffs were behind the AAP’s move to form a government. Updated 31 Dec, 2013 08:32am
