Zia Haq reports on public policy, economy and agriculture. Particularly interested in development economics and growth theories.
Articles by Zia Haq
For filmmakers, the risk is worth taking
When it is not offering emotional sustenance to this country’s millions of captive audience, or making them sing and dance, then Bollywood must be stirring big controversies. Zia Haq finds out.
Updated on Feb 23, 2008 10:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq
Coming, fatwa against terrorism
According to a top cleric, Darul Uloom will for the first time declare acts of terrorism against religion, reports Zia Haq
'China forcing to flout wildlife laws'
A string of blogs from Tibet has accused Chinese local government officials of forcing Tibetans to wear their traditional clothes trimmed with proscribed animal products like tiger skin and otter fur, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 31, 2008 03:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Miles to go before he sleeps
Yakoob Rasool, husband of Bilkis Bano, survivor of Gujarat riots, feels reconciliation will come at a price, writes Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 26, 2008 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq
Dotcom Dreamer: Sabeer Bhatia
Hotmail founder Sabeer Bhatia may have often burnt his fingers, but with his latest venture, he has proved he still has a raging fire in his belly, writes Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 25, 2008 11:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq
Many men force sex on wives, says survey
Two of every five young married Indian women face unwanted sex frequently or occasionally, as per two major studies by the Population Council, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 06, 2008 11:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Many men force sex on wives, says survey
Studies show marriage does not necessarily make sex safe, voluntary or pleasurable for young Indian women, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 05, 2008 03:39 AM IST
None | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Through a lens, darkly
National Geographic says art historian Benoy K Behl helped shed academic light on the 1,500-year-old murals of the Ajanta, inside dreary man-made caves carved out of a basaltic rock mass, writes Zia Haq.
Updated on Jan 04, 2008 08:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq
What are you getting home from Dilli Heart?
Dilli Haat is an essential stop for the foreign tourist. The Japanese have done a garba here and the Germans bhangra. Nevertheless, it is as much an eye-opener for the domestic tourist. Zia Haq tells us.Special: I Love Delhi
Intangibles money can't buy
At 70, India's oldest art gallery, Dhoomimal, stands tall like a guardian angel, reports Zia Haq.
Photography Capital, no less
In the hurly-burly of Delhi’s art world, photography has moved several ranks from its kitschy moorings to the exalted status of fine art, writes Zia Haq.
‘Go easy on drinking, shopping’
The Delhi Catholic Diocese feels Christmas has been subjected to “crass commercialisation” with over-the-top festivities and too much extravagance that can lead one away from the “real significance of Christ’s birth”, reports Zia Haq.
A Little Baghdad in Delhi
Deep inside Kishangarh -- an outlying area off Vasant Kunj -- a rundown locality is slowly turning into a little Baghdad, reports Zia Haq.
45 tree species in India almost extinct
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has put 45 tree species across India on its “Red List of Threatened Plant Species 2007” as being “critically endangered”, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Dec 15, 2007 03:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Indo-Pak battle over Pashmina
A new thread has been added to the Indo-Pak tussle over a patent for Pashmina, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Jun 07, 2012 05:17 PM IST
None | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Banned Shahtoosh back in business in the Valley
Wildlife conservationists say banned shahtoosh shawls have made a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Nov 26, 2007 03:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
‘Indian companies are not green enough’
For all its roaring success, India Inc has fared poorly in the country's first-ever green survey, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Nov 17, 2007 03:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Marriages, now, are made in Malaysia
Indians sold out on “destination weddings” are flying out to fancy Southeast Asia locales to get married, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Nov 03, 2007 03:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Expats court experts to juggle Indian culture
Western executives on first-time postings in India are increasingly opting for “cross-cultural training classes” to make their learning curve less steep, reports Zia Haq.
Global jobs for Indian legal eagles
A league of top six coveted law firms in London, are now vying for the best recruits from India, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Oct 07, 2007 04:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Sanskrit moves from pundits to people
A growing number of students, professionals and even housewives across the country are rediscovering the magic of the language, reports Zia Haq. Read on...
Updated on Sep 22, 2007 01:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Sanskrit has 2.5-lakh takers and counting
Thirty-two Muslim youths recently came up to the head of Kashmir University’s Sanskrit department, S Razdan, requesting her to help them learn Sanskrit. Zia Haq tells us more...
Booster shot for anti-polio drive
The Oral Polio Vaccine, considered haram by members of the Muslim community across UP has been declared halal by a top Saudi cleric, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Sep 15, 2007 04:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Cynthia Moss: Elephant queen
Cynthia Moss has ensured Amboseli remains one of the few havens for elephants and she their guardian angel
Published on Feb 19, 2006 02:57 AM IST
None | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Satanic Doodles
Sikandar, a 35-year-old St Stephen?s alumnus who prides himself on his secular views, carefully times his weekly Friday visit to the Jama Masjid to miss the Shahi Imam?s speech.
Published on Feb 12, 2006 02:07 AM IST
None | Zia Haq and Mayank Tewari, New Delhi
Haj stampede toll 44
Saudi officials on Friday said 44 Indian pilgrims were among those killed in the Mina stampede. Interior Ministry spokesman General Mansoor Al-torky said of the total 336 dead, 203 had been identified and India had the highest number of deaths.
Published on Jan 14, 2006 07:34 PM IST
None | Zia Haq, Mecca
Pulpit call from Haj - Stay away from terror
On the last day of their Haj pilgrimage, around 25 lakh Muslims vowed to steer clear of fanaticism.
Published on Jan 14, 2006 07:26 PM IST
None | Zia Haq, Arafat/mina
Haj crush- First person | And death lay in wait
TEN MINUTES was all it took for the stampede in Mina to leave behind a mountain of bodies, mostly of pilgrims from South Asia.
Published on Jan 14, 2006 11:26 AM IST
PTI | Zia Haq, Mecca
And death lay in wait
TEN MINUTES was all it took for the stampede in Mina to leave behind a mountain of bodies, mostly of pilgrims from South Asia. When I first set out for the Jamarat bridge around 5 a.m. to stone the devil's pillars, just minutes away from the media guesthouse, there was no sign of what lay ahead. Everything seemed normal. One could see two distinct flows of human traffic on the bridge:
Published on Jan 14, 2006 01:31 AM IST
None | Zia Haq, Mecca
44 Indians killed in Haj stampede
Saudi officials on Friday said 44 Indian pilgrims were among those killed in the Mina stampede.
Updated on Jan 14, 2006 04:50 AM IST
None | Zia Haq, Mecca