Wideangle

Just like Federer, you can never count Anand out

"Before he left for the Candidates, I just forced him off his computer and told him to play with our three-year-old son, Akhil", said his wife, Aruna.

Afghanistan's Guantanamo: Prison or "Taliban-making factory"?

Afghanistan’s maximum security prison, Bagram, where many remain detained despite Afghan authorities claims of innocence. The US remains firm: detainees are dangerous terrorists.

Free speech: Rahul, Modi, Kejriwal are worse than Shinde

Here's the really bad news: each of the prime ministerial aspirants in 2014 -- minor or major -- has a dismal record on free speech. A look at their history reveals a far grimmer truth than Shinde's misquotes.

Rahul and other 1984 apologists: The big lie of Cong's secularism

In his blundering fashion, Rahul has undone this silence that surrounds the complicity of the highest level of the party in the 1984 riots -- and exposed the secular pretensions who support his party.

AAP's recruitment drive marks triumph of Indian democracy

As everyone from farmers to corporate titans rush to join AAP, the party is expanding our impoverished notion of democracy. It is not merely for the people -- elect me and I will do what you want -- but of and by the people.

Nobel or not, here's why we should thank Malala's father

Thank you Ziauddin Yousafzai for your part in creating the miracle of Malala.

Raanjhanaa, RSS and Arundhati agree: Middle class women don't count

Left intellectuals, right-wingers, and Bollywood, each erase the selfhood of the middle class woman, using anti-elitism to deride and dismiss her.

The online backlash against #Lemp: Can Twitter ruin a restaurant?

An ugly incident at a Gurgaon brewpub sparked instant online outrage. Chef Manu Chandra and burrp COO Sandeep Das weigh in on the backlash.

Modi's messaging machine: How NaMo wins the PR war

Modi is the first truly modern politician who has created an echo chamber made up of twitterati, journalists, bloggers, official and unofficial pro-Modi groups, and the party apparatus.

The new IAS babu: Does he need to speak English?

The proposed UPSC requirement for English proficiency has sparked a political furore centred around regional language pride. And it misses both the changing demographics of UPSC applicants, and their aspirations.