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Modi's authoritarian style of functioning disregarding administrative norms and traditions.
In this issue
20-01-2017
36 STORIES
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Economic Perspectives
Digital mirage
Foreign Policy
Selfie diplomacy
The Prime Minister’s personalised foreign policy approach fails to deliver.
Non-Governmental Organisations
A witch-hunt
Civil society organisations that question the government or Modi face intimidation and harassment at the hands of officials.
Lead Story
Controversial choices
Lead Story
Intrusion into academic space
Lead Story
Full text of the email
History
Haunting legacy
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
Syria
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
Algeria
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
Turkey
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
Controversy
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
Books
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.
Short Story
Scorched hearts
Media
Targeted strike
The NDTV India case illustrates how the Programme Code enables subjective action by the state against TV channels.
Tamil Nadu
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?
Interview
‘The fight is over two development models’
Interview with Varavara Rao, leftist ideologue.
Politics
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.
Literature
Telling tale
Judiciary
Turbulent phase
Never before had the head of the judiciary publicly and repeatedly expressed exasperation over the government’s continued indifference to the judiciar
Lead Story
Big Brother in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came in with the slogan “minimum government, maximum governance”, has become the government itself.
India
‘More excavation only after report’
Education
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
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
Books
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.
Demonetisation
Final show
As business dwindles in the wake of demonetisation, several iconic theatres in Delhi are on the brink of closure.
Armed Forces
Farewell to norms
The appointment of the next Army chief superseding two commanders has become a contentious issue.
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
Perspective
The decline of Modi
Narendra Modi is not a strong leader. He is an incompetent one whom failures drove to dwell in a bubble.
Interview
Conversations on multiplicity
Interview with Sudarshan Shetty, curator, Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2016.
Media
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
Demonetisation
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
Data Card
Rural situation
Interview
'I am a soloist, completely'
Interview with the classical guitar icon David Russell.
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