Res Gestae

RK Puram is a determinedly down-market neighborhood in southwest Delhi. It is chockablock with government colonies for middle-level bureauc...

High on Aspirations, Low on Talent Let me just say it straight out. The Delhi protests against the shocking rape of a young woman in...

Bunny recently outsmarted a smartphone. We’d heard of smartphones. Like we’d heard of flying saucers, and of the giant Hadron collider w...

PM Manmohan Singh tells HT that never before have so many steps been taken in such a short time to bring in transparency. Here’s the full...

Bangladesh and Our Foreign Policy Elitism http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/09/15/india-journal-bangladesh-and-our-foreign-policy-el...

Obama Has No Time for India US President Barack Obama has sent a huge message to India. He visited every major country in Asia: Indonesia, S...

George Bush, Indian Hero At a recent event in the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi , I found myself with my arm around his waist and his arm a...

TOP ARTICLE The Decency Option Election Result Is Key Step in India’s Political Evolution 21 May 2009, 0010 hrs IST, RAJIV DESAI On Sunday, ...

Confusion Has Made its Masterpiece A burgeoning middle class, a slowing economy, a creeping intolerance, a terrorist challenge, and a growi...

The Way Things Are Going… When the Congress Party came to power nearly three years ago, middle class hearts were gladdened. Having suppo...

Comrades Sent Packing "Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last." (Martin Luther King). Prakash Karat c...