Delhi
The scandal of rubbish disposal worldwide
Food and fashion are the chief culprits, with too much organic waste going to landfill, and 10-15 per cent of new clothing routinely incinerated as ‘deadstock’
New tactics are needed for the wars of the future
The strategic bankruptcy of the West has twice so far this century demanded that our brave soldiers risk their bodies…
The scandalous swamp of Indian politics
Picture India in 1991. You need to make several trips to Delhi and wait three years to import a computer.…
Portrait of the week
Home David Cameron, having continued talks through the night in Brussels, announced that he had achieved a ‘special status’ for…
The history of India in 50 personalities
The idea of using objects — salt, cod, nutmeg, silk — to turn history lessons into something popular and accessible…
British colonialism is once again under attack in Aatish Taseer’s sprawling Indian epic
Early in the second section of Aatish Taseer’s The Way Things Were we are presented with a striking description of…
Lawlessness, corruption, poverty and pollution: the city where we're all headed
India’s vast polluted capital, where brutality, corruption and ruthless self-seeking are endemic, could be the blueprint of the future, says Peter Parker
