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Memories of Another Visit

Rahul Pandita

Between the Clinton and Obama visits, US perceptions of Indian security haven’t changed

What to Expect When You are Expecting Obama

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Preparations for Barack Obama’s impending visit are in full swing, though shrouded in secrecy

Persecuted in Pakistan

Huma Imtiaz

Forced to flee by the Taliban, they remain haplessly homeless in a country where space for minorities has shrunk alarmingly

Love and Longing in China

Adam Matthews

For all its lack of democracy and muffling of dissidence, the People’s Republic seems to be doing just fine. The pride its youth display in their homeland could be the envy of regimes anywhere

A Script Gone Horribly Wrong

Jaideep Mazumdar

The story of land reforms and their fate is enough to explain the rise and fall of the Left in West Bengal

Man, Wife and Cinema Set

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Abbas and Pakhi Tyrewala on working together… and the lies they tell each other

Sania vs Saina

Akshay Sawai

Hate comparisons as much as you like but they are hard to resist. All the more so when it is about India’s two top lady racquet wielders.

Test Tube Tales from Far Afield

Avantika Bhuyan

Ageing couples with IVF babies are the toast of their villages. But the joy has not always lasted

On the fifth anniversary of India’s Right to Information Act, it’s time to ask: does it work? Judge from the story of one of India’s bravest RTI activists, Kheemaram, who has filed nearly 400 applications, shaken up his village and suffered a series of attacks and death threats