It is India’s broken banking system that makes a Nirav Modi possible
Locomotif
An ageing memoirist returns to the saddest of love stories in The Only Story, the new novel by Julian Barnes
Cover Stories
It is necessary to privatise nationalised banks or at least bring down government shareholding to less than 50 per cent
The bling-bling brotherhood
It’s time for a wide range of reforms, with no option kept off the agenda, not even the privatisation of banks. Open takes a close look at what’s wrong and what can be done
ANGLE
WhatsApp’s inevitable takeover of digital payments in India should be a worry
A Passing Face
Azadeh Etebarian juxtaposes universally recognised Western characters with Eastern elements
Column
Will the BJP's performance in Tripura rub off on West Bengal?
Defence
Is the Rafale aircraft worth the financial and political cost?