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Putin, Xi JinPing and Trump

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27-04-201835 STORIES

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Looming Cold War

A new Cold War is in the offing. But more than a battle of ideologies, it will be a fight between a declining superpower and resurgent countries such

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A Special Holi

Translated by Harish Trivedi.

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Gandhi in Nationalist Prints

Gandhi dominated in the visual imaginary of nationalism among printmakers of pre-Independence India and the artists they commissioned to make “nationa

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New light on Tagore

Two hymns in English composed by Rabindranath Tagore discovered in a Unitarian Church hymn book in the United States open up a fresh avenue for Tagore

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'I see my works as an archive of our times'

Interview with Riyas Komu, artist and co-founder, Kochi Biennale Foundation.

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U.S.-China trade

Tussle between giants

The ongoing trade war between the world’s biggest economies comes on the heels of a record-high U.S. trade deficit with China.

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Hindutva’s messengers

A sting operation conducted by the website Cobrapost pushes a section of the Indian media into a credibility crisis.

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Chinese challenge

The Chinese leadership seems to have realised that more than a “trade war”, it is about an “exceptionalist” America trying to block China’s rise as an

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Islamophobia a la France

Jim Wolfreys’ important study documents the risible, theatre-of-the-absurd quality to the actions the French state has resorted to over recent years t

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The documentary movement in India

The narratives bring to the fore not only the history of documentary film-making in India, but also the various resistance struggles and movements for

North East Industrial Development Scheme

Negative twist

The North East Industrial Development Scheme downgrades the industrial policy for the region to a mere Central sector scheme by limiting the scope for

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Voice of sanity

An imam who lost his son in the communal violence in Asansol brings peace with his timely intervention.

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Divisive agenda

Major communal flare-ups during Ram Navami celebrations point to a paradigm shift in the essential nature of West Bengal’s politics.

FL27FORTNIGHT

Kausalya Shankar: Standing tall

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Nadim Makdisi Memorial Lecture

Wounds of the world

Excerpts from the Nadim Makdisi Memorial Lecture at the American University of Beirut on March 14, 2018.

A biosphere reserve in danger

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Cauvery dispute

Tamil Nadu’s angst

The people of Tamil Nadu have shown their anger at what they see as the Centre’s betrayal over the Cauvery waters issue and the State government’s cap

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Unsettling reform

The Centre’s decision to introduce fixed-term employment in all sectors sparks a controversy as trade unions fear this will affect the nature of futur

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Mosul’s echo in Punjab

The families of the men kidnapped in Mosul are sore at the government’s handling of the tragedy and the way they had been fed false hopes for close to

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Media and the judiciary

The press has a right and a duty to keep a vigil on the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.The courts and the media cannot afford to cling t

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Sea of troubles

The violent protests by Dalits across north India add to the discomfiture of the Narendra Modi government, which is already rocked by failures on seve

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Toxic legacy

The U.S. invasion of Iraq, which started 15 years ago in March 2003, has resulted in untold damage, death and displacement and triggered a global refu

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'JNU's questioning minds a problem for indoctrinators'

Interview with Prof Romila Thapar.

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New equations

A European power joins the efforts of countries such as the United States and Japan to convert India into a regional military counterweight to China.

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Dalit ire

The Supreme Court order placing restrictions on the arrest and filing of cases under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrociti

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Assembly Elections: Karnataka

No holds barred

The Congress, the BJP and the JD(S) have begun a vicious campaign for the May 12 elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly. If Chief Minister Sid

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Ministry of war

Donald Trump and his new Cabinet may regard war as the most effective instrument of statecraft, but there is little appetite amongst the U.S.’ allies

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Trumping up a trade war

The trade sanctions on China and other protectionist measures announced by the Trump administration will not only not serve the cause of the U.S.’ tra

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Activist and journalist

The book contains valuable material on the life and legacy of the fiery journalist Gauri Lankesh.

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Anti-Sterlite struggle

Saga of a struggle

In Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district, protests against Sterlite’s copper smelter plant get a second wind as local residents’ health and environmental

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From pillar to post

A survey conducted earlier this year finds that the direct benefit transfer project is exacerbating the problems of hunger, food insecurity and povert

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Emerging hotspots

Some of the crisis points around the world that have the potential to escalate and the imminent threats to the U.S.’ claim to sole superpower status.

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European dilemma

Tensions between Russia and the West have ratcheted up swiftly since the Ukraine crisis of 2014, but the seeds for the discord may have been sown earl

Letters to the Editor

David Frost case

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