Zia Haq reports on public policy, economy and agriculture. Particularly interested in development economics and growth theories.
Articles by Zia Haq
Recognising those differences
In several essays, Tabish Khair tries to address the distorted perceptions of the Muslim world., writes Zia Haq.
Updated on Apr 01, 2008 05:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Ditch the Merc, hitch a vertical ride
Many Indian corporates could ditch their Mercs for intra-city travel in the next five years. Pilgrimages could become less taxing; airports less crowded and internal security tighter. Zia Haq reports.
Selling in India, and buying too
Italian glassmaker Vinini may be selling exotic Murano pots, but it also wants to set up a flagship shop in India, revealed Luana Zillio, contract area manager of the company. Zia Haq reports.
Global outcry at poaching
In the wide expanse of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, poorly-armed forest guards are anxiously awaiting a mechanised patrol boat donated by the BBC Wildlife Fund.
Updated on Mar 06, 2008 01:33 AM IST
None | Zia Haq, New Delhi
3,500-kg rice and a potful of biryani
60 chefs from across city get together to cook 13,000 kgs of biryani at HT-sponsored event in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, report Itee Dewan and Zia Haq.
Updated on Mar 01, 2008 11:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Itee Dewan & Zia Haq, New Delhi
Real India lives in villages
Breaking the urbanisation myth in a 'projection report', the UN says that India would continue to have the largest rural population in the world until 2050, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Feb 28, 2008 01:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, New Delhi
Deoband school terms terrorism anti-Islamic
One of the most influential Muslim seminaries issues a kind of fatwa declaring terror activities as anti-Islam, reports Zia Haq.
Updated on Feb 26, 2008 04:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Zia Haq, Deoband (up)
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