- This week, newly elected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped down after only 49 days. PB Mehta argues that Indian politics has become a choice between plutocracy and paralysis, Ram Mishru questions whether this represents failure or strategy, and Vidya Subrahmaniam thinks that the third front in Indian politics has been an unfulfilled experiment.
- How India's strict tax laws are deterring investors.
- After a nine-year boycott, US ambassador to India Nancy Powell met Narendra Modi in Gujarat last week. Why did the US decide to reach out?
- India's interim budget has raised defence spending by 10%.
- One downside of successful conservation efforts: tiger attacks are on the rise in India.
- Tarun Tejpal, the former editor of Tehelka, has been charged with the rape and sexual assault of a junior colleague.
- This week, the Tamil Nadu Government made the decision to release seven Tamil militants convicted of assassinating former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. What this means for reasoned debate on the death penalty in India.
- Milan Vaishnav decodes the economic messages of India's main parties.
- A photo essay on the Yamuna river (nb. some images may be confronting to some readers.)
India links: Kejriwal, US outreach, defence budget, Rajiv Gandhi, tax law and more
Published 21 Feb 2014
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