Shashi Tharoor

The rise and decay of India's soft power

India has managed to build a powerful, culturally acceptable, image abroad over the last half-century. Is Prime Minister Narendra Modi inadvertently tearing that down?

India temple ruling is a litmus test for Indian society

India's Supreme Court ruling to allow women entry into a revered Hindu temple in Kerala is exposing the country's communal and political fault lines.

Bodies of 38 Indians seized by Daesh in 2014 recovered in Iraq

Iraqi and Indian officials say the bodies were found buried in mass graves near the village of Badush, northwest of Mosul. New Delhi had maintained for years that it believed the Indian workers were alive and it was trying to secure their release.

Ten years on, Jaipur Litfest is still a powerhouse

The Jaipur Literature Festival is one of the few places where you can challenge the greatest minds on earth, and get away with it.