India

Thirsty State Pvt Ltd

Shahina KK

Kerala has 44 rivers and 300 cm of annual rainfall but is on its way to acute water scarcity. A government move to turn water over to the private sector promises to complicate the problem

Apply Lessons of 2002 to 1984

Ranjit Singh Gill

The efforts Civil Society has made to hold Modi accountable must reach back in time to Rajiv Gandhi

India’s Jumpy Jingoists

Amit Baruah

The perils of getting carried away with high-pitched rhetoric against China

The Child Soldiers of Manipur

Chinki Sinha

Underage ‘insurgents’: tales of coercion and courage

Orphans Before Birth

Aanchal Bansal

In a clumsy attempt to regulate India’s booming surrogacy market, the Government has put at risk the future of a large number of unborn babies in assisted reproduction clinics

Wrung and Hung Out to Dry

Anuradha Nagaraj

Victims of the Saradha scam may not have been educated and alert enough, but an entire system of governance has been caught napping

Navel Gazing Nation

Sandeep Bhushan

Taking one’s neighbours seriously is the first step for any country aspiring to a seat at the international high table

No Surprise, Money Still Counts in Karnataka

Anil Budur Lulla

Assembly poll candidates seem to be either freshly minted millionaires or those who have reported a massive increase in assets over the past five years

The Law That Saved a Billion Lives

Sudhir Krishnaswamy

A portrait of a fearless piece of Indian legislation that assures affordable medication to the world’s poor

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open on her battle for justice and why is it important to listen carefully to your child