Asia
1984 and the Specter of Narendra Modi
The thought of Gujarat being replicated on an all-India scale is beyond imagination. Yet the ‘what about 1984’ argument is not only on morally thin...
The War in Syria and Media Games
The Syrian opposition is not perfect by a long shot. Many of them are disorganized, and a few of them are no better than...
Don’t Blame the Mullah for My Veil
My veil gives me a confidence I didn’t find earlier in my being. It defines me; it gives me my sense of a dignified...
Supreme Court Judgment Galvanizes India’s Steel Frame
By Rohit Bansal
A landmark judgment by the Supreme Court Thursday, coming as it did on Sardar Patel’s 138th birthday, is what the doctor ordered...
While on Facebook, You Never Face a Book
How a little social networking website has come to completely rule our existence
By Abida Rahmani
What is in a name? You may call a rose...