India's miracle

An unlikely nation

Many predicted that the state of India would fail and that its races and religions would surely not hold together when the British left. But 60 years after independence, the country remains united and mostly democratic. Ramachandra Guha kicks off our special report with a look at the factors behind a miraculous success

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Moving on

From SUVs to battered buses and auto-rickshaws, Delhi's transport captures the divide between rich and poor. But its cheap, safe Metro system may level the field.

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Minority report

India's 150 million Muslims face poverty, illiteracy and attacks from the Hindu right, but their identity and traditions are inseparable from the rest of the country.

Growing pains

Behind India's astonishing growth rate lies an economy that can do the impossible, but fumbles the mundane.

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Fuelling the fire

Kalpana Sharma on India's looming energy crisis

Midnight's adults

Over 60 years, democracy in India has been challenged by poverty, violence and religious extremism. But against all the odds, it has survived.

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