Features

A Hip-Flask Shot

Aresh Shirali

And the agonies of an addled market

Freedom from Babudom

Rahul Pandita

A technology platform introduced in Haryana is transforming the government’s interface with citizens. Can it be replicated elsewhere in India?

Bastar: Guns and Roads

Siddharth Singh

After nearly two decades of violence, Bastar now has a semblance of normalcy but this has more to do with individual choices than ideological leanings

Born Again in Borneo

Moinak Mitra

An Indian identity crisis in the eastern Malaysian province of Sabah

Open Skies and Closed Slots

Aresh Shirali

The trouble with Indian aviation

Meghalaya: The Depth of A Tragedy

Omkar Khandekar

They wait for a miracle to save the workers trapped in a coal mine in Meghalaya

Quota Correction

Ullekh NP

The BJP hopes offering reservations to economically weaker sections will help retain its core vote base, batter rival partnerships and tide over discontent ahead of the polls