Podcast: Modi’s climate commitments at COP26 – ambitious or doable?
Environmentalist Sunita Narain deconstructs India at COP26, and the developed world’s hypocrisy on net zero emissions and climate finance.

Start the week with a film: ‘A Hard Day’ is a breathless, breathtaking thriller
In Jammu and Kashmir, unemployment crisis is pushing women into low-paying jobs
In Kolkata, a Jewish school centenary puts on the focus on the community’s rich legacy in the city
Ramachandra Guha: In battle against ‘Hindi imposition’, a war between two distinct visions of India
How the Valmiki Ramayana is almost an encyclopaedia of Indian civilisation
Why Modi’s volte face on Sunita Williams is newsworthy
‘I Am on the Hit List’: A lament for Gauri Lankesh, and a country that lost its way
How India’s capital-intensive growth is exacerbating income inequality
Colombia’s rapid switch to EVs is creating battery waste
‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’ review: A great cast and solid detailing elevate a familiar plot