The Times of India

The skills of Reliance Industries in \”managing\” the investment climate are legendary. Why, then, has it grossly mismanaged the political economy of its retail foray? Traditional agricultural markets have several layers of intermediaries, who prosper at the expense of the […]

Cricket should be for the masses, not the classes. After India\’s victory in the first Twenty20 World Cup, this version of cricket looks certain to oust Tests and one-day matches in popularity. A T20 match compresses thrills and spills into

Religion and history do not mix well. I shrug my shoulders at those opposing the Sethusamunda-ram canal because it will damage the remains of the bridge that Ram’s army used in the Ramayana. Now, i too oppose the canal, but

Indian films are going though a revolution. Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag , billed as blockbuster of the year, flopped. So did earlier big-budget films such as Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Salaam-e-Ishq . But high-quality small-budget movies have done well.

The CPM threatens to bring down the government. Its main objection is not to the Indo-US nuclear deal so much as the proposed strategic partnership with the US, whom it regards as an imperialist threat to India and the whole

Indian leftists are outraged by the way Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen has defended the nuclear deal with the US. The uproar has focused on Sen\’s description of critics of the nuclear deal as \’\’headless chickens.\’\’ Sen has

Indian leftists are outraged by the way Indian Ambassador to the US Ronen Sen has defended the nuclear deal with the US. The uproar has focused on Sen\’s description of critics of the nuclear deal as \’\’headless chickens.\’\’ Sen has

Even if the US converts the 123 agreement into law, no US supplier will look at India until it passes a liability protection law. Since the Congress-led coalition lacks a majority, it cannot pass any legislation without your support. By

The 60th anniversary of indepen-dence launched a thousand colum-ns on the achievements and failur-es of the last six decades. Some extolled our democracy and rise as an IT power. Others bemoaned the collapse of governance and appalling lack of basic

The sub-prime problem may not be a big deal in itself. But it\’s a symptom of a bigger problem in the real economy: the bursting of the US housing bubble… The US is not the only market with a housing