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Briefing
Economic vision
In the name of Nehru
The Congress, which is using the Nehruvian tradition to win political legitimacy, has rejected the essentials of the Nehruvian economic trajectory which was premised on the idea of winning economic independence from foreign capital.
Cover Story
Global scare
It is estimated that up to 1.4 million people could be infected with the Ebola virus by the end of January. Such scary projections notwithstanding, international support and action, both in terms of money and material, has been inexplicably slow in coming.
Nigerian lesson
FOR 42 consecutive days, which ended on October 19, the situation reports on the Ebola outbreak from the Nigerian government displayed only a string ...
Risk preparedness
Wake-up call
The Ebola disease outbreak draws attention to the need for preparedness and for more government spending on public health infrastructure.
‘Cleaning up’ India
ON the face of it, the campaign to clean India is something that must be welcomed by every right-thinking citizen: something unexceptionable in intent ...
Datacard
Coal block auction
Having opted for the e-auction route following the de-allocation of coal blocks, the government has to ensure a transparent and fool-proof bidding system.
Social Issues
Recitation row
Does one caste group have the sole right to sit before the deity and sing a set of hymns? This question is at the centre of a long-running feud in a temple in Kancheepuram.
Indian connection
Outreach and awareness
The experience of an Indian doctor, Kalyani Gomathinayagam, who went to Liberia as part of the Medicins Sans Frontieres group in Africa.
Research
For a vaccine
The WHO’s special consultation meeting in September discusses potential therapies and vaccines, but the affected countries, being poor, do not represent a “market” that can enthuse pharma companies to act fast.
Cover Story
Global scare
It is estimated that up to 1.4 million people could be infected with the Ebola virus by the end of January. Such scary projections notwithstanding, international support and action, both in terms of money and material, has been inexplicably slow in coming.
Nigerian lesson
FOR 42 consecutive days, which ended on October 19, the situation reports on the Ebola outbreak from the Nigerian government displayed only a string ...
Tuna tales
BOAT owner Gladwin’s house is a 400-square-foot reinforced cement concrete (RCC) structure divided into multiple rooms and caters to a joint family of ...
Risk preparedness
Wake-up call
The Ebola disease outbreak draws attention to the need for preparedness and for more government spending on public health infrastructure.
Is India prepared?
AS the Ebola virus disease outbreak shows no sign of coming under control and has already taken 5,000 lives in West Africa, India is slowly waking up ...
Spotlight
Caught between life and death
The Palk Strait has become a dangerous fishing ground for the fishermen of Tamil Nadu, particularly Rameswaram. They hope that the Central government will act at least now to save five of their brethren sentenced to death in Sri Lanka.
Complex crisis
IN the whole debate around the conflict over fishing in the Palk Strait, different stakeholders have pointed fingers in different directions—northern ...
Gabriel Atencio Ruiz
Hero and human
The Colombian-born artist Gabriel Atencio Ruiz brings the South American hero Simon Bolivar to us in flesh and blood.
Communalism
Flames of hatred
The recent communal violence in Trilokpuri brings to fore the tensions that have been brewing for some time.
Brazil
Dilma’s challenges
Dilma Rousseff, who has won a second term as President in a tough election, will have to make changes in style and substance if the curtains are not to come down over Workers’ Party rule in Brazil in 2018.
Essay
What is Sufism?
Rooted in the Quran, Sufism is the quest for the Divine within man. There is a rich record of interaction between Sufis and Hindus, a large number of whom believe in Advaita (non-duality).
Nigerian lesson
FOR 42 consecutive days, which ended on October 19, the situation reports on the Ebola outbreak from the Nigerian government displayed only a string ...
Risk preparedness
Wake-up call
The Ebola disease outbreak draws attention to the need for preparedness and for more government spending on public health infrastructure.
Is India prepared?
AS the Ebola virus disease outbreak shows no sign of coming under control and has already taken 5,000 lives in West Africa, India is slowly waking up ...
An eye on elections
Ebola in America
FORT KENT, Maine, sits on the border between Canada and the United States. It is a small town, with a population of not more than 5,000. Little of ...
Interview: Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister
‘We are not taking any chances’
Interview with Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
Communalism
Flames of hatred
The recent communal violence in Trilokpuri brings to fore the tensions that have been brewing for some time.
Essay
What is Sufism?
Rooted in the Quran, Sufism is the quest for the Divine within man. There is a rich record of interaction between Sufis and Hindus, a large number of whom believe in Advaita (non-duality).
Kerala
Court wants law on hartals
IN 1997, the Kerala High Court in a landmark judgment declared bandhs unconstitutional and illegal, a view that the Supreme Court upheld. But the High ...
West Bengal
Terror trail
THE investigations into the blast inside a house at Khagragarh in Bardhaman district on October 2 has brought to the fore an Islamist terrorist ...
Karnataka
Hope for Kadu Gollas
THE “Kadu Gollas” are a Schedule Caste group residing mainly in Tumkur and Chitradurga districts of Karnataka with a significant number in the ...
Environment
Seeing red about going green
WHEN the idea of “green” architecture was introduced some years ago, the construction industry viewed it with resentment and scorn. But with public ...
Communalism
Orgy of myth making
With a BJP government at the Centre, rewriting history and suppressing alternative points of view seem to be the order of the day.
Black Money
Fait accompli?
Narendra Modi claims that bringing back black money stashed abroad is an “article of faith” for him, but it remains to be seen whether the NDA government will go beyond its rhetoric and take concrete actions for financial transparency.
Burkina Faso
Fall of a strongman
Blaise Compaore’s ouster as President in a popular uprising has left a political vacuum as the opposition is against a military ruler.
Readers write
Letters to the Editor
Labour under attack THE last two issues of Frontline with the Cover Stories “The Mega Sale” (October 31) and “Labour under attack” (November 14) ...
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Feb 12,2021