India

His Master’s Mind

PR Ramesh

He is as feared and admired a politician as his mentor. His strategic skills and organisational acumen are as legendary as the controversies that swirl around him are never-ending. PR Ramesh embarks on a journey in search of the real Amit Shah, variously described as the man who holds the key to Narendra Modi’s conscience, a ruthless artist of realpolitik , the smartest spin doctor in town and the man nobody dares mess with. A definitive portrait

Editor’s Note: An Open Republic

S Prasannarajan

This special edition of Open is a celebration of arguments, and we have invited some of the brightest from the world of ideas to make the name of this magazine the abiding ideal of India.

Run of the Mill

Patrick French

India pays lip service to a 19th century European idea that is of little relevance today

Decolonisation of the Mind

Priyamvada Gopal

A question for Lord Macaulay’s children

The Unwelcome Mat

Shashi Tharoor

India can’t play out its soft power on the global stage if we continue with our restrictive visa policy

CBI to Probe Headless Body, CAG to Audit Topless Bar

Shekhar Gupta

How can the media help a society become more open when it shuts the door on facts?

Urgency of the Alternative

Ananya Vajpeyi

What does an AAP candidate say about Indian democracy?

Very Humdrum, Sir

Sunanda K Datta-Ray

The last Englishman could still be an Indian

An Open Republic

arindam

Patrick French • Shashi Tharoor • Shekhar Gupta • Priyamvada Gopal • Sunanda K Datta-Ray • Ananya Vajpeyi • Jug Suraiya • Tishani Doshi • Bennett Voyles • and others