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World

The Maoist Mood

So long as Nepal cannot attain political stability without them, the landlocked country’s Maoists have the strongest hand to play. What might Prachanda’s next move look like?
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World

Lost in Translation

Peace in Nepal, or merely the absence of war, continues at the pleasure of the Maoists. For how long will this carry on?
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World

War and Pieces

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

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Cover Stories

The Yearnings of the Northeast

The region wants in. It must be heard and understood
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Cover Stories

Biren Singh: The Mahabharat Man Returns

BJP’s delivery optics and total politics trumped the game. Biren Singh now has a second chance to deliver on the promises of peace, infrastructure, connectivity, prosperity and accountability
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Books

The Legend of Sharmila

And the dynamics of Manipur

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Voices

Pursuit of Democracy by Dare

Expect the CPM to flex its strong arm with impunity in the run-up to the Assembly polls in West Bengal, and political thuggery at its crassest
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Voices

The Sin of Binayak Sen

The sentencing of Binayak Sen by the Raipur Sessions Court is a measure of the Chhattisgarh government’s desperation to finesse its record of human rights violations
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Art & Culture

Goa’s Reigning Mafiosi

There is no mistaking Russian muscle in this tourist heaven, but the presiding bad guys are decidedly Goan
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Voices

Desperately Seeking Consensus

After fifteen failed attempts at electing a Prime Minister, the question in Nepal now is whether it can maintain its cohesion