Journalists small and mighty suffered the Emergency defiantly, then resisted and defeated plans to muzzle the press. We look towards their example in gathering dusk.

After reading Alok Mehta’s analysis of the dirt in the media, ‘keeping it clean’ seems impossible. But Mehta is no pessimist.

Tulips and tourists aren't enough. Kashmir still looks and feels 'occupied'.

Jayaprakash Narayan, who doesn't even find a mention in this book, provided a deeper insight into the future, writing in the early years of Independence, than Desai does today.

The value of this book lies in the first-person accounts of the frustrations and achievements of journalists unearthing facts in hostile circumstances.

The corrupt Indian democracy would do good to remember JP's ideals on his birth centenary

Perhaps the time has come for New Delhi to approach Musharraf as a possible ally in a joint war against religious terror.

Sheikh Abdullah had discussed independence with American diplomats. But he remained opposed to the idea of joining Pakistan.

To show their sincerity, New Delhi has to admit that the promise of granting J&K special status has not been honoured.

Propagating notions of a ‘soft state’ by the saffron hardliners is designed at altering Vajpayee’s moderacy.

Effective demolition, but one which fails to blame everyone

We will lose credibility if our Bal Thackerays promote suspicions about Muslim loyalty to India

As feared, nuclear parity has negated the Indian armed forces' superiority in conventional arms over Pakistan.

Thakur makes the dark history of India's leadership even darker

Nothing in its landscape suggests the ferment Assam is in. Yet resentment simmers.