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Mother India, revised

Mother India, revised

A country transforming itself, from a slow moving socialist to a fast breeder capitalist, needs new myths. The old myth...

3 Sept 2015 7:28 AM IST

Quota not the solution

Quota not the solution

Gujarat model of gross domestic product growth was focused on manufacturing

31 Aug 2015 12:25 PM IST

EU’s moment of truth

EU’s moment of truth

Europe has lived through several convulsions, including of course the ravages of World War II, but the dream of peace...

31 Aug 2015 12:13 PM IST

PM: All talk, no action?

PM: All talk, no action?

Despite the onslaught in Parliament and outside, which showed that the Congress had not curled up and died after its...

29 Aug 2015 6:34 AM IST

Soft power outage

Soft power outage

London-based consultancy Portland praises Narendra Modi’s social media skills

28 Aug 2015 10:28 AM IST

Majority-o-cracy

Majority-o-cracy

Ever since the Velvet Revolution and the Arab Spring, democracy has become a global epidemic. All regimes want to be...

27 Aug 2015 11:26 AM IST

I won’t subscribe to stupidity

I won’t subscribe to stupidity

One understands the nature of regional nationalism as being zero-sum

25 Aug 2015 1:44 PM IST

Quit fooling all the time

Quit fooling all the time

One of the most distinctive features of the functioning of the Modi government has been its attempt to control the flow...

25 Aug 2015 1:14 PM IST

Of bad press and dubious charity

Of bad press and dubious charity

The problem with fame is that it attracts it all: adulation and envy, brickbats and bouquets, angels and trolls. The...

24 Aug 2015 10:53 AM IST

A clockwork justice

A clockwork justice

Whenever people make comparisons between India and China, everyone says, “China may be more efficient and less...

24 Aug 2015 10:29 AM IST

Gabbar & his friends

Gabbar & his friends

This month 40 years ago saw the release of Sholay. Directed by Ramesh Sippy, the film had a slow start. In a now...

23 Aug 2015 12:55 PM IST

Cabbages & Kings: Tripping on good sense

Cabbages & Kings: Tripping on good sense

“You always say your favourite colour is greenI thought you meant the shades of trees and leavesNow bitter tears...

22 Aug 2015 6:17 AM IST