Capitalism capitalises on human greed. That’s why it is called capitalism. China and India will not forgo development, as they still have a long way to go before ameliorating poverty, leave alone eradicating it
The (in)famous Darjeeling tea has made millionaires out of smart people who have worked their way up leaving thousands of tea workers as bonded, impoverished labourers Claudia Joshi Agra
Tiger tourism in core forests. So why are eminent tiger conservationists riding the lucrative bandwagon of commercial tourist lobbies? Akash Bisht Delhi
A place caught in a deadly ‘game of death’ can neither breathe as a better society nor as a collective nation. Today, I am neither a stone thrower, nor do I belong to any sect… Fahad Shah Srinagar
After three gruesome murders, the Mumbai cops have collected 1000-plus DNA samples, with devastating social consequences for the people caught on ‘suspicion’ without any direct evidence Gajanan Khergamker Mumbai