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Putin and Crimea: Standing up to the American empire
In this issue
18-04-2014
38 STORIES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Financial strains in the “new” China
Jayati Ghosh
A raw deal for migrants
Arts & Culture
Kitchen katha
Haryana
Uncertain race
Letters
fl18 letters
Kerala
Evenly poised
Theatre
Stage of transition
International Theatre Festival of Kerala 2014 made possible a platform where different kinds of concerns on the range of subjects that constitute thea
Delhi
Demographic dynamics
North-eastern States
Stalwarts and surprises
Interview: Deepan Sivaraman
For visual language
Interview with Deepan Sivaraman, artistic director of ITFoK 2014.
Chhattisgarh
BJP upbeat
Malaysian Air Tragedy
Flight into mystery
The official announcement that Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 probably crashed into the Indian Ocean brings little relief to the families of those on
War of 1962
India-China war: the true story
Now that the Henderson Brooks report is out in the public domain, are we at least now prepared to accept the historical truths, swallow false pride, a
Tamil Nadu
Interesting contests
Documentary
The act of killing
Rajasthan
BJP all the way
Northern Tamil Nadu
Caste divide
Arts & Culture
‘Now the focus is on the material of theatre’
Interview with M.V. Narayanan, Professor of English, University of Calicut.
Corbett Reserve
In Jim Corbett landscape
A walk through the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand, taking in its many wildlife delights.
Books
Committed anarchist
An insight into revolutionary politics from below.
Maharashtra
Waiting for change
Arab Nations
Arab phoenix
The U.N. report on Arab integration roots itself in the Arab renaissance tradition—honest about the problems that bedevil the region, but hopeful abou
Social Issues
Strings attached
Residents of Kathputli Colony protest against the Delhi Development Authority’s plans to demolish their slum and “develop” it with the help of a promi
General Election
A tale of two campaigns
The two major parties are finding the going tough. While the BJP is faced with dissent and revolt by senior leaders who are upset with the growing per
Tripura
Left in front
The Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front is likely to retain the two seats in Tripura.
Assam
Head start for the Congress
In Assam, the failure of the BJP and the AGP to form an alliance and the AIUDF’s “soft approach” are likely to work to the Congress’ benefit. In the r
Lead Story
‘Russia had no other option’
Interview with Alexander M. Kadakin, Russia’s Ambassador to India.
Politics
DMK and sons
Madhya Pradesh
Saffron euphoria
Sikkim
An alternative force
The ruling SDF faces a strong challenge from the newly formed SKM in Sikkim.
Karnataka
Triangular contest
Khushwant Singh
Electric man in a bulb
Khushwant Singh (1915-2014) could talk to and entertain his readers without being condescending, and there will be no one like him again.
R.K. Srikantan
Inimitable purist
R.K. Srikantan (1920-2014) was a follower of the chaste Carnatic vocal tradition and never hankered after recognitions.
Books
A class apart
Mythily Sivaraman’s nuanced understanding of the importance of class struggle and her belief in the rights of the working class and women come out viv
Cover Story
U.S. double standards
Crimea’s overwhelming vote to rejoin Russia, assailed by the U.S., is of a piece with Kosovo’s separation from Serbia and Croatia’s and Slovenia’s fr
Cover Story
Russian riposte
With its intervention in Crimea, Russia is sending a clear message to the U.S. and its Western allies that the unipolar world order is not viable anym
Cover Story
The ‘Great Game’ in Europe
In its eagerness to complete the encirclement of Russia by turning Ukraine into a forward country for positioning NATO bases, the U.S. is paving the w
Data Card
Electorate 2014
India adds 100 million voters between 2009 and 2014, including 23.16 million who will vote for the first time.
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A cry for help that goes unnoticed
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Namakkal: A Kota in the making?
Editor’s Note: Boycotting hate speech anchors not an attack on press freedom
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‘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
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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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