India

Withdrawal Anxiety

TR Vivek

On 26 February, Pranab Mukherjee is expected to start rolling back the fiscal stimulus. How exactly he does it will be under close watch.

A Nation without Hangmen

Haima Deshpande

India does not have a single active hangman today. Which should not be surprising; 300 prisoners are awaiting death.

Karat versus Yechury

Dhirendra K. Jha

Partners once, rivals now. There is a deep split within the CPM that threatens to surface if the party loses Bengal.

India This Week

arindam

Dynasty Politics Breaking JD-U Back; SP’s Golden Oldies; Civilian Dishonour?; Missing: Mark of a National Leader; Four Chief Ministers and a State

The Hunted

Pallavi Polanki

Even today, women are brutally assaulted and paraded naked for being ‘witches’. These victims from Deoghar and Ranchi districts bear telling witness.

India’s Ragtag Army

Ninad D. Sheth

It is low on money, officers, equipment and strategic vision. It just does not seem to have what it takes to fight a war—and win.

India’s Dubious Role in Copenhagen

Kobad Ghandy

The Government, says the author, needs to replace its self-righteous ‘development’ rhetoric with concrete action on the environment. For a start, it could reconsider the planned mining projects that will damage the environment on a gigantic scale.