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March 2013

The Price of Power

Naveen Jindal’s mounting struggles to keep profit seperate from politics

Mehboob Jeelani


The Apparatus

How to do Empire Right?

Dream Girl

  • The Lede

    • Arts / The Lede A dancer rehearses with the Noida Deaf Society Manas Roshan
    • Business / The Lede China’s first faltering steps towards building trade links with Uzbekistan Raffaello Pantucci
    • Film / The Lede A former actor remembers his fleeting encounter with fame Jai Arjun Singh
    • Crime / The Lede Colombia's natural resources are under threat-so are the people trying to protect them Alexandre Marchand, Clothilde Le Coz
    • Technology / The Lede The eccentric dreams of the aviation-obsessed Armaan Mullick Alkazi
  • Perspectives

    • Politics / Commentary Despite a rousing reception for its new vice president, the Congress party's message remains vague to voters Zoya Hasan
    • Policy / Commentary Why public policy in India would benefit if states were in competition with one another Milan Vaishnav
    • Caste / Commentary The unlikely history of our greatest delusion Achal Prabhala
    • Law / Commentary what interpreters of the Indian Constitution can learn from the late legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin Suhrith Parthasarthy
  • Reporting & Essays

    • Business / Profile Naveen Jindal’s mounting struggles to keep profit seperate from politics Mehboob Jeelani
    • Conflict / Reportage Laying bare the State’s terrifying impunity in Kashmir Sanjay Kak
    • Politics / Photo Essay Ninety years after the March on Rome, fans and worshippers are still drawn to Mussolini’s hometown to commemorate his ideology Simone Donati
  • Books

    • History / Books A layered yet selective history of the West in Afghanistan Manan Ahmed Asif
    • Literature / Books The Bangladeshi literary gaint Humayun Ahmed ought to be read in India and particularly in Assam Aruni Kashyap
    • Politics / Books What did Ashoka, Shah Jahan and the Buddha mean to modern India's founding fathers? Karuna Mantena
  • Editor's Corner

    • Conflict / editor's pick Editor’s Pick Rahul Gupta
  • Arts

    • Film / Profile Why Bollywood aspirants chase Shanoo Sharma Taran N Khan
    • Arts / Essay The first major museum show of photography from the region commonly called the Middle East deals mostly with predictable themes, but often reveals fresh techniques and insights Janice Pariat
  • Fiction & Poetry

    • Manaku of Guler Sharmistha Mohanty
    • Three Poems: Meeting The Lemming, Garlands, The Removal Men Ruth Padel
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