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Modi's authoritarian style of functioning disregarding administrative norms and traditions.

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20-01-201735 STORIES

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Controversial choices

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Intrusion into academic space

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Haunting legacy

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Water Resources

Changing direction

While disputes with China or Bhutan dominate discourse in India on the sharing of the Brahmaputra’s waters, initiatives taken by experts and instituti

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Liberation of Aleppo

The defeat of the rebel forces in eastern Aleppo seems to have tipped the scales in favour of the Syrian government, though it does not mean the end o

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Arab Winter

The Arab Spring did not come full-throated into Algeria largely because of the experience with civic disorder in the 1990s. What has happened to Libya

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In cold blood

The killing of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey may have been an attempt to undermine the ties between the two nations and scuttle the moves to bring pea

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Keezhadi treasures caught in a swirl

The Archaeological Survey of India’s decision to shift Sangam-age artefacts excavated at Keezhadi to its office in Bengaluru faces stiff opposition in

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Want a ‘strong’ leader?

A book relevant to our times as it shows, through historical examples, how “strong” leaders often end up as a peril to democracy.

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Scorched hearts

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Targeted strike

The NDTV India case illustrates how the Programme Code enables subjective action by the state against TV channels.

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Sasikala’s party

Jayalalithaa’s confidante V.K. Sasikala takes the reins of the AIADMK with the support of leaders. Will the cadre endorse it?

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‘The fight is over two development models’

Interview with Varavara Rao, leftist ideologue.

Going by the rules?

Questions are raised about the validity of Sasikala’s nomination when the party’s rules remain silent on an interim general secretary.

Telling tale

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Turbulent phase

Never before had the head of the judiciary publicly and repeatedly expressed exasperation over the government’s continued indifference to the judiciar

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Big Brother in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came in with the slogan “minimum government, maximum governance”, has become the government itself.

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‘More excavation only after report’

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Campus control

The UGC directive to universities to support the Centre’s digital economy plans is the latest in a string of measures aimed at undermining their auton

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Delhi & Lt Governor

Under close watch

Multiple RTI applications reveal that the PMO has been taking an extraordinary interest in matters linked to the administration of Delhi since the AAP

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The birth of a State

Former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh narrates his personal engagement with the processes that led to the creation of Telangana State in 2014.

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Final show

As business dwindles in the wake of demonetisation, several iconic theatres in Delhi are on the brink of closure.

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Farewell to norms

The appointment of the next Army chief superseding two commanders has become a contentious issue.

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'I am a soloist, completely'

Interview with the classical guitar icon David Russell.

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Clean Ganga project

The Ganga’s last gasp

The Environment Ministry’s proposal to alter the eco-sensitive zone status of the first 100-kilometre stretch of the Ganga meets with resistance from

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The decline of Modi

Narendra Modi is not a strong leader. He is an incompetent one whom failures drove to dwell in a bubble.

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Conversations on multiplicity

Interview with Sudarshan Shetty, curator, Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016.

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Peddling myths

Most mainstream media organisations capitulated to power and began to crawl even before they were asked to bend. There are a few exceptions though, wh

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Cashless and clueless

The government takes the ordinance route to make wage payment through banks mandatory with no concern for its practical implications for small- and me

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Rural situation

Economic Perspectives

Digital mirage

Letters to the Editor

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Selfie diplomacy

The Prime Minister’s personalised foreign policy approach fails to deliver.

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Non-Governmental Organisations

A witch-hunt

Civil society organisations that question the government or Modi face intimidation and harassment at the hands of officials.

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