Hype over China is greatly exaggeratedThere’s been fevered speculation of how China is poised to acquire strategic overseas assets and will soon “own the world”.
June 9, 2009
Modi and TiananmenTwenty years ago, almost to the day, the Communist Party of China bloodily crushed a largely peaceful nationwide uprising that very nearly toppled it from power.
June 5, 2009
A new face of Tamil belligerence?Back in the 1980s, residential rental advertisements in newspapers in New Delhi would frequently incorporate two words: “Madrasis preferred”.
May 26, 2009
A vote is precious, ask those who can’tIndia isn’t exactly a tinpot little African country, and, except in parts of our country where Maoists hold sway, you can vote freely or without risk of amputation.
May 12, 2009
The yellow perilLast week, as a hitherto-little-known flu virus manifested itself in Mexico and spread out to over 15 countries, it triggered fears of a global pandemic
May 8, 2009
Our schizoid view of our neighbourhoodTwo ongoing conflicts in India’s immediate neighbourhood — in Sri Lanka and Pakistan — are both close to a tipping point.
April 28, 2009
The kung fu clownWith his mindless, undemocratic pronouncements, Chan, the kung fu clown, has delivered a flying kick to the teeth of his own people who elevated him to international stardom.
April 24, 2009
Where has all the election fun gone?Politicians would come around asking for our votes every few years, trying every trick in the book.
April 14, 2009
China’s 2020 visionSome of these excessively triumphalist celebrations of China’s emergence are premature.
April 9, 2009
Shaky coalitions make good economicsAnother high-decibel election season is upon us, and going by the first samplings of hate speeches by upstart politicians, it promises to be as rambunctious a campaign as any.
March 31, 2009
How about jobs for girls in finance?One of the less analysed aspects of the current global financial meltdown is the gender dimension as a contributory factor to the mess.
March 17, 2009
Everybody loves a crisisPopular response to the global economic meltdown has resembled nothing so much as the excited squawk of a brood of headless chicken staggering aimlessly around a coop.
March 13, 2009
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