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02-03-2018
44 STORIES
ASEAN
Looking South-East
By hosting a two-day ASEAN-India summit in New Delhi, India underscored its strategic partnership with the grouping. But it is still China that has th
Health and fitness
‘Meditation has no role in reducing aggression'
Ramesh Chakrapani
Letters
Letters to the Editor
Economic Survey
Too clever by half?
Despite its deeply flawed neoliberal perspective, Economic Survey 2017-18 is rich in detail, has many useful analytical discussions at different level
Archaeology
Stone age tools raise questions on migration
Ramesh Chakrapani
United States
Trump waves his magic wand
In his first State of the Union Address, President Donald Trump spoke slowly and at length but said little; it was vintage Trump.
Books
Capitalism and its many crises
In an era when capitalism championed by corporates is the global order, the author’s analysis of contemporary America deserves attention.
Health & Fitness
Low level of alcohol intake potentially beneficial for brain
Ramesh Chakrapani
Chemistry
Indians produce boron nanosheets as thin as graphene
Ramesh Chakrapani
Sashi Kumar
Threats to Constitution
Books
The Jaina way of dying
The two volumes are about the unique Jaina tradition that sanctions self-killing for spiritual ends.
Books
Memories of Mudukulathur
A well-researched chronicle of one of the worst caste riots Tamil Nadu has seen, the book talks about the politics behind the incidents and their long
TDP protest
Telugu Desam anger out in the open
Assembly Elections: Meghalaya
Intense battle
Meghalaya is all set to witness a close contest between the ruling Congress and a BJP-regional parties combine.
Public health
Health care hoax
While increased spending on health care is essential, the new health insurance scheme announced in the Union Budget with the grandiose plan of univers
Agriculture
Illusions of bounty
Unveiled in the context of a spectacular collapse of agricultural commodity prices last year, the Budget adds insult to injury.
Education
Failing the education sector
The overarching theme of Budget 2018-19 is that of privatisation, and the budget for higher education is no different, with substantial cuts in alloca
Assembly Elections: Tripura
Surprise adversary
The Left Front is likely to face its toughest elections in Tripura in recent times, against a new opponent, the BJP.
Assembly Elections: Nagaland
Back to ballot
Nagaland is poised for a fight between the NPF and the NDPP-BJP as the political parties go back on their decision to boycott elections until a soluti
Political situation
Falling stock
Elections in recent times have shown that the BJP is losing ground steadily, and Sangh Parivar constituents believe that Budget 2018 will help advance
Policy
Sleight of hand
The striking aspect of the NDA government’s last full Budget is a lack of clarity on policy measures and the absence of commitment of resources to bac
Interview: Virjesh Upadhyay, BMS
‘They are trying to eliminate unions’
Interview with Virjesh Upadhyay, general secretary, BMS.
Interview: N.C. Debbarma, IPFT
‘We want full political power’
Interview with N.C. Debbarma, president of the IPFT.
Interview: Praveen Khandelwal, CAIT
‘A lot of doublespeak by Prime Minister’
Interview with Praveen Khandelwal of the Confederation of All India Traders.
India
Shaheed Suhrawardy’s letter to Chaudhri Khaliquzzaman
Brazil
Judicial coup
A Brazilian court’s judgment upholding a corruption conviction against Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is most likely to win the upcoming presidential
Maldives
Gathering storm
A state of emergency has been declared in the Maldives, which is now the focus of new superpower rivalry in the Indian Ocean region.
Kasganj violence
Seeds of hatred
Mobs go on a rampage in the Uttar Pradesh town of Kasganj, where the minority community is targeted by right-wing elements using the familiar ploy of
Padmaavat
Pride and prejudice
Bollywood abounds with examples of politically expedient films, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat is yet another—a casteist and communal saga that
Migration
Homeward bound
It is estimated that over the next few years a large number of Indian labourers will head back home because of economic downturn and political upheava
Interview: Gautam Das, CPI(M)
‘This is a different kind of battle’
Interview with Gautam Das, Left Front spokesperson and CPI(M) Central Committee member.
Interview: Tapan Sen, CITU
‘Fit example of deceptive articulation’
Interview with Tapan Sen, Rajya Sabha member and general secretary of the CITU.
Short story
Palanquin Bearer
Railways
Train of neglect
Jaitley’s Budget offers little to railway passengers or businesses and is marked by a singular failure to address the deep faults in the system that h
Interview: Jamida
‘I follow the Quran’
Interview with Jamida, the first woman to lead mixed-gender Friday prayers in India.
Bababudangiri
A battlefront in the south
The Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swamy Dargah in Karnataka, a symbol of syncretic culture venerated by both Hindus and Muslims, is caught in a legal
Livelihood Issues
Amphibious lives
Essay
Muslims today
Seventy years after Independence, the Muslims of India have very real grievances. No political party, secular or ”communal”, has made a sincere effort
Communalism
Script gone awry
The political content of the protests around the film Padmaavat cannot be ruled out in a State where caste leaders pick issues that stoke communal sen
Editorial
Fiscal fundamentalism
Job creation
Pakodas & promises
Provisions in the latest Budget may neither address the problem of widespread unemployment nor help the Modi government win a losing battle of percept
Cover Story
Spectacle sans substance
Union Budget 2018-19 turns out to be an exercise that carries forward the use of hyperbole on which the Narendra Modi regime rests. Two major welfare
Satyajit Ray
Shonku on big screen
Professor Shonku, the scientist-inventor who went on to become one of Satyajit Ray’s most popular fictional creations, will for the first time appear
Archive
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Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Editor’s Note: When cinema becomes a tool for propaganda
Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time
Of Magadh, Manjhi and Musahars
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Tastes of the earth
Did Periyar call for a genocide of Brahmins?
‘Enlightenment’: A Marathi story in translation
Close encounters with the third kind
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05-04-2024
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
SBI’s reluctance to reveal electoral bond data raises concerns about its independence and reliability
Essays by Prabir Purkayastha: Defending reason with passion
How homogenisation can flatten knowledge systems
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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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