Topic: Surjit Bhalla

Why the era of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll is about to go global

As prosperity becomes the global norm, expect a sea change in social values. 'Survival' values are waning and 'self-expression' values are gaining.

India improves its world image with a currency symbol

India's new currency symbol puts rupee in the money

India approved a new currency symbol after a nationwide contest this year to find a new way to represent the rupee.

India's farmers struggle without crucial monsoon rains

Average rainfall dropped 29 percent from June to mid-August – prime planting season for India's 234 million farmers. It's the worst monsoon season in years –though an increasingly diverse economy will ease the overall impact.

India's new antipoverty measure: national ID card

The card's introduction, one of the largest IT projects in the world, will eliminate a patchwork of local IDs and is meant to improve the delivery of social services to the poor.

India's jobs plan goes nationwide

Last week, India's government expanded its ambitious program to provide 100 days of minimum-wage employment per year to millions of poor rural farmers.