Articles by Vinay Lal

The Future of Indian Democracy

Vinay Lal says hope for the world's largest democracy goes well beyond party politics
Published on: 1/5/2007
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The not-so-noble prize

An economist won the Nobel Peace Prize, but Vinay Lal is waiting for the day when a peace activist wins the Nobel Prize in economics
Published on: 10/30/2006
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Mohammed Afzal and the spectral order of sacrifice

Vinay Lal examines the political forces that encircle the death penalty sentence for Afzal, convicted of criminal conspiracy in the 2001 Indian Parliament terrorist attack
Published on: 10/26/2006
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Gambling on Gandhi

While Gandhi's staying power is self-evident, Vinay Lal asks if we can truly understand his message of nonviolence
Published on: 10/10/2006
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Coca-Cola in India

Vinay Lal's historical take on the company's past lives
Published on: 9/1/2006
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The Karma of Coca-Cola

Vinay Lal takes on the cola that promises to keep its consumers feeling forever fresh
Published on: 9/1/2006
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Railroaded to Death: The China-Tibet Train

Vinay Lal takes on the development discourse that has dominated the conversation about this engineering feat
Published on: 8/10/2006
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When the Voiceless Find Voice: Mukhtaran Mai, the Conscience of Pakistan

Vinay Lal says the oppression of women is as much a modern business as it is a pre-modern way of thinking
Published on: 6/17/2005
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