POWER POINT

Sensitive ministers, bureaucrats needed to hear job hunters' woes: Sachidananda Murthy

Apart from his own scholarship, the long years in the United Nations, government of

MANI-FESTO

Modi contracted out AfPak policy for political gains in UP: Mani Shankar Aiyar

A gaping hole has opened in the northwest of our subcontinent with India having

PMO BEAT

Forget two misses, grab this third chance to woo Pashtuns, writes R. Prasannan

Do you still get the books of Olaf Caroe, C.E. Yate and Frank Martin in Delhi?”—a

SOUND BITE

That laugh could cost Germany's Armin Laschet the top job, writes Anita Pratap

That laugh could cost him the top job. Armin Laschet was in the lead to win the

Bitter Chocolate

Swara Bhasker on how being seen constantly by a lens affects one's sense of self

Focus… sound rolling… camera rolling… action!” Words ‘on camera’ actors live with

LAST WORD

Yogi Adityanath remains unhinged and untouched, writes Barkha Dutt

In a week when Narendra Modi and Amit Shah abruptly replaced the chief minister in

SCHIZO-NATION

Why are we vilifying Gurnam Singh Chaduni, asks Anuja Chauhan

I love the name this new traders' party from Punjab has given itself—Bhartiya Arthik

DE TOUR

Humble Neha Dhupia didn’t allow pregnancy to put brakes on her work: Shobhaa De

By the time you read this, mother/actor (in that order), Neha Dhupia may have

LAST WORD

Education policy-makers should not forget digital divide: Shashi Tharoor

Some readers may recall a story from last year’s lockdown that is seared into my

Parliament should be representative, not elitist: Bibek Debroy

Surveys come up with apparently inconsistent conclusions, because the sample, or

FORTHWRITE

Empowerment, growth for all: India moving towards cooperativism, says Meenakshi Lekhi

The celebrations that flagged off the 75th year of independence were unlike the ones

LAST WORD

Navtej Sarna writes on the many moods of Krishna Menon

Aldwych Street sits like an old-fashioned geometry D on London’s Strand. Down this

BABY STEPS

Let the baby’s body be

When a friend had her baby, her help used to squeeze the newborn’s nipples while

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...