The legal tussle between activists and the Centre over environmental clearances hides the red tape, delays and lack of transparency of existing regulations
Neither a Muslim vote bank nor a ‘freebie’ constituency could save the Aam Aadmi Party as it lost support across all social groups, ending a political experiment that failed to live up to its promise
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