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Hina Rabbani Khar
In this issue
19-04-2013
40 STORIES
World Affairs
Libya on edge
Ravaged by terrorism and hit hard by reduced oil exports, Libya finds itself in a chaotic situation.
K.Satchidanandan
The politics of rereading
India
Jingoism—from Jana Sangh to BJP
K.Satchidanandan
The plural and the singular
With 184 mother tongues, 25 writing systems, and several traditions of oral and written literature, the diversity of India’s literary landscape can
Lead Story
Milestone of sorts
The PPP-led government becomes the first civilian government to last its full term in Pakistan. But the compromises it had to make take away from t
MONEY-LAUNDERING
Loopholes in the law
Tanzania
Missing Mwalimu
Tanzania has lost its governing ideology, socialism is humanity, as even the staunchest of Julius Mwalimu (teacher) Nyerere’s supporters adopt the ne
Jayati Ghosh
Enduring legacy
Hugo Chavez’s economic legacy is not confined to Venezuela and seeks to forge new pathways towards the goal of establishing more equitable and just ec
Science & Technology
'More than half the stars have planets'
Interview with David W. Latham of the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.
Science & Technology
Indian search
Astronomy
Anybody out there?
Since the mid-20th century scientists have been searching for potentially habitable extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. With the introduction of space-
Iraq
Ten years of hell
On the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion, Iraq remains strife-torn with its people steeped in misery.
Politics
Campus fury
Civil Services
Language of reason
The government abandons the controversial changes proposed in the scheme of the civil services examination.
Heritage
Buddhist treasures
Terrorism
Justice, at last
The final verdict on the Mumbai serial blasts of 1993 comes from the Supreme Court 20 years after the event.
ANTI-RAPE LAW
Half-hearted exercise
Environment
A legal home for the buffalo
Environment
Safe colours movement
Music
Dharavi rocks!
A music band based in Mumbai’s Dharavi is helping its members, mostly ragpickers from the slum, nurture their talent and aspire to a better future.
TAMIL NADU
Amma canteens
Social Issues
Disempowered Dalits
Dalit panchayat presidents continue to face caste-based discrimination and intimidation in several districts in Tamil Nadu.
Science & Technology
Ozone layer recovery
Books
Invisible labour
The book argues for a gendered and political perspective on the trajectory of development and its impact on women.
Lead Story
Building trust
Hina Rabbani Khar, until recently Foreign Minister of Pakistan, speaks about her country’s commitment to normalise relations with India on every front
ECONOMY
For policy harmony
Tamil Nadu
Tipping point
How the Sri Lankan Tamils issue progressively pushed the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam into breaking its alliance with the Congress.
Science & Technology
Tropical forests and global warming
Science & Technology
Chaotic plasmas & orderly magnetic fields
China
Jinping style
The new administration in Beijing has already set out establishing a markedly different style of leadership as well as a different vision for the coun
SOCIAL ISSUES
End the witch-hunt
Science & Technology
Rare triple quasar
Legislation
No meeting ground
The Land Acquisition Bill runs into a roadblock as political parties fail to reach an agreement on the substantive features of the draft Bill or on th
Cinema
Man of paradoxes
French director Vladimir Leon’s film on M.N. Roy explores the trajectory of the revolutionary’s life and politics.
Data Card
For a stronger PDS
The findings of the 66 National Sample Survey on "Public distribution system and other sources of household consumption" establish the need
Letters
Letters
Sashi Kumar
‘Lend me your ears’
That would be the earnest tenor of the discourse on radio in a situation where private radio channels can carry news and AIR is a public rather than a
Economy
Cyprus under siege
Since those likely to lose from letting Cypriot banks slide and from imposing austerity on a small nation are not part of the core in the eurozone, an
Books
Nuclear questions
The book brings out the lack-lustre progress of India on the nuclear power front.
Books
Approaching socialism
A well-documented introduction to the approaches to socialism in different parts of the globe.
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Is ‘One Nation, One Election’ really feasible?
Tight race in Maldives between India-leaning Solih and Muizzu, who is supported by China-backed PPM
What’s killing our students?
How the Global South has seized the spotlight at G20 summit in New Delhi
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22-09-2023
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
‘A dumb buffalo speaks’: A Telugu story in translation
‘I escape back to control and home’: Review of ‘Borderlines’ by Manohar Shetty
Shadow pictures: Review of ‘The Secret of More’ by Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
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08-09-2023
Meira Paibis: How Manipur’s peace-keepers became agents provocateur
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
Labyrinth of mirrors: Review of ‘The House of Doors’ by Tan Twan Eng
No getting past the present: Review of ‘History’s Angel’ by Anjum Hasan
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‘Mrinal Sen’s stark images transformed me’: Shoojit Sircar
Rajasthan’s gig law a step in the right direction, but more needed to protect platform workers
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