Trump and Farage have fanned racist, anti-immigrant passions for their own short-term gain. The hateful currents coursing through their politics are part of the wider rise of white nationalism on both sides of the Atlantic
There are analyses that explain why the man ended up carrying his wife’s corpse for 12 km, but not on how the family could have been in a better place
China has recently allowed dads in Beijing up to 15 days of paternity leave. Surely our nationalist government will not allow itself to be beaten by our eastern rival on paternity leave?
Of Ingrid Bergman, John Gielgud said: “She speaks five languages and can’t act in any of them”
For every post in the central government from joint secretary onwards, there should an open competition
If India accepts this experiment as a permanent fixture, it will push Test cricket into the floodlit mode quicker than anyone expects.
The brutalising of Kashmir’s people is also reflected in a brutalisation of the security forces, a particularly disquieting development in a conflict where men in arms now largely represent the Indian State
After a long wait, Delhi is likely to launch a common mobility card in October. This pre-paid smart ticket will enable commuters to pay for their Metro and bus rides before they board the vehicle. If successful, the government will attach more services...
Some sporting duels are not just tests of athletic brilliance. They encapsulate something much larger, freighted with history and its great inequalities
There isn’t a democracy in the world where freedom of religion co-exists peacefully with anti-blasphemy laws. They are incompatible
Medal-winning talent is not available in plenty. It will take years of hard work, talent-spotting, and constant upgrading of coaching and effort by federations
Rio Olympics has been a welcome pause from the other race between contenders showing off their skills at deleting emails or denying visas. That marathon will enter its decisive stretch in September and we will return to our regular scheduled programming...
While a lot of talent is visible beyond big cities, what hasn’t changed dramatically enough is the attitude of most corporates and officials to Olympic sport
The Dalit anger in Gujarat and elsewhere is against the traditions that have weighed down the community over centuries
The time has also come for a serious look at the prospect of a single currency on the Indian subcontinent, which will have to follow a measure of harmonisation of macro-economic parameters such as pricing, if Pakistan and Bangladesh are not to be adversely...