Doppelgangers of wayward states
THERE was a time in the 1980s and 1990s, one can recall, when the official spokesmen for the Indian and Pakistani governments would cite Amnesty International’s reports to snipe at…
Since men have messed it up
EVER thought of an all-women cabinet, not 10 per cent among predominantly male ministers, but all of them women? Imagine one. A compelling reason for this obviously ambitious exercise is…
Rape and other ‘anti-India conspiracies’
If the Indian government wanted to become the laughing stock of the world, it couldn’t have done so more effectively than by banning the BBC documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ on Delhi’s…
Manufacturing Modi’s popularity
REVELATIONS of a secret app apparently used by Hindutva affiliates to inflate the BJP’s popularity or to intimidate political opponents reinforces the belief many hold that it is bluster more…
The Sino-India standoff
When the Indian army chief landed in Sikkim on June 29, he found the state and its people in a standoff with China. Over 300 Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims had…
Understanding India
Bharat Ganarajya, or the Republic of India, has land boundaries with six countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Nepal and Pakistan. Here’s an account of India’s relations with its neighbours. Bangladesh-India…
