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David Cameron pays respect but over-plays his hand in India

David Cameron, Britain’s prime minister, has ended his rather over-done public relations blitz in.....

Rahul Gandhi’s inevitable and incredible appointment as Congress No 2

There was an inevitability and incredibility about the announcement last night that Rahul Gandhi has.....

Gang rape case reveals the real India, and the glimmers of change

DELHI: Friends abroad have emailed me in the past few days horrified that India could be such a crue.....

Narendra Modi challenges the Gandhis’ Idea of India

It is beginning to look as if the next general election could turn into a battle over the “idea of I.....

Pakistan minister fuels a bad relationship with India

NEW DELHI: “I cannot understand the time, energy and cost spent in maintaining a bad relationship”, .....

In India the place that matters this week is Gujarat

There has been a lot of heat and tension in India’s parliament over past week as the government has .....

Did India betray democracy in Burma?

The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi flew into India this week, her first visit for almost.....

Mikhail Saakashvili’s Smash Hits: 10 choice Caucasian cuts from the recent past of Georgia

Our writer, a Georgian citizen, scours YouTube for post-Soviet video gold

Why Republican governor of New Jersey Chris Christie is President Obama's new best friend

President Obama was out on the campaign trail yesterday with his new friend, Governor Chris Chris.....

Burmese Shadows - a glimpse behind the Bamboo Curtain

Thierry Falise's new book of photographs is testament to a thrilling and varied career on the front line of Burmese history.

Burmese Shadows - a glimpse behind the Bamboo Curtain

ONE of the first things that strikes you as you work your way through photojournalist Thierry Falise.....

Corruption gossip floods India but change will be slow

India loves tamashas and Delhi loves political gossip, and both forms of entertainment have been in .....

China telecoms pose risks to Indian defences 50 years after Himalayan victory

There has been a stream of articles in India’s newspapers over the past week marking the 50th annive.....

The French press, the profit motive and the law

Is freedom of expression an absolute right? I've been wrestling with this over the last few days,.....

Can journalists ever be trusted to keep a secret?

Dart-playing Telegraph correspondent has been banned from the British social club in Islamabad - in case he reports the off-hand gossip of diplomats

India retasilIndian government responds to critics with symbolic reforms

Stung by increasingly sharp criticism at home and abroad, the Indian government today announced a ra.....

India “is looking sticky” as the system crumbles

It is tempting to think that India is heading towards some form of implosion. The parliament didn’t.....
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