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India's miracle
Sixty years since India’s independence, we report on the success of a country many predicted would fail – and one which remains an unnatural nation and an unlikely democracy.
Glossy façades can’t hide an Indian spring
From Jammu Kashmir to Maharashtra, in a land of empty advertising slogans and fantastic wealth that barely conceals vast poverty, you can see the first signs of a popular new uprising.
India's assault on democracy
In response to a series of corruption scandals, the country's citizens are mounting a revolution for dictatorship.
Arrest of activist sparks protests across India
This is not the first time that the Indian government has come down hard on an anti-corruption campaigner.
Letter from Bangalore — Temples to innovation
Part Las Vegas and part 1990s Silicon Valley, hi-tech hubs are fuelling India’s growth. But is the country’s most impressive industry improving the lives of people outside its gilded gates?
Gurus of the marketplace
A new religiosity has given voice to the fight against cronyism, led by a preacher with his own Scottish island. But don’t assume that self-interest and materialism are limited to the political classes.
Arundhati Roy — “Every day, one is insulted in India”
After winning the Booker Prize in 1997, Arundhati Roy could have been a “pretty lady who wrote a book”. Instead, she took up a host of political causes . . . and fell out with her country’s elite.
Indian sisters are doing it for themselves
Since the rise of the Gandhis, political influence in India has been hereditary. But while parliament is packed with the children of the powerful, outsiders are emerging. And they’re all women.
Forget Bollywood or cricket, what does it really mean to be Indian?
What Britain can learn from the subcontinent about multiculturalism.
Mumbai bomb blasts: in pictures
Three explosions have killed 21 people and injured 113, in the biggest attack on the city since the 2008 assault.
Toreador of the Test match
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s “Little Master”, carries the hopes of a nation on his shoulders each time he walks out to bat.
In praise of Arundhati Roy
Indians should be proud of the country’s most outspoken activist-novelist.
Being untouchable no longer
Increasingly powerful voices in India are calling for a true end to discrimination based on caste.
Want to know why liberals/lefties feel so let down by Obama? Here’s why
The US president fails to stand up to ignorance and bigotry – again!
Indian state plans ordinance against attacks on journalists
Move to protect reporters follows recent attacks on Indian journalists
India sets deadline for BlackBerry ban
Government in Delhi threatens to block Blackberry email and messaging services if access not given to security agencies
UK and India collaborate to focus on low carbon growth
Minister calls for 'fresh approach' to tackling poverty and global warming.
LSE and NSE sign agreement to evaluate joint business opportunities
Cameron claims another business victory on tour of India as stock exchanges sign letter of intent
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