United colours of memory
Among the many memories of covering wars in Sri Lanka over a decade, here is one that endures and comes back each time there is a new crisis and clamour for Indian intervention.



The northern fault line
According the the NCAER's bi-annual survey just released, the confidence of Indian business is up quite dramatically, by around 15% in the last six months and a whopping 80% since its all-time low in June 1998.



Holding the baby
It is entirely characteristic of the times that a baby becomes an event. Aastha, deemed India's billionth baby by the country's establishment, might as well have been made of acrylic, going by the manner in which she was handled on Thursday.



Other headlines
None too neem-ble
Parallel truths
Designing a business