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Madhavankutty Pillai

Madhavankutty Pillai has no specialisations whatsoever. He is among the last of the generalists. And also Open chief of bureau, Mumbai  

Track Record
Feature
The Cautious Indian Condition

The Government’s ₹6 lakh crore asset monetisation plan doesn’t push the envelope far enough

27 August 2021
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Columns
Private Companies Aren’t Governments

The problem with Facebook and YouTube banning the Taliban

20 August 2021
The Utility of Duty
Cover Stories
The Utility of Duty

Its virtues are self-evident but fundamental duties became part of India as fundamental rights were taken away and that was no coincidence

13 August 2021
Distress Call
Feature
Distress Call

As its promoter suggests a government takeover, the telecom company hurtles towards decline

06 August 2021
Columns
The No Rallying Point Syndrome

The curious fallout of the absence of Donald Trump on those who wanted to see him go

06 August 2021
The Game of a Lifetime
Feature
The Game of a Lifetime

Will the Olympics be a global superspreader of new variants or show the world a path away from the fear of Covid?

30 July 2021
A History of Turbulence
Columns
A History of Turbulence

India’s most successful investor enters an ultra risky sector by planning an ultra low-cost airline

30 July 2021
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Columns
The Trouble with Gangster Flicks

Beholden to the idea of the good criminal, they only offer clichés

23 July 2021
Feature
Good Riddance for the Second Time

Six years after it was struck down, the draconian Section 66A finally makes a reluctant exit

16 July 2021
Holidaying in the Heavens
Special
Holidaying in the Heavens

Besides Bezos and Branson, there is the third billionaire—Elon Musk—who has the grandest vision of all, of starting a colony on Mars

16 July 2021

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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