Guest Column: Media A new phase of censorship creep in IndiaN. RamA proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
The misuse of scienceThe claim of researchers at Kolkata's Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science of a potential new cancer cure is scientifically dubious and b
The cyber crime challengeComputer users, as well as the police, need to brace themselves to counter the new threat posed by cyber criminals. And international cooperation is e
The addictions of drug companiesA new report on the activities of a multinational drug company reiterates the problems with enforcing patent rights in an increasingly concentrated in
Lessons half-learntTo deal with the situation of excess food stocks, the domestic demand for food needs to be increased. One option is to link food demands with wage pay
Emergencies in emerging marketsThe crisis in Argentina highlights not just how insecure emerging markets are, but also how dubious and fleeting the advantages are of obeying the dic
Trust betrayedIt is futile to pretend that the Finance Ministry was unaware of the UTI's disastrous funds investment; it must accept responsibility for this big blo
Botching up the Naga ceasefireDeplorable doublespeak on the ceasefire extension has precipitated a crisis of confidence in Manipur, raising troubling issues of identity.
A question of timingIn the case of Air-India and VSNL, it looks like a case of changing the guard while displaying the silver.
The limits of the 'Third Way'The Labour Party's electoral victory highlights the unravelling of Margaret Thatcher's 'Conservative Revolution', but it also underscores the need for
The U.S. slowdown and IndiaThere is no reason for India to fear the worst from a U.S. slowdown. But it would be foolish to be complacent about the likely future implications of
The dilemma of planningInstead of making out a case for caution in stepping up the pace of liberalisation, the Tenth Plan Approach document tries to redefine the Planning Co
The GMO debateAre genetically modified seeds the solution to the problems of poverty and environmental degradation across the world?
SlideshowOut at seaThe month-long fishing trips of migrant fishermen at Veraval port in Gujarat are the stuff of adventure, endurance, and life lessons.
