World

In The City of Brotherly Love

Chinki Sinha

Philadelphia confirms a suspicion long held by many. Not much has changed in Black America

India’s Most Shocking Smuggling Racket

Hartosh Singh Bal

The arrest of Uzbek smuggler Olga Kozireva 12 years ago brought to light one of the most brazen illicit operations this country has ever seen. But those likely to get away are the government officials who were bribed with money and sex to look the other way

Awaiting Disaster

Ranbir Sidhu

The gloom of a country that faces yet another election without much hope for respite from its crisis

A Coup Made in India?

Mihir Srivastava

Despite reports of a sordid role played by India’s High Commissioner in the Maldives coup of 7 February, the Ministry of External Affairs retains ‘full confidence’ in its chargé d’affaires in Male

Resizing Osama bin Laden

Abhijnan Rej

On the first death anniversary of the world’s most wanted man this century, it is time we asked whether his menace was blown completely out of proportion

The Mind of a Self-Immolator

Lhendup G Bhutia

On 22 March, Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-year-old Tibetan, burnt himself to death in protest against Chinese oppression in Tibet. He had decided on it 10 days ago. What happened in between?

Refusing to Melt

Ritesh Uttamchandani

The struggles and consolations of India’s ice hockey team

The Moralist

Madhavankutty Pillai

Michael Sandel, whose Harvard course ‘Justice’ has a cult following, talks about philosophy and the building of good societies

Return to Libya

AJ Thomas

About a fortnight ago, the country celebrated the first anniversary of its revolution. An Indian professor, now back at his university there after a gap of ten months, is pleased to see his students who had turned into armed revolutionaries get back to their books again. His report