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Cover Story
Rural revolt
Farmers in the BJP-ruled States of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, distressed by demonetisation and government inaction, rise in revolt and spoil the Narendra Modi government’s ambitious third anniversary celebrations.
Cover Story
A wake-up call
The Modi government needs to move beyond empty rhetoric and gimmicks to clear policy formulation and implementation to solve the agrarian crisis, which has been brewing for years now.
Madhya Pradesh
Mayhem in Mandsaur
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government remained complacent as resentment was building up among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh over the unremunerative prices of farm produce. Then came Mandsaur to wake it up.
Cover story
Rallying point
The farmers’ protests have provided the basis to build a broad consensus for a struggle against the policies that have caused agrarian distress and the loot of forests, land and resources.
Kashmir & IWT
KASHMIR’S leaders were kept in the picture fully on the Indus Waters Treaty, as N.D. Gulhati recorded: “Advantage was also taken, during my visit to ...
India & CPEC
A PERUSAL of the record of the negotiations on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in Ijaz Hussain’s book suffices to expose the utter falsity of India’s ...
Talking ties
The author seeks to explore the potential synergy between China and India and how it can change the course of geopolitics.
Letters
Letters to the Editor
IT sector THE mass retrenchment in the IT sector is undesirable (Cover Story, June 23). While acknowledging the sea change IT is undergoing, the ...
‘Focus is on good, strong story’
Interview with film critic Shanta Gokhale.
Kashmir
Facts of a 'dirty war'
Pushed to the wall on the political front, the people of the Valley seem to be coming out openly in support of militants, especially in south Kashmir.
Media
Gagging the media
The CBI raids on the promoters of NDTV are yet another indication that the government of the day is intolerant of media dissent and is quite amenable to using the law selectively to silence it.
Marathi Cinema
Reclaiming the box office
After decades of lull, Marathi films are attracting audiences once again.
Cover Story
A wake-up call
The Modi government needs to move beyond empty rhetoric and gimmicks to clear policy formulation and implementation to solve the agrarian crisis, which has been brewing for years now.
Madhya Pradesh
Mayhem in Mandsaur
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government remained complacent as resentment was building up among the farmers of Madhya Pradesh over the unremunerative prices of farm produce. Then came Mandsaur to wake it up.
Cover story
Rallying point
The farmers’ protests have provided the basis to build a broad consensus for a struggle against the policies that have caused agrarian distress and the loot of forests, land and resources.
Punjab and Haryana
Diminishing returns
Farmers’ organisations in Punjab and Haryana are determined to continue their agitation.
Uttar Pradesh
Scheme sans substance
The Yogi Adityanath government’s waiver plan, constrained by resource crunch, is a non-starter.
Rajasthan
Bumper problem
With low market prices and little help from the government, Rajasthan’s farmers, especially garlic producers, are in a financial mess in a good crop year.
Assam
Assam’s hot potato
Rising costs and price collapse force the State’s farmers into distress selling.
Tamil Nadu
Under stress
The farmers of Tamil Nadu blame the agricultural policies of the Centre and the State government for their plight, which, they say, has been compounded by monsoon failure.
Punjab and Haryana
Diminishing returns
Farmers’ organisations in Punjab and Haryana are determined to continue their agitation.
Uttar Pradesh
Scheme sans substance
The Yogi Adityanath government’s waiver plan, constrained by resource crunch, is a non-starter.
Rajasthan
Bumper problem
With low market prices and little help from the government, Rajasthan’s farmers, especially garlic producers, are in a financial mess in a good crop year.
Assam
Assam’s hot potato
Rising costs and price collapse force the State’s farmers into distress selling.
Tamil Nadu
Under stress
The farmers of Tamil Nadu blame the agricultural policies of the Centre and the State government for their plight, which, they say, has been compounded by monsoon failure.
Dairy Sector
Turning sour?
India’s thriving dairy sector, which provides farmers with an alternative source of income, is beset by challenges, including the government’s new restrictive rules on cattle trade.
Leather Industry
No skin in the game
The new rules banning the sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets have taken a huge toll on the leather trade, which provides livelihood to lakhs of people and functions as a crucial component of the livestock ecosystem.
Cattle Trade
Big backlash
The Centre’s notification imposing restrictions on cattle sale leads to widespread resentment and charges of undermining States’ rights and interfering with the dietary habits of specific communities.
Cover Story/Policy
In a policy trap
While farm loan waivers are a must to address the symptoms of a crisis, they will not solve the long-standing agrarian crisis, which reflects the deeper crisis of neoliberal economic policy itself.
Abattoirs
An industry in crisis
Controversial policy decisions and the activities of cow vigilantes have hit the abattoirs in the country hard, adversely affecting not only meat exports but the entire rural economy.
Maharashtra
United action
Maharashtra farmers drive a hard bargain, forcing the Devendra Fadnavis government to concede their demand for farm loan waiver.
Interview: Ashok Dhawale of AIKS
‘Systemic political change needed for systemic agrarian change’
Interview with Ashok Dhawale, joint secretary of the All India Kisan Sabha.
Meat consumption
Beef bogeyman
India’s meat consumption is dominated by poultry and mutton, with beef a distant third. However, beef exports continue to grow, raising questions about the Centre’s true intent in restricting cattle slaughter.
Kerala
Bars are back
THE wheel has turned full circle again in Kerala with the State government’s decision to roll back the liquor policy of the previous United Democratic ...
Media
Award for Frontline journalist
R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN, Associate Editor, Frontline, is the recipient of the Mumbai Press Club’s RedInk media award 2017 in the politics (print) category.
Talking ties
The author seeks to explore the potential synergy between China and India and how it can change the course of geopolitics.