development

Two sets of numbers on development metrics bust the claims of the India growth story
Policy / Commentary
Two sets of numbers on development metrics bust the claims of the India growth story
Seema Chishti
Why has minority-dominated Mewat remained the most backward district of India, from UPA to NDA?
Policy / Commentary
Why has minority-dominated Mewat remained the most backward district of India, from UPA to NDA?
Nileena MS
Politics / Commentary The deepening fault lines between southern states and the Indian union Nilakantan RS
Economy / Books Amartya Sen reminds us of the concerns of the dispossessed majority Hartosh Singh Bal
Policy / Commentary The “two percent rule” that makes CSR mandatory for India’s largest companies could be an audacious move Jessica Seddon
History / Books The tangled histories that have shaped today’s great eastern metropolises Girish Shahane
Gorging Doreen Baingana
Environment / Books Two new books offer comprehensive critiques of current patterns of development and share encouraging stories about sustainable ecological methods Meera Subramaniam
Politics / Profile The rise of Narendra Modi Vinod K Jose
History / Commentary Sharada Dwivedi was indefatigable. With her death, the project to preserve Bombay’s fragile heritage will get tougher Chitrangada Choudhury
Politics / Commentary A 250-year-old nation long in thrall to one giant neighbour readies itself to play ball with another Deepak Adhikari
Politics / Commentary What’s in store for Mayawati Darshan Desai
Business / Reportage Following the voluminous stream of real estate SMS spam back to its source: the outskirts of India’s cities, where a dizzying new economy blows up on vacant lots by dusty roads. Samanth Subramaniam