'Rebellion will not disappear even if Maoism does'

Sudeep Chakravarti's Avenue of Kings is an angry book. On the surface, this sequel to his first novel Tin Fish might read like an adult's juvenile rant. But beneath the surface, the book is a rare......

India's foreign policy running aground

The world knows Henry Kissinger as a grey eminence of international diplomacy. He tirelessly lobbies for American interests abroad. Last week in Delhi he augmented his fame. Kissinger waded into......

Preventing America's Nightmare

Part I:America Must Re-discover IndiaAbout one year before 9/11, I brainstormed with some Indian and American scholars about commissioning a major study on the Taliban movement, its history and......

Vajpayee arrives in Goa for a holiday

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee arrived at Dabolim Airport near Panaji in Goa on Sunday for a four-day holiday. Governor Kidar Nath Sahani, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and his Cabinet......

Sahara, ICICI Bank eye Parsvnath's prime land in Delhi

Real estate major Parsvnath Developers may soon be able to reduce a significant chunk of its debt, thanks to certain corporate giants showing interest in buying a prime piece of property it owns in......

Money can buy you love

It's that time of the year again! Whether you are smitten by the love bug or bitten by the matrimony mosquito, the brand mongers are all set to pull hard at your purse strings.Everyone from Pepsi......

Taylor Swift, Beyonce win big at MTV awards

Singer Taylor Swift won the Best Female Video award at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sunday. The 19-year-old songtress won the Best Female Video award for You Belong With Me.......

The Indian soap opera that's taken Brazil by storm

As I go to the embassy and open my e-mail, there are the normal clutch of commercial news letters, trade enquiries, complaints about visa or passport services, invitations for events and so on.......