India

“I appeal to Comrade Ganapathi and Kishenji to let the peace talks go on”

Rahul Pandita

Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, appointed interlocutor by Home Minister P Chidambaram for talks with the CPI (Maoist), talks about developments after Azad’s death.

The Colonel Who Got Us Siachen

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

Colonel Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar secured India the world’s largest glacier without shedding a drop of blood. Twenty six years later, this legendary mountaineer-soldier is bestowed with the coveted MacGregor medal.

Yellow Card for Karat

Dhirendra K. Jha

How Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee blew his top at a Politburo meeting, and how Prakash Karat was served an unprecedented warning by his party.

The War is On

Rahul Pandita

With Azad’s killing, the Centre has lost a big opportunity for peace with Maoists.

India’s Demographic Tsunami

Sudeep Chakravarti

A think tank report warns that India is poised on the brink of anarchy, that we could hurtle very fast into an ungovernable mess. Worst case scenario? But highly plausible. The signs are all around us.

Light at Last

Jatin Gandhi

It has taken a while, but the Rohtang Tunnel project could alter everything, from defence to tourism—unless ecological degradation gets in the way.

To Skewer the Admission Skew

Haima Deshpande

Maharashtra is doing its utmost to unfairly favour its own state board students for college admissions. Stop this nonsense.

Operation Red Hunt

Jaideep Mazumdar

The despondent Left in West Bengal may be in for some real trouble real soon. The Congress and Trinamool are working towards an alliance to oust them from power in the state.

The Good, the Bad and the Difficult

Dhirendra K. Jha

The Congress’ bold new gameplan to win UP and Bihar polls involves setting up ‘third front’ alternatives to dominant regional parties in these states.

Fight the Good Bull Fight

Kabeer Sharma

To boost milk production, the common bull is threatened by a fate that should horrify anyone with a conscience. It’s time to protest against this cruel government policy.