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Doomsday Scenario

What makes Iran important for global crude oil markets is its geo-strategic location, not its volume of exports

Back to the Dynasty in UP

The Congress launched its bid for power in the state last year. But at Phulpur, instead of taking that campaign ahead, it has regressed to its old ways

The Madness in Her Method

A desperate Bengal ousted the Left, seeking ‘poribarton’. Six months on, Mamata Banerjee is as vocal as she was while lavishing poll promises, yet ‘change’ looks elusive as ever. So, what’s holding back poribarton?

History of Exposure

The National AIDS Control Organisation has recently claimed that syphilis is close to eradication in India. While that itself is contestable, the real shocker is what the US condoned in the name of syphilis research

India in the Time of Gandhi

Historian Ramachandra Guha has stirred up a controversy with his suggestion of a late 1940s collusion between the Left and Muslim communalists in Hyderabad, but the facts don’t justify his claim

An SUV Style Guide

What it takes to design an SUV: tens of thousands of sketches, 1,800 conversations noted on yellow Post-its, feedback from eight-year-olds, plus a trip to Kenya

The Death of Manmohanomics

Not so long ago, India’s emergence as a tiger economy was seen as a done deal. Today, double-digit growth looks a forlorn dream. What went wrong?

India’s Oil Sector Conundrum

If the Centre reduces taxes on petrol, it will have to raise them elsewhere, which will again fuel inflation

Gandhi Turf Awaits Priyanka

Despite denials from New Delhi, Congress workers in Amethi and Rae Bareli hope and prepare for Priyanka’s political debut

Fighting over the Prophet’s Birthday

Sunni Sufis have rejected Darul Uloom’s fatwa calling on Muslims to stop celebrating Prophet Muhammad’s birthday

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