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In this issue
15-04-2016
43 STORIES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Banks and the new Asian tigers
Social Issues
Caste constituencies
Lead Story
Money Bill
Brussels attack
Blowback in Europe
Since the beginning of the so-called “war on terror” started by the West 15 years ago, terror attacks in Europe, and around the world, have escalated
Cover Story
Freedom in peril
The government’s passage of the Aadhaar Bill in complete disregard of even basic parliamentary procedures and in subversion of an ongoing judicial pro
Social Issues
Highlights from the case
Books
Of distorted priorities and need for justice
This book is a compelling read for those seeking a deep understanding of the dominant issues in India today.
Brazil
Creeping coup
Brazilian politics enters uncharted territory as a congressional committee is expected to decide whether to impeach the President or not for misapprop
Legal Issues
Legal quest
A petition pending in the Supreme Court since 2010 seeking appropriate directions to prevent atrocities in the name of “honour” and “tradition” offers
Syria
Putin’s progress
Russia announces a partial troop pullout from Syria after successfully beating back terrorist groups and creating favourable conditions for the peace
Interview: Sovandeb Chattopadhyay
‘There is peace in West Bengal’
Interview with Sovandeb Chattopadhyay, senior Trinamool Congress leader and Chief Whip of the Trinamool in the Assembly.
Narada sting operation
Caught on camera
The Narada News revelations come at the most inopportune time for the ruling party.
Hassan al-Turabi
Life of battles
Hassan al-Turabi (1932-2016) was an influential politician in Sudan’s history despite the ups and downs of his political fortunes.
West Bengal
Mamata vs the rest
With the opposition joining forces and a sting operation exposing corruption within the party, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress finds the going
Reservation
Legal onslaught
The future of protective discrimination in favour of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is under doubt, with the Supreme Court encouraging legal ch
Economy
India’s forgotten people
Tamil Nadu
Sentence commuted in bus burning case
Honour killing
In the name of honour
The brutal killing of a Dalit youth, who had married a caste Hindu girl, in Udumalpet highlights the issue of increasing “honour killings” in Tamil Na
Debate
Nationalism, then and now
JNU
Rising spirits
The JNUSU believes that the bail granted to Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya vindicates its stand that the Delhi Police had no evidence to implica
Kerala
Testing times
In the face of a string of anti-incumbency factors and allegations of large-scale corruption, the United Democratic Front’s ambition of coming back to
Terrorism
Fatal failure
The terror attack on Brussels shows a massive failure of intelligence to check jehadi elements that were flourishing in its own backyard.
India
The Vaidya sedition trial
Lead Story
Dubious tactics
The modus operandi used to introduce the Aadhaar Bill, 2016, has serious implications for the future of Indian democracy.
Interview: Surjya Kanta Mishra
Uniting ‘secular, democratic’ forces
Interview with Surjya Kanta Mishra, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member and Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly.
Honour killing
Deceptive calm?
There seem to be fewer honour killings than before in western Uttar Pradesh. But it is not clear whether this is a result of positive action by the go
Privacy issues
Surveillance project
The Aadhaar project’s technological design and architecture is an unmitigated disaster and no amount of legal fixes in the Act will make it any better
Interview: Jairam Ramesh
‘Planned emasculation of the Rajya Sabha’
Interview with Jairam Ramesh, Congress member of the Rajya Sabha and former Union Minister.
Angling
The mahseer’s lost ground
The orange-finned mahseer is on the verge of extinction in its original habitat, the Cauvery river, following unregulated fishing and the introduction
Interview: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
‘Some psychological barriers remain’
Interview with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, West Bengal Congress president.
Interview: Usha Ramanathan
Threat to citizen rights
Interview with Usha Ramanathan, legal researcher.
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
‘A grave encroachment on individual privacy’
Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
Maharashtra
Bhujbal’s rise and fall
U.S.
‘The power to create a new world is… in our hands’
Interview with Jill Stein, Green Party candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Tamil Nadu
The game changer?
Vijayakanth joins hands with the People’s Welfare Front, leading to a five-cornered fight in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
Assam
Battle for Dispur
The Congress in Assam fights both the anti-incumbency sentiment and the alliances formed by its opponents.
Interview: Marcello Musto
Marx in new light
Interview with Marcello Musto, professor of Sociological Theory at York University.
Essay
Sedition: Colonial relic
The law of sedition was introduced by the British colonial regime to stifle dissent. The time has now come for a movement against the way in which the
Book Review
Marketing dharma
The book skilfully chronicles the role played by Gita Press in popularising the idea of a Hindu India by propagating the virtues of “sanatana dharma”.
Crimes against S.Cs
Victims of violence
The spurt in crimes against Scheduled Castes in recent years underscores the need for stronger laws and a quicker justice delivery mechanism.
Cinema
Aravindan: Anew and again
Letters
Letters to the Editor
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