Should super-heroes work alone or should they be part of a team? I ask because the biggest movie of the last few months has been Marvel’s big-budget Avengers blockbuster. Despite early skepticism, Marvel has managed to make the team-up of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, the Hulk and the Black Widow work. [Read more]

From the time I was in my teens, I have always had a special affection for the north-east of India. In my case, my motives were entirely personal. I went out for several years with a girl from one of the north-eastern states. [Read more]

It’s that time again. The time when the next President of India will be elected and the lobbying, jostling and campaigning have begun. As of course, has the speculation about who will get the job. [Read more]

A new controversy is shaking the field of religious archaeology. In the 1980s, archaeologists claimed to have discovered the Jesus Family Tomb beneath a tower block in Jerusalem. Television documentaries were made on the Tomb but many Biblical scholars were openly sceptical. [Read more]

In part of the Pakistani media, and in some sections of Pakistani society, the Indian view of Pakistan is routinely caricatured. [Read more]