Maoist supreme commander Mupalla Laxman Rao, alias Ganapathi, responds to Open's questionnaire. An unabridged version of his written responses

Doing one thing and saying another is the signature tune of the Thackeray family. Take a look at young Aditya Thackeray’s record

When it comes to Naxal literature, the outsider’s gaze inevitably seems touristy and impatient. Turn to the accounts of insiders for the real thing

Between the Clinton and Obama visits, US perceptions of Indian security haven’t changed

The battle of a ghazal singer to rediscover himself and his art away from the spotlight

The Centre’s interlocutors lack what is needed for useful talks

Slightly built they may be, but you’d be a fool to take them lightly. Battle-hardened, fiercely committed to their cause and proud of the identity the movement gives them, the woman Maoists here are every bit as fierce as their male comrades.

Abdul Ahad Jan, who flung a shoe at J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, is believed to be like many other shoe-throwers—sane and honest.

What has New Delhi achieved in 60 rounds of talks with the Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM?

The new crop of young Kashmiris think nothing of facing teargas shells or bullets. With them around, New Delhi needs to be worried. Extremely so

CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…