Opinion & Edits

No easy way out

The consequences for India of Af-Pak under ‘good’ Taliban need US attention

A self-serving debate

The lead editorial in the latest issue of CPM mouthpiece People’s Democracy took on BJP’s PM candidate L.K. Advani for challenging Prime Minister Manmohan Singh…..

Both sides now

Obama has a rare moment of bipartisan backing for his foreign policy — but is that a good thing?

Barack takes London

Whatever challenges he faces,at least Europe still hearts Obama

Maa behenji insults

Also,American TV just doesn’t have the colourful imagination of our TV news

The virtuoso militant

Terrorist acts in Mumbai and Lahore have scrambled the rules of international conflict

Dealing with the hidden hunger of our children

Coomi Kapoor | Blog Bytes

A recent article in the New York Times by Somini Sengupta points out that despite galloping economic growth in India,we have one of the worst malnutrition rates in the world.

Maternal politics

The Mayawati-Maneka faceoff touches on the eternal dilemma of powerful women

The way we are

A lawyer appointed to defend Ajmal Amir Kasab shouldn’t have his or her patriotism,etc called into question. S/he is only discharging a professional duty…..

More fireworks

North Korea goes ahead with a controversial and threatening rocket launch

Queuing even to leave

Mamata’s siren promise: change,but not too much

Welcoming Obama’s Nuke Initiative

C. Raja Mohan | Raja-Mandala

The Rahul Gandhi Gamble

During the first general election of 1952,a candidate of the Rama Rajya Parishad who was standing against Pandit Nehru asked him….

Why India is turning to populism

Not being an expert in etymology,I do not know how the word ‘populism’ originated. However,keen observers of and participants….

Pity the poor Indian voter

Hindutva martial music blared against a backdrop of angry saffron as the aged Iron Man sat amid his ageing comrades and tried to look young and vital….

A Hindi film that hits you hard

Gulaal is an extraordinary and overpowering film. I watched it a fortnight ago,and I watched it again ten days ago…..

Elephantine problem

Mayawati’s penchant for setting up parks has,ironically,not found favour with environmentalists and naturalists…..

Reflections on ballot

In 1977,I was younger,fitter and better capable of voting.

Now there are twenty

After London,chances of the Great Recession becoming a Great Depression recede