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Decisive defeat for the Congress in the Assembly elections to the four States
In this issue
27-12-2013
38 STORIES
Economic Perspectives
Shale as saviour?
Jayati Ghosh
A case for universal pension
Books
Hopes and fears
The book weaves the theme of insurgency deftly into the sights and sounds of life in Mayong village in Assam.
Public Health
TB and the child
Childhood TB has been neglected for decades, but in the past few years the WHO has begun to realise its real impact in terms of incidence, prevalence
Controversy
Seeing beyond Sadir
An interpretation of the role played by the Dravidian movement in liberating devadasis from “sacred slavery” kicks up a controversy in Tamil Nadu.
Nobel Prizes
Winners and losers
By giving the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics to only Francois Englert and Peter W. Higgs, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences seems to be downplaying t
Sashi Kumar
The rape reality check
Through my window
Bombay meri jaan
Rajasthan
Spectacular victory
In Rajasthan, the BJP sweeps with a performance that goes far beyond even the party’s wildest imagination.
Letter from Beirut
Bombs of Beirut
Fears that the recent spate of bombings will reopen carefully sutured wounds are overdrawn; the city cannot stomach another conflict.
Travel
On the roof of the world
Bangladesh
Violent turn
A crisis looms over the country as the opposition resorts to widespread violence demanding that the elections, now scheduled for January 5, be postpon
Tribute
Light of Africa
The nine-decade-long walk, on which he had taken an entire country along with him to freedom, has come to an end. South Africa, and the world, will mi
Nepal
Revolution in retreat
The promise of a New Nepal seems to be on the retreat, with the Maoists losing people’s goodwill and squandering an opportunity to create a more democ
Nelson Mandela
To beat the unbeatable foe
To an entire generation of youth, Madiba represented the unquenchable human spirit for freedom and liberty.
Books
Battlefields and history
Farooq Bajwa scores in analysing Pakistan’s rationale for the 1965 war, providing a lucid account of its course, and in linking it to the diplomatic e
Western Ghats
Unsettling report
The Kasturirangan Committee’s recommendations on protecting the fragile ecology of the Western Ghats has led to protests by settler farmers in Kerala’
Books
Cinema pulse
An interesting and thought-provoking book on seeing India through its cinema.
Chhattisgarh
Close finish
Another BJP victory, and a message for the Congress to take its local-level leaders seriously and not to take votersfor granted.
Crime
Murder and mystery
United Arab Emirates
Remarkable recovery
The UAE sees a turnaround in its fortunes, scripted largely by its economic powerhouse, Dubai, and its richest member-state, Abu Dhabi, but the proble
Iran
Landmark agreement
The interim nuclear deal between Iran and the West will partially lift the sanctions on Iran and go a long way in reducing tensions in West Asia.
Madhya Pradesh
A rare hat-trick
A hat-trick for Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh opens up interesting possibilities in the run-up to the 2014 general elections, since he has f
Cover Story
Decisive defeat
The Congress is battered in the latest round of Assembly elections in the north. The results swing the BJP way and announce the arrival of the AAP in
India
Assault case
Defence
Less equal
The Central government has for decades denied defence personnel their due in pension and rank pay in spite of several court judgments directing it to
Sexual Harassment
Familiar skeletons
Sexual harassment at the workplace is a universal but unacknowledged phenomenon. The Tarun Tejpal case has brought out into the open a range of issues
Data Stories
The pricing of oil
Sexual Harassment: The Judiciary
Above the law?
Several cases of sexual harassment involving judges and interns in the Supreme Court highlight the need for regulations that can address gender insens
Delhi
Third force
This Assembly election will be a watershed in Indian politics because it was driven by issues. People voted across traditional caste and class lines f
Sexual Harassment
A law on test
The case against Tarun Tejpal will test the effectiveness of the amended law on rape and sexual assault.
Events
Growing concerns
The 10th national conference of AIDWA deliberates on important issues that confront Indian women today.
Sexual Harassment: The media
Felt need
The Tehelka debacle may yet serve a constructive purpose if it catalyses action within the media towards establishing in-house mechanisms as mandated
Chess
New-age champion
Magnus Carlsen defeats Viswanathan Anand by winning three and drawing seven games to become the second youngest World Chess Champion after Garry Kaspa
Sexual Harassment: Universities
Under a cloud
Two cases in Delhi University colleges point to the gender insensitivity in handling sexual harassment cases and show that such crimes at the workplac
Data Card
Look beyond Iran
With the geopolitical situation dictating the flow of crude oil, import-dependent India has to diversify its sourcing of crude.
Letters
fl27 letters
Archive
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Tripura and Sikkim: Alliance shifts, controversial candidates, and a three-cornered battle
Uttarakhand: High fives may not happen this time
History does not agree with the BJP on Katchatheevu
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Kashmir: Valley of contention
Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
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Farewell Appappan
Why a proposed private port in Karnataka’s Honnavara faces stiff resistance from fisherfolk
India’s oscillating opposition and the dynamic evolution of protest politics
The crisis of the secular opposition
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Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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