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Modi's communalism

In this issue

13-12-201337 STORIES

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Economic Perspectives

A benchmark for rigging

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Trade secrets revealed

Science & Technology

Solar activity and global warming

Promises not kept

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Science & Technology

Predicting heart attack risk

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Science & Technology

Graphene

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‘There is a crisis of health inequity’

Interview with David Sanders, one of the founders of the global public health movement.

Letters to the Editor

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Know thy news

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Celestial visitor

The newly discovered Comet ISON has excited the scientific community in India, which is going all out to ensure that as many people as possible are ab

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Poisoned with polonium

Swiss forensic tests prove that the death ofPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat in 2004 was caused by the ingestion of the radioactive poison polonium-21

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The icon

This term with its quasi-religious connotation best describes the sphere of influence of Pele, Maradona and Tendulkar in the nations they have represe

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Masters of manipulation

The subtext of Narendra Modi’s counterfactual about a putative Vallabhbhai Patel prime ministerial stint is the Sangh Parivar’s assumption that the de

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The elephant in the room

When forests fragment, elephant populations fragment too. Just as fragmented forests become unviable, fragmented elephant populations are doomed to dw

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Patel’s communalism—a documented record

A cabal of self-confessed Hindu nationalists, as distinct from Indian nationalists, consistently lauds Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel because it finds in hi

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Interview: K.L. Meena

‘It’s going to be a hung Assembly’

Interview with K. L. Meena, co-founder of the RJP.

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JP’s criticism

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Assembly Elections - Mizoram

Playing the Piper

The Congress hopes to come back to power on the strength of its new land policy.

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Letter from Beirut

Nehru in Beirut

Jawaharlal Nehru’s visit to this war-torn city and Gaza in 1960 and his impromptu speech at the American University of Beirut left a lasting impressio

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Turning the clock back

The political crisis in Maldives over the presidential run-off ends with the surprise victory of a close relative of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and the shoc

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A statue and its cost

The proposed 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Sadhu Bet island near the Sardar Sarovar dam in Gujarat brings to the fore many environme

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French barrier

The Geneva talks on Iran’s nuclear programme get derailed because of last-minute changes made in the U.S.-proposed draft at the instance of France.

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Ripping into JPC report

The dissent notes on the Joint Parliamentary Committee’s final report on the 2G scam call it a bundle of contradictions, criticise it for its selectiv

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Against caste in Europe

Anti-caste campaigners in the United Kingdom score a major victory with the E.U. passing a resolution to put caste within a global rights framework.

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Assembly Elections - Delhi

Shifting sands

The Assembly elections will provide crucial insights into voter preferences in a political environment made uncertain by the Aam Aadmi Party’s entry

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Limiting Ambedkar

In the process of focussing on “the caste that produced Babasaheb Ambedkar”, the book dilutes the larger role of Ambedkar as a political reformer, nat

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Assembly Elections - Madhya Pradesh

Battle royal

The Congress hopes to cash in on the general anger against the BJP’s governance, but Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan still remains as popular as

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Assembly Elections - Rajasthan

Emerging factors

With no wave in favour of or against the Congress or the BJP, the influence of new political fronts is expected to be the dominant factor in governmen

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Torture and impunity

Two books portraying in disturbing detail the harm impunity can cause to persons in custody and to those belonging to vulnerable sections.

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Exploding a myth

A book that critically evaluates the many alternatives to privatisation practised across the world, which are enough to disprove the there-is-no-alter

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Assembly Elections - Chhattisgarh

Brand Raman on test

The Congress hopes for a miracle to bring to an end the 10-year rule of the BJP government under Raman Singh.

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Age and marriage

A controversial circular from the government and the demand by some Muslim organisations in Kerala to let Muslims follow their personal law with regar

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A life for cricket

For 24 years, Sachin Tendulkar was the most dominant player of the game and an artist and a genius throughout. He represented the hopes and dreams of

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Fractious summit

The Commonwealth summit in Colombo is overshadowed by the issue of the Sri Lankan government’s alleged violation of human rights towards the end of th

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Buckling under pressure

Tamil Nadu political parties, including sections of the Congress, force the Prime Minister to skip the CHOGM in Colombo.

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Science & Technology

Most efficient solar cell

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International migration

The number of international migrants in 2013 was over 3 per cent of the world population.

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