Parliament

Congress: From Here to Where?

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Devoid of ideas and dismissive of its own legacy, the Congress, its social base fast eroding, faces its biggest leadership crisis

Parliament: Reapers of Chaos

Ullekh NP

Open lists a few parliamentarians who could take a tip or two from Nehru to revive Indian Parliament as an effective instrument of democracy—and to save the country from the brink of economic and political disaster

Varanasi: A pause in eternity

Kumar Anshuman

A year in the life of Varanasi, the prime ministerial constituency

INTO THE UNKNOWN

James Astill

Labour or Tory, the 7 May election poses a big threat to the United Kingdom. JAMES ASTILL takes a train ride with Prime Minister David Cameron to gauge the mood of a politically broken Britain

Four Holidays

Madhavankutty Pillai

The world is made up of leaders who get to choose a break and followers who don’t

No Harm, Cry a Little More

S Prasannarajan

It is cool to be a leader with a dash of emotionalism. There are occasions when shedding tears—or holding them back—in front of television cameras is the right thing to do.