'Then what is left for us'

BB cream and the skin regime

Korean beauty products are all the rage. They’ve invaded the west and are setting the tone, whether it is pure and flawless or glass skin. In South Korea, apparently, that is the key to paradise.

A failure of political intent

The world is anyone's oyster

The world order is in flux with the US led by an erratic ignoramus, the EU fighting for survival, Russia back to its Cold War games and China marching ahead with grand imperialistic designs.

'Then what is left for us'

Unviable prices, debt and a crop of misery.

'There's nothing called freedom of expression'

M. S. Sathyu talks about his films, the constraints on artistes and the many clashes with authority.

Notes from a world gone by

Yasir Abbasi’s collection of articles on the film industry in Urdu magazine archives provides a fascinating insight into both the movie world and film journalism.

A mirror to each other

The night of fire and death

The blowout and fire in Nagaram village is more than four years old but it changed the lives of survivors in ways they could not have imagined.

Mudra: Promise and reality

No jobs wave, and the makings of a banking crisis.

Choking the corals

An exotic seaweed, a livelihoods programme, and the threat to the Gulf of Mannar.

How to find enemies and influence people

Your adversary can be your strongest ally if only you can show the real depths of his capacity for evil.

The Mahua story

Modern times and an iconic brew.

China's belt loses its charm

The world’s biggest ever infrastructure initiative is attracting increasing flak but its author, China, seems undeterred by the controversy.

The importance of being Baloch

Balochistan is Pakistan’s most restive province For India it is a constant temptation. While military intervention is off the table there are opportunities to neutralise Pakistan's terror threat.

The complex business of predicting a flood

It happens every year during the monsoon but there’s precious little planning for the kind of deluge that hit Kerala.

The unknown Indian

No one knew of Sanjay Pradhan’s death. He was just one of the millions who traverse the country, working where they can, building a nation and dying alone.