Quickfire Why the Koh-i-Noor diamond represents empire It’s a lightning rod for resentment of colonial loot and a symbol of what the British took from India. By Soumya Bhattacharya
Books The attack on Salman Rushdie is an attack on a global community of writers and readers By Soumya Bhattacharya
World Delusion and denial: Why India’s tentative Covid-19 recovery is a false dawn By Soumya Bhattacharya
A human catastrophe: How India lost control of Covid-19 The Modi government’s complacency has been exposed by a ferocious second wave and a faltering vaccine roll-out. By Soumya Bhattacharya
Soumya Bhattacharya’s Diary: An emotional homecoming and one of India’s greatest Test wins After 12 months of time differences and video calls, I finally set eyes on my daughter as she emerges from Dehli… By Soumya Bhattacharya
Ramachandra Guha’s The Commonwealth of Cricket: a delightful sporting memoir Guha, one of India’s best-known historians and public intellectuals, is a bona fide cricket obsessive. By Soumya Bhattacharya
Soumya Bhattacharya’s Diary: India after lockdown, the shock of redundancy, and watching Arsenal Though Delhi is opening up again, it feels like a different city. The Indian capital seems to have mislaid its heart. By Soumya Bhattacharya
How should we mark the last hurrah for Sachin Tendulkar, India’s greatest sporting legend? Sachin Tendulkar is reported to have requested 500 tickets for friends and relatives for his final match before retirement. By Soumya Bhattacharya
When enough is enough Life in the teeming city is blighted by fear and anxiety. Even the latest Hindi blockbusters are pla By Soumya Bhattacharya
Mumbai massacre India has suffered what many are calling its 9/11. Here one of the country's leading journalists int By Soumya Bhattacharya