Bargaining with the devil.
As India prepares for renewed talks with Pakistan and with Maoist guerillas, an observer may wonder why the country’s track record in negotiations is so poor.
Rajeev Srinivasan
Homeland Security detains Shahrukh Khan
No, it’s just the Indian cult of the VIP The incident where Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was detained by authorities at Newark’s airport (and the ensuing b
Repealing Section 377
No, benign neglect led to less oppression anyway There is a tendency to use the West’s experiences as canonical and to measure Eastern experiences based on th
Indian Elections
No, the signals in this election do not compute The punters had given the BJP a fighting chance of winning these elections purely based on anti-incumbency and t
Endgame in Sri Lanka
Yes, terror will be replaced with reconciliation The news and the images coming out of Sri Lanka as I write this are horrendous: 100,000 Tamil civilians trapped
Pakistan in Peril
Yes, the ISI has gained strategic depth In early March, Sri Lankan cricketers were shot at, and injured, by a group of young men in Lahore. Meanwhile, the Pakis
The Impact of U.S. Protectionism
No, more outsourced jobs will be sent to India There is little doubt that certain “Buy American” provisions in the $787 billion stimulus bill signed into la
Satyam Fiasco Fallout
No, Satyam resulted from India’s weak governance There are a few axioms that we work with: we believe there is a certain level of integrity in those with whom
U.S. Election: Two Views from Abroad
No, desis should hedge their bets with Republicans The media and analysts in India are watching the U.S. elections keenly because of Barack Obama, and also beca
Thrice Betrayed
Maya Nand had the misfortune of being on the wrong side of history three times, and so he died—shackled, untreated for diabetes—in a prison cell in Arizona.
Olympic Machismo
Yes, medals show a nation has the will to excel I am always embarrassed by India’s wretched showing in the Olympics, which is a metaphor for the two things th
Activist Intentions
No, the boycott is a salve for liberal consciences The Olympic torch parade, complete with thuggish blue-track-suited Chinese secret police, was disrupted in va
