The masala bonds to be traded on the LSE are a timely idea, but for these to acquire a reputation for safety, global investors would need to be assured of the rupee’s stability
Open has been consistent in writing about the ideas that shape the future and divide the present, and no idea concentrates the global mind as much as radical Islamism does today. Here we carry excerpts from the past pages of the magazine, and taken together, the following views by our first-rate contributors tell us that we haven’t travelled much from that horrifying day in January this year in Paris
Astute manipulation of the caste matrix and a savvy campaign led the Grand Alliance of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad to an epochal victory. The BJP underestimated the power of its opponent and fell victim to its own contradictions
There are plenty of initiatives that Modi can take to keep the economic reforms going even if Bihar makes a dent in his bid for a Rajya Sabha majority
A south Indian delicacy returns to its north Indian roots in an online avatar
S Prasannarajan • Bibek Debroy • PR Ramesh • Siddharth Singh • Ullekh NP • V Shoba • Lhendup G Bhutia •Aanchal Bansal • Sonali Acharjee • Haima Deshpande • Kumar Anshuman • Amay Hattangadi and Swanand Kelkar
How emigrants from Madhapar in Gujarat have made it one of Asia’s richest towns
The Prime Minister has heralded a less-hypocritical approach by the state to business and wealth creation