Rahul Jacob

The contrast of a virus as agile as something out of a myth and government edicts that seem slow-footed is a worldwide phenomenon

Cromwell insists the rules of families' self-quarantining apply to everyone

By the time the debris of this economic earthquake settles, it may have buried the progress India has made since 1991

Strong social networks got India through the calamity of demonetisation. By not giving migrant workers enough time to get home, the govt has likely deprived them of this

India's rate of testing is so tiny at roughly 10 per million that the real numbers of those infected are likely much higher than the current official tally

Menon explains to Rahul Jacob why viruses are "a given of humankind" and why wearing masks as protection is ineffective for most people

The joy that Paes brought to a tennis court was at its most infectious in mixed doubles

There will be loud acclamations of two great democracies coming together, but think also of Qayoom and Kashmir before discussing whether "millions" Trump expects to greet him will help re-elect him

Lessons from New Zealand about mobilising to prevent an environment going up in flames around us and combatting the feral Whatsapp politics of hatred are in many ways Gandhian - and global

The NRC process promises to be nightmarish and test India's under-staffed bureaucracy to the fullest

If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy

Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are sometimes unfathomable

Rahul Jacob visits Sri Lanka once more. Why he can't get enough of the warmly welcoming country

Shahi Exports MD, Harish Ahuja tells Business Standard the government needs a free trade agreement with Europe fast to ensure a level-playing field with Bangladesh and Vietnam

Bowing to the mainland's public opinion and deploying troops could spark a financial panic in Hong Kong that would send China into a deep recession and lead to the collapse of some of its banks

Daswatte tells it is time to radically rethink zoning laws and heighten protection for water bodies to save our cities

The prospect of being trapped on the roads among the city's hardened commuters has a damaging effect on my erratic work ethic; I elect to do the bare minimum

O'Brien has tried to fill the breach left by the near demise of the Left parties and the ongoing crisis in the Congress

China is now a $13-trillion economy and India's GDP is at $2.8 trillion, but who's counting?

Even before this campaign of non-stop abuse and majoritarian flag-waving, Indian elections scarcely ever mentioned reforms