Heroes of Nariman House

How about using the first column of 2009 to write about an experience that will spread hope, happiness and good thoughts?

Sadak aur sarkar

Kashmir confirms the trend: a mature Indian voter cares about governance

Modern India’s modern myths

It is my belief that the first column of a New Year should try to be cheerful no matter how bad the times.

Tackling terror effectively

Once the British Parliament was against a deadline. The Judiciary had said certain foreign terrorists could not be held in prison any longer...

Symbolic rejection

The Election Commission is certain to reject actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi’s request for a common election symbol...

Eyes, teeth and stars

Now you know. Or now you know assuming you have ever wondered whether CNN-IBN’s Devil’s Advocate cannot be a little easier on the eye.

A year for nimble thinking

The only thing to be sure about is that 2009 will matter

City of the year

How Mumbai became Bombay in 2008 and what it means for us

Rewind 2008

This year, perhaps more than others, the media was the message, the media was the massage...

To the ledger

Best laws are self-enforcing, they create incentives to comply

The placard wars

Well-directed public anger can enable radical change. Naïve protests are part of the rot

Clinton at State

As she prepares to take charge as America’s top diplomat, Hillary Clinton is expected to restore the State Department to its once privileged position

Offshoots of the Mumbai attacks

Terrorist attacks in Mumbai and rising tension between India and Pakistan dominated the print and electronic media...

Cops without borders

Investigating terrorist crimes may not be as simple as just setting up a new agency

The fiscal and the meta-fiscal

The government has announced a big fiscal stimulus package. In addition, RBI has taken further steps to reduce interest rates and raise liquidity in t

Less blame, more action

Before the urge to classify the Mumbai massacre as a systemic failure or a collective government failure becomes dominant, the PM must go back to basi

Prime but don’t pump

To get out of this crisis, government needs to ensure markets are strengthened

India and South Africa willing, 2009 could be the year of challengers

Australia's descent began in victory. It might seem a paradox but it is not unknown.

Blame it on the Left?

Not all stalled reform is due to the Left. UPA must find a consensus to move on

Let the politics begin

The opening session of Pakistan’s newly elected National Assembly has raised hopes and revived fears about the country’s...