India, This Side An institute of Bodology to investigate the pastGanesh DevyThe Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
Economic Perspectives Long-standing debate on privatisation of state-run banks resurfacesC.P. Chandrasekhar
The bridge of dreams in AsiaOn a new book that provides a serious comparative study of India and China.
Nationalism gone berserkThe growing hubris-driven, illiberal, intolerant nationalism in India falsifies and glorifies the country's "Hindu" past. It is viscerally hostile to
Diplomacy, the inside storyBeyond Autonomy: Roots of India's Foreign Policy by A.K. Damodaran; Somaiya Publications, 2000; pages 246, Rs.350.
Selections from 2001I ONCE asked Indira Gandhi which book (not books) would she want to have with her if she were stranded on a desert island. Her answer is clearly etche
More equal than othersThe government's apparent intentions on the issue of dual citizenship make it clear that certain elite Non-Resident Indians are to be treated differen
Policing the metropolisesThe police in India's urban areas need to equip themselves in anticipation of even larger populations in the future.
Opening the sluice gatesA decision taken by the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement body relating to the indigenous content of automobiles and allied matters has se
War and other pursuitsCan terrorism be fought and defeated through war? Can raining bombs upon a country composed of predominantly innocent people prevent handfuls of despe
Order out of chaosOrder out of chaosQuiver by Javed Akhtar, poems and ghazals translated from Urdu by David Mathews, HarperCollins Publishers, India; pages 251, Rs.350.
Hindutva ireThe NCERT's censorship of history textbooks represents a Hindutva attack on the ideas of pluralism and tolerance.
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
