POWER POINT

Sachidananda Murthy on how parties pick their CM candidate

The Aam Aadmi Party added more spice to the Punjab elections by choosing a phone-in

MANI-FESTO

When Rajiv went to Punjab, 6 months after Indira was killed: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Seeing Prime Minister Narendra Modi stuck on a flyover for 20 minutes and the

PMO BEAT

India got a BrahMos order from Philippines. Is Vietnam next, asks R. Prasannan

Writing about Delhi’s crazy cocktail circuit once, I described an arty-farty party

Bitter Chocolate

Culture of silence on intimacy affects how kids learn about sex: Swara Bhasker

As young girls growing up in 1990s India, ‘consent’ was not a term that was part of

FORTHWRITE

Separate party politics and the prime minister: Meenakshi Lekhi

The case of a security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab

DE TOUR

What India should learn from Djokovic visa row: Shobhaa De

Irony piled on irony. The ‘Djoker’ had the last laugh as the Federal Circuit Court

SCHIZO-NATION

Did PM, president discuss genocide call against 200 million Indians, asks Anuja Chauhan

Pardon me if the words “stuck on a flyover for over 15 minutes” do not fill me with

SOUND BITE

Randy Andy and other rogues in royal robes: Anita Pratap

In the 1980s, he was “insanely hot”. Girls swooned over him, boys envied him and the

How COVID triggered changes in India’s disaster management framework: Bibek Debroy

I know a politician who is petrified of air travel. He belongs to a social class in

LAST WORD

To fight ‘gentlemanly’ Omicron, we need to reimagine COVID protocols: Barkha Dutt

The Omicron third wave is officially here. The bad news is that the virus is more

LAST WORD

High time for a global pandemic treaty, writes Shashi Tharoor

The global spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has everyone reacting

BABY STEPS

Picking the right mattress for your baby

LAST WEEK, A FRIEND from the US called saying that her mother was not happy with the

LAST WORD

The land of the five rivers is on the verge of desertification, says Navtej Sarna

Arvind Kejriwal was recently interviewed by three anchors on a discussion platform

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...