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How the Modi government is dismantling India’s federalism, politically and fiscally
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Maldives Presidential Election
Tight race in Maldives between India-leaning Solih and Muizzu, who is supported by China-backed PPM
R.K. Radhakrishnan
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
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India’s cheetah project: A costly diversion from more pressing priorities
Ravi Chellam
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Cases against TDP leaders nothing but political vendetta: Nara Lokesh
Ayesha Minhaz
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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
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Namakkal: A Kota in the making?
Saatvika Radhakrishna
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We don’t need this education
Krishna Kumar
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