Category: Commentary

The sublime joy of translations

(ATTN EDITORS: This is the last in a 10-part "Translating India" series where noted translators -- in articles written exclusively…

6 years ago

India’s Sri Lanka challenge

By Amit Dasgupta My wife and I recently visited Sri Lanka on a holiday with friends. For both of us,…

6 years ago

Weighty reading: Books which provide physical exercise too

By Vikas Datta Someone once quipped that the "universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle" and…

6 years ago

Hashimpura, Srebrenica and Rohingyas: Similar and so different

By Saeed Naqvi Incidents, similar in their chilling monstrosity, came to mind when I saw photographs of a row of…

6 years ago

For Modi, road to 2019 will be steeper

By Amulya Ganguli For the Bharatiya Janata Party's supporters, the growing belief that the party is no longer as favourably…

6 years ago

The emerging India-U.S. role reversal in world leadership

By Frank F. Islam For the last half of the 20th century, the United States was the world's beacon for…

6 years ago

Global macro: Key for Centre to boost Indian infrastructure

By Taponeel Mukherjee Current global macro-economic news has two key trends that stand out: Monetary policy tightening and fiscal policy…

6 years ago

Convergence of talents: Modi must join hands with Musk for a shot at Mars

By Rajendra Shende "A one-km auto rickshaw ride in Ahmedabad takes Rs 10 and India reached Mars at Rs 7…

6 years ago

Love profane and sacred – the message of romance from Urdu poetry

By Vikas Datta Another Valentines Day is on us, and will be enthusiastically observed by those who want against the…

6 years ago

India should tap EU, East Asia to overcome ‘late convergence stall’

By Amit Kapoor The usual brouhaha around the Budget strips the Economic Survey of the attention it deserves. The Survey…

6 years ago

Science writing: A neglected form of literature that needs focus

By Vikas Datta Along with philosophers, tax lawyers and computer programmers, scientists are perceived as speaking in a language which…

6 years ago

After reverses in Syria, Afghanistan, a quest for propaganda equaliser

By Saeed Naqvi Conspiracy theorists, who prove mostly right in the topsy turvy post-9/11 world, are these days busy switching…

6 years ago

In the footsteps of Hollywood, homoeroticism hits Bollywood

By Subhash K. Jha In the West it's Armie Hammer and Timothy Chalamet giving interviews as a couple for their…

6 years ago

With his Parliament speech, Modi undermined his own case

By Amulya Ganguli There are three aspects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in parliament -- which was probably his…

6 years ago

Why this journo no longer trusts international media

By Nury Vittachi This columnist no longer listens to the international media; luckily I still have the voices in my…

6 years ago

India’s insular dilemma in Maldives

By Admiral Arun Prakash (retd) One hopes that Indian diplomats and national-security managers are doing some serious soul-searching about how…

6 years ago

Long-awaited market correction finally in full swing

By Amit Kapoor & Chirag Yadav History has strange ways of repeating itself. The economic situation in the US and…

6 years ago

More equalising paradigm of Indian growth story vitally required

By Amit Kapoor About 82 per cent of the growth in global wealth accrued to the world's top one per…

6 years ago

Winds of Change: A message for Mr Modi from Diggi Palace

By Saket Suman In its 11-year journey, the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) has seen speakers using the platform to send…

6 years ago

The city of Stalin that defied and defeated the Nazis — myths and realities

By Vikas Datta When we happen to recall the Second World War's notable battles, the emphasis is more on those…

6 years ago



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