From Outlook India, a special issue on Independence Day. A Tale of Two Indias: Twenty years of liberalization. Shashi Tharoor on India’s functioning anarchy. India conquers the world: Building family businesses through dogged opportunism is what has driven the expansion of Greater India. An interview with Angela Saini, author of Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking Over the World. India is indeed rising — so why are more than three-quarters of the country living on less than fifty cents a day? Parul Sehgal reviews The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India by Siddhartha Deb. A brand new map for India: Sanjeer Alam says demands for new states won’t stop because of the population boom. The Hawks of South Asia: The dream of a lasting peace between Pakistan and India can't happen unless their militaries get out of the way. Pakistan is in a free fall — and India should be worried. Mani Shankar on why Pakistan is not a failed state and how it can engage with India and set aside historic hostilities. Why my father hated India: Aatish Taseer, the son of an assassinated Pakistani leader, explains the history and hysteria behind a deadly relationship. The most dangerous place: Apoorva Shah on Pakistan’s past, Pakistan’s future. The world's most dangerous border: To reduce the risk of terror, the West must help defuse tension between India and Pakistan (and more). Martin W. Lewis on India’s second most dangerous border. Can India and Pakistan overcome decades of mistrust to save the crucial Indus Waters Treaty? Here is a photo of the India-Pakistan border from space. Why do India and Pakistan see America in such opposite ways? A review of Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven. A legal mandate for bigotry: Why the religious persecution of minorities in Pakistan is getting worse. A review of Playing with Fire: Pakistan at War with Itself by Pamela Constable.
