A section of the political class may not accept it but mounting radical resentment within the Indian Muslim community is a reality
For the masses to be mobilised, the violence must be seen as justified. That means choosing the ‘lowest common denominator’
Bibek Debroy has completed a ten-volume translation of the Mahabharata in English. Inside the mind of an economist with a difference whose daytime job nowadays is the restructuring of Indian Railways and duties as a permanent member of the recently formed NITI Aayog
The online responses of Indian Muslims to the Paris massacre should serve as a wake-up call
And an unmistakable message from the deep recesses of French history
Reforms get a pan-Indian boost with the proposed revamp of the moribund Indian postal service
1Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has fallen on the point of his pen, following the fate of his own ill-fated characters. What can we do to bring him back?
Afflicted by an inert organisation, absent leadership and ideological confusion, Congress needs to forge a revival plan before it’s too late
The newly appointed vice-chairman of the NITI Aayog is a scholar with patriotic zeal
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Open’s Managing Editor PR Ramesh and shared his ideas on reviving the Indian economy. Edited excerpts: