In conversation with a historian who blames Winston Churchill for the three million deaths in the Bengal famine
05 January 2011As a hunter, Lakpat Singh Rawat does not like to be compared with Jim Corbett. But with three dozen kills in less than a decade, his presence in the hills of Garhwal is lethal for any man-eater with spots
23 December 2010After a long break, foreign arms purchases are firmly back on New Delhi’s agenda. But given the new trends dictating the country’s defence needs, indigenous R&D needs to buck up
09 December 2010There is hope that exposure of dodgy players will lead to a better market.
04 December 2010The story of Machli, the world’s most famous tigress, is nearing an end. A tribute
13 October 2010A history of everything you might have ever wanted to know about the countries of Central Asia
06 October 2010Based on the shaky premise that India is capable of catching up with China, this book will appeal to Indians if not the Chinese.
08 September 2010This entrepreneur began bullet proofing vehicles in the 1980s’ Punjab, but now finds that demand is getting stronger and stronger.
26 August 2010Ratan Tata retires in 2012 as Tata Group Chairman and a five-member panel is searching for his successor. A look at how they might choose and who it could be.
26 August 2010The world’s Most Wanted Man was not only sighted last in Pakistan, according to the WikiLeaks diaries, that country’s role in the turbulent region has been getting more and more alarming.
29 July 2010