O Panneerselvam: From Night Watchman to Captain

Pinarayi Vijayan: A Marxist in the Marketplace

Pinarayi Vijayan chants a new development mantra—and brooks no distraction. The Kerala Chief Minister in conversation with Open

Arvind Kejriwal: The Reckoning

Spying, splurge, nepotism and more from the secret core of the Kejriwal regime

The Lady Vanquishes

Liberating Jayalalithaa from the image trap

AAP: The Pornography of Power

How AAP has vacated the space it once owned as a moral alternative to politics-as-usual

Jharkhand: Turning Dreams into Reality

IAS: The House Slaves of India

Why IAS officers refuse to win a cricket match against a chief minister

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed: A Life In Full

The late bloomer Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (1936–2016) leaves behind a legacy of reconciliation. Make use of it

The Return of Rage

Discontent in Kashmir deepens as the PDP-BJP government loses its way

Kerala’s Dog-Culling Order

The count of dogbite cases has gone up from 1,600 in 2014 to 40,000 in just the past eight months, with most victims being joggers and minors