Rocking the Subcontinent
Zither what? Metallica meets Mumbai. From “Bombay Death City,” writer Michael Edison Hayden’s dissection of the unlikely world…
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Should India Build a Beachfront Nuclear Power Plant?
The Debate: How to calculate, and engineer, for risks like this Last week, somewhere between two and eight…
Why 320 Million Indians Didn’t Notice When the Lights Went Out
Last week, the giant blackout in India – reportedly the largest in human history – furnished many of…
India, China, and the Importance of Storytelling
Katherine Boo's debut book “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” is a powerful story set in a Mumbai slum, and a reminder of how important stories about ordinary people can be.
Lessons From China and India’s Newspaper Boom
How the print media in China and India are succeeding — and what America's ailing journalism industry might learn from them.
Outsourcing an American Education
India is considering allowing Western universities to plant satellite campuses directly in the subcontinent's fertile soil.
Shining a Light on India’s Rural Poor
Solar lanterns are already making some headway in India's poorest areas, and a new study suggests they could be a bigger part of the effort to reduce fossil fuel use while improving lives.