Features

“The Neo-Middle Class has to be supported”

PR Ramesh

As the architect of the Narendra Modi Government’s first Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke to our Managing Editor, PR Ramesh. Excerpts

Off my table, you damn Carnivore!

Lhendup G Bhutia

The rise of vegetarian terrorism

Renaissance on Raisina Hill

Sunaina Kumar

The Rashtrapati Bhavan is shedding its imperial attitude and opening its splendid doors to hoi polloi. On the eve of the second anniversary of the Pranab Mukherjee presidency, Open takes a tour of the House that is changing

Temptation Uncorked

Manu Remakant

Smart marketing has turned cider into a cool drink for a new generation. Toddy makers could learn a thing or two from this apple beverage’s success

“The Budget places a lot of emphasis on reviving the manufacturing sector”

Ullekh NP

Gita Gopinath, professor of economics at Harvard University, spoke to Open on the first Budget presented by the Narendra Modi government

Less bang more stuff

John Samuel Raja D

If the first Budget after a strong mandate is one for big ideas and agenda setting, how does Jaitley’s 2014 Budget compare with Pranab Mukherjee’s 2009 one?