Features

Cops as Exemplars

Jaideep Mazumdar

Thousands of slum children, underprivileged youngsters and senior citizens have been given a new direction in life by novel Kolkata Police projects.

Medicine’s not Enough to Save a Doctor’s Life

Sajeda Momin

A group in the UK is helping ethnic minority doctors fight against the prejudices and inequities they face.

‘It Works’, So It Must be True… You Wish

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why astrologers and their clients see truth and validity in astrology where none exists.

Indo China 1962

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A quick peek back into the past serves as a reminder of what China is capable of.

The Scientific Case against Astrology

Madhavankutty Pillai

Extensive tests, including one by India’s most famous astrophysicist, confirm that astrology is a hoax.

The Men the Government Sacrifices

Rahul Pandita

Sending ill-prepared soldiers to a territory they know nothing of to tackle Naxals is akin to the practice of throwing men into rivers as sacrifices to appease gods.

The Unstoppable RTI Maverick

Pallavi Polanki

Afroz Alam Sahil’s latest breakthrough can tell you all you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about the Batla House encounter.

Downsizing Manmohan

Dhirendra K. Jha

As the Sonia Gandhi chaired National Advisory Council resurfaces, India’s Prime Minister finds his policy formulation space suddenly cramped.

China’s War Plan

Suman Sharma

Classified military documents on China’s strategy for a limited war against India confirm our worst fears: China can take Arunachal in 48 hours. And we are in no hurry to do anything about it.