Features

Relocation Rumpus

Jay Mazoomdaar

Barring a few exceptions, the mandate and money meant to free the country’s finest tiger forests of human settlements is going waste in the absence of practical, transparent and sensitive groundwork.

After the US Meltdown, a Eurozone Crisis

arindam

It’s not a bloodbath yet, but the signs on Dalal Street don’t make for happy reading. In just a month, the gains made by Indian stockmarkets have been grievously eroded.

India This Week

arindam

Ghost Terrorist, Done in by Friends; Woman Power Drives DMK in Delhi; Ground The Scaremongers: It’s About Time; Time to put the UPA House in Order

The Hidden Dal

Ninad D. Sheth

Under the mesmerising beauty that is this lake in the heart of Kashmir, there is much that can unsettle you. You just have to dip a little under the serenity of the surface.

Highway to Miseries

Jaideep Mazumdar

Manipur today is a state under siege, its economy battered. And the current economic blockade by Nagas of NH 39, the state’s lifeline, is pushing its citizens on the verge of starvation.

Those whom Naxals Kill

Jaideep Mazumdar

While the country bellyaches about the Naxal menace, who speaks for the poverty-stricken victims out there in the wilderness?

India’s Home Minister is getting it from all sides. If the Maoist menace is not a headache enough, he’s got critics on his back, angry colleagues, and even jealous vibes within the Congress to fend off.

Britain’s New Coalition

Venkata Vemuri

Conservatives and Liberal Democrats are to share power with David Cameron as PM and Nick Clegg as his deputy. This experiment could nudge electoral reforms along that democrats worldwide would be watching.

Backward Intervention

Alam Srinivas

The Supreme Court’s decision on the Ambani brothers’ gas fight represents a pyrrhic victory for Mukesh, a loss for Anil and a big win for politicians harking back to the Licence Raj.