Podcast: Do India’s security agencies serve public interest or political agendas?
Josy Joseph, the author of ‘The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State’ explains how the executive uses agencies to target adversaries.

‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
Harsh Mander: Why Indian Muslims live apart
Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment