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How an Assamese engineer quit his job to become a ‘plant doctor’ and help farmers

Ashish Kundra's 'A Resurgent Northeast' looks at the transformations sweeping across the region in the last decade.

Under Ashoka, Chandragupta, India accounted for 32% of the world’s GDP

This period saw the expansion of agriculture, the growth of population and settlement sizes, craft specialization, the emergence of writing and a surge of internal and external trade.

SH Raza’s art was rooted in Hindu metaphysics. It was complimentary to his faith not binary

In the Hundredth Year, Ashok Vajpeyi delves into Sayed Haider Raza's art and his learning from India and France.

Under Mao, CCP made tall promises to women in China but none found place in 1956 Politburo

A century of invasion, war and political instability had left Chinese society in disarray. Disease was rife, and healthcare all but non-existent.

Kashmir netas were always expendable. BJP’s Article 370 move simply removed layer of pretence

In 'A Dismantled State', Anuradha Bhasin explores the untold story of Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.

Bipin Rawat refused favours to relatives and his wife. He also called golf a PR exercise

In Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform, Rachna Bisht Rawat tells us about the Army Chief's personality, his personal life and the principles he stood by.

36 all out — The day India’s lowest Test total stopped being associated with Gavaskar

We’d all witnessed collapses before, but this was different. There were no plays and misses. Only edges and catches.

Yali—mythical sculptures guarding Hindu, Buddhist temples in India

Yalis were considered divine vehicles for deities, and were used to signify heroism and the elemental forces of nature, tamed in stone.

Should the office of Governor be removed? Bad idea to give CM more executive power

In 'Heads Held High', authors say it is more promising to reform the Governor's office than doing away with it.

Anil Ambani to Vijay Mallya—How India’s 4 top businessmen lost fortune, fame

In 'Unfinished Business', Nandini Vijayaraghavan chronicles the lives of India's top business leaders to highlight the country's corporate trajectory.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.