×

Cover Story

The Afterlife of a Maoist

Sandeep Balakrishna

Saketh Rajan is a case study in how activists, academics and politicians were complicit in glorifying a violent insurgency

A District Reserve Guard patrol in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, March 16, 2025

From Bhopalpatnam To Boter

Siddharth Singh

Maoism finds itself on the verge of extinction after a series of strategic mistakes over more than a quarter century

| London Diary

Divinity as Destiny in Ancient India

S Prasannarajan

Divinity as Destiny in Ancient India
The Naxalbari uprising in its early days, West Bengal, 1967

Cover Story | Open Essay

The Death of a Delusion

The Maoist project has now failed twice since it began in Naxalbari in 1967

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an event marking the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, New Delhi, October 31, 2022

Cover Story | In Patel’s Footsteps

The Slayer of Maoism

Amit Shah’s feat of defeating the six-decade-long guerrilla movement makes him the natural inheritor of the first home minister’s legacy

An all-party delegation led by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor speaks to the media in Guyana, May 27, 2025

Features | Diplomacy

Shedding Victimhood

India’s diplomatic outreach signals a national consensus that Pakistan’s proxy war will invite punishment that includes the use of hard power

The border crossing between Belarus and Lithuania

Columns | Web Exclusive: Guest Column

A firsthand account of the shadow routes of illegal migration to Europe

People trafficking reaches alarming new heights as Europe’s eastern borders become human transit zones for illegal immigrants from South Asia and beyond

The Ropeway Revolution

Features | Dispatch

The Ropeway Revolution

Cable cars are transforming India’s urban skylines and connecting its far-flung areas, reports Moinak Mitra from Shimla and Pandoh

Goor Hardayal, an oracular shaman, conducts a divination session in a Kullu village

Books

Himalayan Wonder

Anu Malhotra finds a very contemporary story in the life and traditions of the shamans

The company is planning screenless devices driven by AI

Columns | Tech Talk

OpenAI Wants To Be Apple

The company is planning screenless devices driven by AI

Mr Tikku and the soul food of storytelling

Columns | The Soft Boil

Eating with Honour

Mr Tikku and the soul food of storytelling

logo Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price