POWER POINT

Sachidananda Murthy on how India is prepping to host G20 leadership summit 2023

Main summit will be held in Delhi, while states will host minister-level summits

SCHIZO-NATION

Agnipath is a bum deal, says Anuja Chauhan

It is pretty clear that today’s regime holds its defence forces in cheap regard

SOUND BITE

Think America’s good first, says Anita Pratap

The US today is an anocracy

DE TOUR

Shobhaa De on Sheryl, Deepika and choices

Both ladies function under tremendous emotional, mental and physical pressure

LAST WORD

Navtej Sarna on importance of a few good men in US

Polarisation in the US did not start with Trump or January 6

BABY STEPS

Let’s talk, baby

WHEN I WAS writing my pregnancy and infant care book, I came across parents with

MANI-FESTO

Nupur Sharma, Salman Rushdie and religious sentiments

Secularism does not mean privileging any religion or denouncing all religion

Bitter Chocolate

Why Ghode Ko Jalebi Khilane Le Ja Riya Hoon challenges us intellectually

Bollywood could take a lesson from this unsupported, unabashed, un-fearing film

LAST WORD

Agnipath scheme: The hope and heartbreak of military aspirants

We need to uphold the ‘fauji’ spirit, writes Dutt

LAST WORD

The lessons we can learn from history

It is not history that has led to atrocities

PMO BEAT

Spokespersons in the old days had no face, name but only voice: R. Prasannan

Don't blame BJP spokespersons alone for the comments on the Prophet

Bibek Debroy on stolen idols and colonial loot

Thieves, smugglers, collectors, museums connive and operate smoothly

FORTHWRITE

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav will showcase our hidden heritage: Meenakshi Lekhi

Delhi has a rich pre-Mughal history, which has been shrouded in secrecy

Digital companies cannot afford to defy laws of the land, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

Necessity is the mother of invention. Regular instances of unlawful content

IVORY TOWER

Tough for Singapore to balance its relationship with China, India: Sanjaya Baru

It was just as well that Arvind Kejriwal was ticked off for his Singapore sling.

LAST WORD

Big Ben and plucky Perera

The World Cup this year was like fantasy cricket. Many nerve-jangling matches

EVERYONE IS A CAMERA

Here is to healthy conversation

A couple of weeks back, I was in Thiruvananthapuram to attend a few meetings.

LAST WORD

A wonk no more

The Pew Research Center did an analysis in January 2017 of president-elect Donald

CANDID TALK

Make the impeachment process apolitical

Recently, 64 members of Parliament and seven recently retired MPs from seven

TRACK CHANGE

An open letter to the sports minister

Dear Shri Rathore, Congratulations for a successful showing at the Commonwealth

SEN-SIBILITY

The Spirit of Jaipur Art Summit

Jaipur Summit proves that some of the best art works can be viewed outside metropolis

MINDSCAPE

Blanking out in the digital age

Data files are read by software and the speed at which things are changing

MYSTIC EYE

Disability should not take away inner joy, writes Sadhguru

Today, we do not refer to people as 'handicapped'. We are beginning to call them special children or...

GENERAL'S JOTTINGS

A national security strategy is overdue

All recognised great powers like the United States, Russia and China have well articulated national...

ARUGULA GUY

Creating a new normal

All good things must come to an end, they say, and this one is the last piece that I would be doing for...

ART TO HEART

Thanks, thanks and ever thanks

I know that I want to see an India where every child grows up exposed to our performing arts and has...

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

Whose India is it?

That’s it,” said one of the academics at the table as the seminar at Wellesley College ended. “Time to...

RACKET SCIENCE

Parting shot

Time always seems to be of great paucity for me. I do not remember how and when my childhood went by. I...

LAST WORD

The power of the written word

It has been close to eight years since I began writing in THE WEEK. Month after month, writing the...

GRAND SLAM

A life dedicated to tennis

The game of tennis is the fulcrum around which my life has revolved ever since I was a little girl. I...

BLINK

An eye on screen time

Eye strain caused by digital screens, called computer vision syndrome by doctors, has dramatically...

HAWK EYE

Expect more shocks in Punjab

Any serious observer of terror attacks on Indian soil over the past 25 years can see the Pakistani deep...

WORLD WATCH

Bear unchained

With Russia opting to take the plunge in Syria, the US and its allies could be forced to change their...

LAST WORD

March of the greens

Having worked as a publisher of Inside Outside magazine for many years in the 80s, I am well aware that...

ART TO HEART

Dependence, our greatest strength

It is so hard to believe how nine years have just flown by. As they rightly say, all good things must...

CHEF'S CHOICE

Serve, with a smile

Hotels and airlines have been major partners in the hospitality industry for long. It is the food and...

LAST WORD

Farewell, fair friend

We deeply mourn our friend Praful Bidwai, a renowned columnist, who passed away in Amsterdam last week....

LAST WORD

'Bond'ing with the best

One of the places I have been meaning to visit for many years is Landour, a small cantonment in the...

RAPID FIRE

To even the odds

Much has been said and written about Delhi’s sickeningly-high air pollution levels and the...

FREEWHEELING

Booming Bengal beckons

On January 8 and 9, Kolkata will host the Bengal Global Business Summit, an annual event. West Bengal...

LAST WORD

I want day-night Tests in India

When I sit down to write this piece, the Test match in Adelaide between Australia and New Zealand has...