Foreign Policy: The Elephant in the Room. A contrarian take on India. I don't entirely buy it, but it asks why India always seems to get good press in the West.
“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.” -Thomas Jefferson