Open Magazine - Top Stories

A Burning Winter
A Burning Winter
6 min read
Seasonal air pollution in Delhi cannot be reduced until stubble burning in Punjab is stopped
The Kathmandu Reset
7 min read
Months of diplomatic hesitation between Nepal and India make way for a political renewal
Courting Bharat: Is Sonia Gandhi’s story more than a memoir?
3 min read
The debate is destined to rage on: whether Sonia Gandhi’s work is an honest reckoning with the past or an attempt to restore the standing of the Nehru-Gandhi family and Congress for what is still to f ...
Breaking Free: Debt feels heavy but a clear strategy fixes the problem
2 min read
The Globetrotter: A Defiant Iran Spreads the War
3 min read
Why India Voted Against a UN Pause on the Death Penalty
5 min read
At the UN in New York on November 13, India defended the death penalty for the “rarest of rare” cases. Indian trial courts sentenced 128 people to death in 2025. No executions were recorded that year. ...
Who is Aaryavir Sehwag? Virender Sehwag’s Son Finishes U19 Asia Cup as Leading Run-Scorer With 361 Runs
5 min read
Aaryavir Sehwag made 58 against Pakistan in the final to complete a 361-run U19 Asia Cup. From a 297 for Delhi to a patient 160 for India, the 19-year-old opener is learning to carry cricket’s most re ...
Cage the Elephant’s new song is a loud prayer for simplicity
2 min read
Even as the band sounds exhausted, Make It Easy is a defiant and danceable take on survival
Lord of War: Why Some Films Have Unforgettable Openings
4 min read
With Nicolas Cage returning in the sequel, revisiting the original’s ingenious opening and other films that make their first few minutes count