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Members of the All India Confederation of Commercial Taxes Association protesting in New Delhi against the Central government taking away a major share of revenue from States under the GST Act.
Economic Perspectives

How the Modi government is dismantling India’s federalism, politically and fiscally

C.P. Chandrasekhar
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Maldives Presidential Election

Tight race in Maldives between India-leaning Solih and Muizzu, who is supported by China-backed PPM

R.K. Radhakrishnan
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Reservation

Maratha reservation: BJP caught in a fix in Maharashtra

The party’s decision to grant Kunbi caste certificates to Marathas in Marathwada has stirred discontent among OBCs, its core voter base.
Amey Tirodkar
Amey Tirodkar

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Students under Stress

A cry for help that goes unnoticed

Mental health issues, academic pressure, and social stigma are driving India’s students to suicide. What can we do to prevent it?
Shreevatsa Nevatia
Essay

Samadharma: Periyar’s idea for India

More than a criticism of religion, samadharma is a commitment to equality and to a secularism that can guarantee it.
Karthick Ram Manoharan
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Asia

A map to expansion: Understanding China’s ‘cartographic aggression’

As China’s territorial ambitions grow, its use of maps to stake claims is becoming increasingly provocative. This must be countered.
Anand V.

Two years after Assam evictions, hundreds of families wait for their promised land

Mahmodul Hassan

How ‘weak’ Manmohan Singh showed surprising resilience to seal Indo-US nuclear deal

Neerja Chowdhury

Thuggee and the complex history of a mysterious criminal underworld

Roshan Abbas

Lovers in the attic: Review of ‘Learned By Heart’ by Emma Donoghue

Anusua Mukherjee

Spotlight

Spotlight

Disaster

Disasters in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand point to flawed development model

Indigenous communities in the two ecologically fragile Himalayan States are routinely excluded from this narrative that fuels reckless growth.
Manshi Asher

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Art

At Rs.51.75 crore, ‘Gestation’ puts S.H. Raza at the highest level of Indian art

Raza’s painting made history in the same year that the Pompidou in Paris celebrated his centenary.
Shreevatsa Nevatia

Arts & Culture

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Students under Stress — The Lede

India’s pressure-cooker education system

The relentless pressure to excel in exams like JEE and NEET drives students to the brink. But that’s just one side of this tragic story.
Frontline Bureau
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Students under Stress

Editor’s Note: Boycotting hate speech anchors not an attack on press freedom

Media’s role in inciting communalism and violence must be called out.
Vaishna Roy
Students under Stress

Namakkal: A Kota in the making?

Saatvika Radhakrishna
Students under Stress

We don’t need this education

Krishna Kumar
Students under Stress

A cry for help that goes unnoticed

Shreevatsa Nevatia
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