Aresh Shirali
Let’s face it, market forces deserve a chance as agents of change
In an interview with Open, writer Martin Jacques sounds a wake-up call for India: engage China or prepare to endure its hegemony
The wave of protests in American cities has been variously panned as leaderless, rudderless, purposeless... but perhaps America is rediscovering the messy nature of democracy
Ideas do not count for much. You might hate this but you better lump it. For it really is the will of the people. Of those who count, not the ones we hear in TV studios. Not People Like Us
How China is using curiosity of the ‘Jasmine Revolution’ to spy electronically on democracy supporters—even in India
Cries for freedom are welcome, but will Islamist forces allow true democracy in the Arab world?
Photographers, artists and writers from across the world come together in this book to discuss the erosion of democracy and shrinking of freedom
If you expect youngsters in Parliament to rejuvenate Indian democracy, prepare for disappointment. Their record so far offers no inspiration.