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In this issue
04-10-2013
35 STORIES
Letters
Response
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Open Access vs academic power
Jayati Ghosh
How about growth-led exports?
K.Satchidanandan
Shattering of gestalt
Brinda Karat, CPI(M) leader.
‘Fewer rational thinkers today’
Interview with Brinda Karat, CPI(M) leader.
Politicians & godmen
Political patrons
The Asaram controversy has caused acute embarrassment to both the Congress and the BJP as leaders of both the parties have been close to the godman.
Unmediated
The ehsaas and the haqeeqat
Books
Killing the messenger
On the fate of envoys who speak the truth at the risk of blighting their future.
Fiji
Hope and home
Fiji’s fourth Constitution offers the country a road map to lasting democracy and raises hopes of erasing the racial divisions that have marred the mu
India
LARR Bill: salient features
Books
Corporate overview
The book is a compendium of laws for corporates and businesses but does not engage with some of the critical debates of the times.
G20 Summit
The Russian grandmaster
Vladimir Putin ensured that the G20 summit delivered a stinging blow to the U.S. President who pushed for a “punitive” strike against Syria and left h
The United States
Nosy neighbour
Angry reactions from Brazil and Mexico to revelations that personal communications of their Presidents were intercepted by U.S. intelligence put the
Books
A habitat in danger
A guide to wildlife conservation in north-eastern India in the midst of insurgency, increasing immigration, and encroachment.
Books
Greatness on a hill
Fatehpur Sikri, “where Akbar’s spirit still pervades the air”.
Lead Story
A second Sai
Nature
Birding in the high mountains
Lead Story
Dabholkar’s legacy
The Maldives
For a few votes more
Mohamed Nasheed leads in the first round in the presidential election but will find it tough to reach the halfway mark in the run-off, given his reluc
Cover Story
In the name of faith
Asaram Bapu’s alleged sexual assault on a young girl offers an opportunity to throw light on India’s superstition industry and lift the veil on the st
Interview
For a dispossessed population
Interview with Filippo Grandi, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.
World Affairs
A pat on the back
Interview: Jairam Ramesh
‘This is not the best, but it is progressive’
Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development.
Syria
Drums of war
Barack Obama and his Secretary of State are trying to drum up support from allies and a reluctant American public for a war against Syria.
Legislation
Veneer of fairness
The government pushes through the Land Acquisition Bill, but critics say it will take away more than what it purports to give.
Interview: Narendra Nayak.
‘Religion is a stumbling block to progress’
Interview with the rationalist Narendra Nayak.
Southern scene
Thriving business
Interview: G. Vijayam
‘Promote scientific temper’
Interview with G. Vijayam of Atheist Centre, Vijayawada.
Muzaffarnagar
The riot route
The riots in Muzaffarnagar following the killing of two Jats and a Muslim sharpen the communal polarisation in western Uttar Pradesh.
Ordinance against black magic
Legal challenge
The Maharashtra ordinance against black magic has the potential to curb the evil practice even as it draws attention to the absence of similar legisla
Media role
Suspension of disbelief
New facets of irrationalism, in particular a culture of anti-science, are taking root in society, aided by the media and a faulty educational system.
Asaram Bapu
Asaram’s empire
That the godman Asaram Bapu did not practise what he preached was evident from the many cases of assault and land grab against him.
Interview: Sanal Edamaruku
‘Reason for optimism’
Interview with Sanal Edamaruku, president of the IRA.
Fr. Nigel Barrett, Archdiocese of Bombay.
‘We can’t claim this to be a miracle’
Interview with Fr. Nigel Barrett, spokesperson, Archdiocese of Bombay.
The Armed Forces
A soldier’s worth
The government continues to deny both serving and retired soldiers their rightful pay and perks and has quietly buried a Fifth Pay Commission study wh
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