What if there is an India-Pakistan nuclear war?

In defence of baseball: It’s not puerile in comparison with cricket

James Astill

A remarkable baseball series clinched by the Washington Nationals points to an enduring sporting tradition and the transformation of America’s capital

Cover Stories

What if there is an India-Pakistan nuclear war?

Madhavankutty Pillai

A new study reveals what could trigger a nuclear war in the subcontinent and the horrors of the day after

Columns

Press Relations

Jayanta Ghosal

A media-friendly Amit Shah

Society

Bigg Boss Is a Small Picture of India

Kaveree Bamzai

Bigg Boss has been quite ahead of the curve in depicting minorities of all kinds

Columns

Who’s Afraid of Freedom?

S Prasannarajan

Three decades after 1989, the autocrat has become the sole choreographer of freedom

Column

The Quietest Diwali in 5 Years

Anil Dharker

Why not move Diwali to another month?

Columns

A Colourless Diwali

Virendra Kapoor

The wasteful expenditure on gifts is gone

Diplomacy

The American Interest

Sudeep Paul

He brought Washington to South Asia

Politics

Ride to Nowhere

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why free bus tickets for women won’t translate into decisive votes for Arvind Kejriwal

Essays

The Rot in JNU

Makarand R Paranjape

A nation united and a university divided

Features

The Jat Pivot

Nonica Datta

Haryana’s most politically organised community has shown that it remains central to any electoral mandate in the state

What if there is an India-Pakistan nuclear war?

STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

In defence of baseball: It’s not puerile in comparison with cricket

What if there is an India-Pakistan nuclear war?

Press Relations

Bigg Boss Is a Small Picture of India

Who’s Afraid of Freedom?

The Quietest Diwali in 5 Years

A Colourless Diwali

The American Interest

Ride to Nowhere

The Rot in JNU

The Jat Pivot

All Issues

CURRENT ISSUE

Open Minds 2025

Previous Issues

War on Iran

The Tragedy of Flight AI 171

Travel Issue 2025

In Patel’s Footsteps

The Fifth Column

The Modi doctrine on terror and war

Shock and Awe

Youth 2025

After Pahalgam: The courage of his conviction

Open

Regulars

Features

Salon

OPEN AVENUES

Subscribe

What if there is an India-Pakistan nuclear war?

STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

All Issues

CURRENT ISSUE

Open Minds 2025

Previous Issues

War on Iran

The Tragedy of Flight AI 171

Travel Issue 2025

In Patel’s Footsteps

The Fifth Column

The Modi doctrine on terror and war

Shock and Awe

Youth 2025

After Pahalgam: The courage of his conviction