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Why Do Indians Like Mukesh Ambani So Much?
The Ambani Effect: Antilia, the newly unveiled world’s most expensive home valued at US$ 1 billion, is inciting great controversy in a city where more than half the pop... ...read more
Better Stoves Could Save Lives in India — and perhaps save the Planet
In this week’s international editions of Newsweek, I have a story about cook stoves. Hundred of millions of people in India cook their food – and heat their homes &#... ...read more
Will Cameron’s new ‘special relationship’ with India replace the UK’s old one with the US?
David Cameron, the British Prime Minister, is in India this week and he has brought along with him the biggest group of British Cabinet ministers (six of them in total, includin... ...read moreWhy India is Embracing Burma’s Junta
The leader of Myanmar’s repressive military junta, General Than Shwe, is in India this week for his fourth state visit. I have a story in this week’s issue of Newswe... ...read moreWeak Monsoon Not Yet A Worry Says Ag Minister
This story sounds like wishful thinking to me. Last year, a deficient monsoon led to the worst droughts in 30 years and high food inflation. Another bad year would be a big setb... ...read morePeace in the Valley: Faced with Civil Unrest in Kashmir, Singh Needs to Sing A New Tune — Or Else
In the latest international edition of Newsweek, I have a piece arguing that the recent civil unrest in Kashmir — which has resulted in more than 16 civilian deaths and se... ...read moreAnother Bhopal Tragedy: The Failure of Investigative Reporting in India
Ever since the Bhopal verdicts were announced last month, the Indian press has spilled gallons of ink and filled hours of air time on just one issue: why Warren Anderson, the Am... ...read moreYes, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime is Broken, But India Isn’t to Blame
I want to just call your attention to a comment I made in response to Russ Wellen’s popular post on this site, entitled “Would You Trust a Country That Named Its Fir... ...read moreSex Swami Out of the Slammer
For those of you who have been breathlessly awaiting updates on Swami Nityananda, the infamous “Sex Swami,” I am sorry to be late in reporting this news: the guru of... ...read morePilot Error Seen As Likely Cause of Mangalore Crash
A report in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal says that Indian investigators have made a preliminary conclusion that the crash of the Air India Express flight from Dubai at ... ...read moreFollow Us
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