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COVER STORY
05-02-2016
PSE
Special Issue on the divestment of PSE shares
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Briefing
Infrastructure
The Trojan horse
Lead Story
The promotion of public-private partnerships, which goes hand in hand with the state withdrawing from its responsibility of discharging its basic duti
Politics
Lessons not learnt
Lead Story
The Narendra Modi government’s economic policy direction remains unchanged in spite of the BJP’s terrible defeat in the Bihar and Delhi Assembly elect
Financial Institutions/ Insurance
Opening the FDI floodgates
Lead Story
The lifting of the FDI cap in the sector has not increased insurance penetration and has only undermined the unique contributions made by public secto
Energy/ Coal Sector
Coal matters
Lead Story
Coal India plays a key role in securing the country’s energy needs, but the government is neither taking any step to support it nor addressing the iss
Telecom
At receiving end
Lead Story
BSNL has suffered from government decisions that prevented it from buying crucial equipment, which in turn affected its quality of service and caused
Financial Institutions/ Banking
On the private route
Lead Story
The Modi regime is trying every trick in the book to weaken banks and pave the way for their privatisation, but the unions are putting up a determined
Facts of a carnage
Books
An important addition to the documentation of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, the book deserves a wide readership.
North Korea
Bombs as answer
World Affairs
North Korea’s latest claim of having tested a hydrogen bomb is partly a result of the politics of intimidation practised by the U.S. and South Korea.
War on critical thinking
Books
A compelling book on the crisis of modern American life in the context of normalisation of mass surveillance and remaining in a state of relentless wa
Libya
Descent into chaos
World Affairs
Militias have had a free run of the country and the entry of the I.S. has only led to a worsening of the violence, arson and mayhem that have been the
Medical research
Yoga and risk of glaucoma
Science & Technology
Malaria
Drug resistance of malarial parasite
Science & Technology
Media
Neither free nor basic
India
Facebook’s latest offering flies in the face of Net neutrality and is merely another ploy to control information access to millions of Indians.
Polio
For safer vaccines in polio-free world
Science & Technology
Saudi Arabia
Acts of aggression
World Affairs
Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric causes serious tensions in its relations with Iran and accentuates the sectarian divide in West A
Sri Lanka
So far, so good
World Affairs
Controversy
Bull and politics
India
The Supreme Court stay on the Central government’s hasty notification allowing jallikattu, the bull-taming sport in Tamil Nadu, evokes emotional respo
Terrorism
Desperate act
India
The terror attack on the Pathankot Indian Air Force base fails to deter India and Pakistan from continuing the dialogue process in right earnest.
Interview: Virjesh Upadhyaya, BMS
BMS wants directional change
Lead Story
Interview with Virjesh Upadhyaya, general secretary, BMS.
Interview: G. Sanjeeva Reddy, INTUC
‘Condition of labour is deteriorating’
Lead Story
Interview with G. Sanjeeva Reddy, president, Indian National Trade Union Congress.
Interview: Tapan Sen, CITU
‘Disinvestment is a corrupt process’
Lead Story
Interview with Tapan Sen, general secretary, CITU.
Spotlight
Notes from the street
India
Balaknama, a tabloid run by street children in New Delhi, tells stories of their world in their words, empowering and transforming the lives of thousa
Cover Story
Undermining public sector
Lead Story
Economic liberalisation has steadily corroded the public sector, allowing private players to acquire valuable assets at low prices and demand extraord
Energy/ Oil Sector
Crude treatment
Lead Story
Liberalisation of the oil sector has enabled private interests to reap huge profits from India’s reserves while top upstream companies like ONGC have
The dam debate
Books
The anti-Tehri dam movement and other voices from the Himalaya.
Controversy
From pastoral to commercial
India
A.B. Bardhan
Of a dwindling breed
Obituary
Veteran CPI leader and trade union icon A.B. Bardhan’s (1925-2016) life and career were marked by an intense commitment to the poor and the marginalis
Jammu & Kashmir
Relevance of U.N. resolutions
India
Though most of the U.N. resolutions on Kashmir have been overtaken by recent events, two that define the contours of the conflict are still relevant:
Models of field studies
Books
The volume deals with a relatively neglected aspect of the implementation of social legislation enacted by the Centre but turned to political advantag
Essay
Secularism and the state
Politics
West Bengal
Cautiously forward
India
The CPI(M) and the Congress in West Bengal are keen on an electoral understanding to defeat the Trinamool Congress in the Assembly elections, but not
Tribute
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed: A bridge to the Valley
Obituary
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed (1936-2016) played a big role in changing the political destiny of Jammu and Kashmir at several stages in his life and weathered
Energy/ Power Sector
Punished for performance
Lead Story
PSEs such as NTPC have turned in a stupendous performance despite handicaps imposed by a government favouring non-performing private players. Divesti
PSUs
Endangered sector
Data Stories
Public sector undertakings play a significant financial and social role in the country's economy and the government has a duty to protect them instead
Firmly in charge
Subhash Jeyan
World Affairs
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Feb 10, 2023
Joshimath crisis: A story of criminal neglect
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock
Satyashodhaka Yuvajana Sangam: Agent of change in Telangana
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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