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Citizen Modi and the trust deficit afflicting the Indian media today

Many explanations are offered for this deficit – some say it’s because the corporates who own the media also control content. But that’s not all.

Don’t be shocked at spies tracking your phone

The discovery of "stingray" devices in Washington is a reminder of how much data we're giving away. The press has been in a lather of...

On World Health Day – India’s politicians need to wake up and see the malnutrition crisis

Unfortunately and shockingly, health has not been in the forefront of political debate in India and hence has never been the govt's priority.

If only Modi had more Gadkaris, Goyals & Prabhus in his government

There is merit in defining clear mandates & appointing people with ability & energy. The Modi govt would’ve had a better record if it had stuck to this formula.

Chetan Bhagat to V.S. Naipaul: Why do male authors fail to create real women characters?

It’s an incredible disservice to women to continue to reduce them to blank canvasses waiting for male protagonists to paint them over.

In Karnataka, Deve Gowda asks a powerful question: ‘Is a regional party needed or not?’

The exhortation should matter for poll commentary as well, which is often little more than a discussion of the manoeuvres and counter-manoeuvres, the jibes and counter-jibes of different parties.

Booze, bombs and sweaty bootleggers: Drinking in Lahore is a strange experience

I don’t drink, so I’m writing these lines on behalf of friends who have narrated their experiences about drinking in Lahore.

How Akhilesh Yadav could change the SP’s Yadav-party image

The Samajwadi Party continues to be seen as a party of only Yadavs and Muslims, both communities that tend to alienate other voters.

The scourge of fake news reaffirms India’s need for a media council with teeth

No formal requirements exist for education or training in journalism despite the wide repercussions misdemeanours of unethical scribes can have on the society at large.

The new ‘babalog’ in Indian politics are gurus who want plum posts and perks

The godmen, always powerful in India, have moved from being shadowy Rasputin figures to the centre stage in an administration.

On Camera

Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar didn’t have a cabaret-classical split. It was about genre, style

Consider Asha Bhosle and Kishore Kumar’s duet ‘Chhod Do Aanchal’. The sequence was set in a flower garden, and the girl’s bashfulness was not even remotely relatable to a cabaret dancer.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.