The Great Liberal Fallacy

The Angry Fabulist

In Prayaag Akbar’s first novel, a mother’s search for her daughter becomes a searing argument against power. The writer in conversation with Bhavya Dore

Fear at the Top

A new government means a new set of favourite bureaucrats. Who will stay on and who won’t?

Idea 5

Let there be light, always

Pallu, Pleat, Power

On the sari as a message of competence, maturity, professionalism and a new cosmopolitanism

Some Telephone Conversations

Inside the networks of lobbyists and power brokers that dictate how this country is run.

Pawar Politics in Play

Slow Pace of Fast Change

The Rahul-led Congress has been on a rollercoaster that could disorient anybody else. The young leader, however, retains his smile.

The Government Is Richer than It Thinks

Disinvestment has not turned out badly at all for the government. Will we see any more of the 159 profitable central PSUs getting listed any time soon?

Tugs at the Top

With renewed talk of a rift between Manmohan Singh and Pranab Mukherjee, Congress circles are abuzz with balance-of-power whispers.