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National Health Policy
In this issue
14-04-2017
40 STORIES
Economic Perspectives
Trump’s trade diplomacy
Jayati Ghosh
Girl interrupted
Family Health Survey
Cause for concern
High tobacco and alcohol usage and widespread violence against women are some of the disturbing takeaways from the latest family health survey.
Derek Walcott
Unfettered mind
The poet Derek Walcott (1930-2017) lived life on his own terms.
UNITED STATES
Forgotten Americans
In Donald Trump’s draft budget, the middle and working classes continue to be ignored while Wall Street and the military-industrial complex walk away
Books
The real Raj
Shashi Tharoor counters with remarkable finesse and fairness the best arguments of the defenders of the Raj to expose the deliberate destruction of In
Assembly elections
March of Hindutva
The outcome of the recent Assembly elections, especially the elevation of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, shows that the BJP’s
Interview: Sujatha Rao
‘We are still not serious about health care’
Interview with Sujatha Rao, former Union Health Secretary.
Material Science
Bone-inspired steel
Radiation
Radiation from power
Communalism
Charity under threat
The stoppage of funds for Christian organisations and the restrictions on their outreach programmes have left the community fearful of what may come i
Interview: Samuel F. Berkovic
Finding genetic answers for epilepsy
Interview with Professor Samuel F. Berkovic, laureate professor and director, Epilepsy Research Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia.
Essay
Patriotism and dissent
Can the cries of azadi be suppressed by recourse to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967? Lawmakers have opined that rather than serving the
Physics
In search of dark matter
About 85 per cent of the mass of the universe consists of dark matter. But particle physicists are still in the dark about what it is and what its pro
Plant biology
Explaining plant growth
Space
Giant magnetic fields in the universe
Politics
In kingmaker role
Books
A judicial heritage
National Health Policy 2017
Public policy, private care
A careful reading of the National Health Policy 2017 reveals that its stated goals are just window dressing for the continuation of the state’s role a
Tamil Nadu
The case of the disputed symbol
Afghanistan
A war that never ends
Despite the U.S.’ plans to wind down its military presence in Afghanistan by 2014, its troops remain there as the security situation remains worris
Assembly elections: Manipur
Opposing pulls
The BJP has outmanoeuvred the Congress in the numbers game in Manipur, but conciliating the issues of Manipur’s territorial integrity and integration
Assembly elections: Goa
Numbers game
The BJP moved stealthily to claim Goa, though it won just 13 seats. The voters seem bewildered as political manoeuvrings have brought back to power th
Scandal
Sting in the tail
Mamata Banerjee suffers a setback as the Calcutta High Court orders a CBI probe into the Narada sting which showed top Trinamool leaders accepting cas
Interview: Shahbano Bilgrami
‘You can’t categorise people by borders’
Interview with Shahbano Bilgrami, a Pakistani-American writer whose second novel, “Those Children”, was launched recently.
National Family Health Survey
Falling short
The latest national family health survey results underline the need for the government to play a greater role in strengthening the infrastructure to e
Public Health: Mumbai
Charity on paper
Private charitable hospitals in Mumbai misuse the special facilities meant for the poor.
Public Health: Chennai
Poverty amidst plenty
Chennai has a surfeit of medical facilities, but access to health care for the poor and needy remains an issue.
Public Health: Delhi
In poor health
Government health establishments in the national capital lack infrastructure and facilities and the private ones are unaffordable.
Drug pricing
Price overdose
Contrary to widespread expectations, the National Health Policy has failed to provide a clear road map for regulation of the prices of drugs and medi
Mamallapuram
Temples by the sea
Public Health: West Bengal
Systemic ills
The rot runs deep in West Bengal’s private health care system.
South Korea
Landmark exit
The recently impeached President’s regime was marked by worsening ties with North Korea, anti-union moves and blacklisting of critics of the governmen
Tourism
Aiming high
Odisha has started implementing a vibrant tourism policy with the intention of making the State a one-stop destination to experience history, culture
Cover Story
A policy let-down
National Health Policy 2017 leaves the poor in the lurch as it passes on to the private sector the responsibility for providing quality, affordable he
Essay
Nationalism in peril
The Sangh Parivar’s brand of patriotism connotes a perverted concept of nationalism and intolerance of dissent. Its aim is to erase the national conse
Mahseer
Saving the big fish
A successful conservation project in Lonavala near Pune offers hope to the endangered mahseer.
Tribute
Chuck Berry: King of rock ‘n’ roll
Chuck Berry (1926-2017), who practically created rock ‘n’ roll which in turn changed popular culture forever, is arguably the most influential guitar
Letters
Letters to the editor
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‘NDA is stronger in Bihar now’: Chirag Paswan
‘There is a groundswell of support for the RJD’: Tejashwi Yadav
Bihar: Navigating change and stagnation
Words on a plate
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Kashmir: Valley of contention
Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
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Farewell Appappan
Why a proposed private port in Karnataka’s Honnavara faces stiff resistance from fisherfolk
India’s oscillating opposition and the dynamic evolution of protest politics
The crisis of the secular opposition
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22-03-2024
Why the tiger-human conflict rages in Bandipur and Nagarahole
Minimum Support Price: A question of how, not why
Fali S. Nariman (1929-2024): A life dedicated to the Constitution’s promise
Farmers’ protest: It’s a battle against servitude
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