World

The Ticking Belly Bulge

Rahul Pandita

Dayalan was ten when he joined the LTTE’s suicide attack squad. His story, and of other underage soldiers like him, serves us a grim reminder of the depths the human condition can descend to. Even in this day

The Bell Tolls for Obama

David Lepeska

Just ten weeks in office, President Obama is facing monumental pressures and an agenda that seems to expand daily. As his policy dreams collide with the hard reality of government, attacks pour in

Republic of Divides

Basharat Peer

Rock music, English satire, mansions with private guards and big guns. Meanwhile, students work as shoeshine boys. And death threats are issued on FM radio. A journey into a country of contradictions

War and Pieces

Sudeep Chakravarti

Cricket crazed they may well be, but Sri Lankans live in a country at war with itself. If President Rajapaksa sees reason, enduring peace and an economic boom await India’s island neighbour