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The tide of US-led globalisation was spreading outward in 1991. Now, it is shrinking inward. It may have made sense in 1991 to use trade as the...
After the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) foreign ministers’ meeting on May 26, the general perception is likely to be that the grouping has...
The first three decades after Independence were marked by an extraordinary burst of building. Driven by imperatives of urbanisation,...
If you are privileged enough in Delhi, then chances are the name Saidulajab means the Garden of Five Senses to you. Delhi government tourism...
Only two Indian women have ever been elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy with more than 400 years of...
If you are a sensitive soul standing at the ramparts of Fatehpur Sikri, you will notice something strange in the howling winds rising from the arid...
In certain special forces operations, like a commando raid, a small team moves ahead of everyone else. Two, sometimes three soldiers. Their mission is...
India’s urban centres already account for the majority of its economic output and are projected to generate more than 70% of new employment...
It’s that time of the year. Airfares compete with mercury in soaring higher and higher. I end up spending my summers, year after year, checking...
Amongst the happiest memories of my childhood is devouring fish fingers and chicken sandwiches at the Gymkhana Club. My sister Shobha would take me...
“You don’t think the country is fundamentally broken. You don’t think the model of the country is broken. You just think it’s been let down by...
The recent deaths of several young women under suspicious circumstances in the homes of their in-laws, seemingly motivated by dowry demands, show that...
There are many ways to build character in life. Parents insist it is through waking up early in the morning. Schools vouch for 10 2 years of education...
Over the last few days, the Indian classical dance fraternity has voiced outrage over actor Ananya Pandey’s dance in the movie, Chand Mera Dil....
On a tiny island in the Baltic Sea, with the cool winds of the peaceful sea brushing against my face, I found myself thinking of home. Of Bengal. Of...