Bangladesh

The “Second City of the Empire”

Swapan Dasgupta

In terms of its reputation as a business destination, West Bengal has climbed down a slippery slope

The No-Go Zones of Assam

Siddharth Singh

Behind the narrative of a rightwing government mistreating Muslims lies the reality of both indigenous Hindus and Muslims suffering at the hands of illegal immigrants

Bhakti as Resistance

Makarand R Paranjape

The aesthetics of Indian politics VIII

The Forgotten Victims of Partition

Swapan Dasgupta

A curious silence and denial

From Dictators to Democrats

Syed Badrul Ahsan

Zia-ul-Haq to Edward Heath, a journalist relives his meetings with power people

‘All writers are outsiders,’ says Tahmima Anam

Antara Raghavan

Tahmima Anam’s new novel moves away from her Bangladesh trilogy. She speaks to Antara Raghavan about chronicling the seductions and perils of the startup world

The Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Syed Badrul Ahsan

Despite being destroyed by the Pakistan army, perhaps he would have done better as a politician if not blinded by hubris

Bangladesh Satyagraha

Virendra Kapoor

A week-long satyagraha that the Jana Sangh, the BJP’s previous avatar, had launched in 1971 to demand official recognition for the yet-to-be-born Bangladesh

A Citizen of the Subcontinent

Ram Madhav

It's a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose centenary celebrations conclude today, that India and Bangladesh have forged a very close friendship