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Attacks against minorities

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06-07-201841 STORIES

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Storm in a tea cup

A chronicle of India-Pakistan relations with no explosive revelations, the book owes its existence to the chemistry between two former spymasters.

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The Maithili movement

A nuanced study of the Maithili language and the movement that led to the formation of a modern Maithili community, and its speakers’ resistance to Hi

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Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

Elusive education policy

Differences between the government and the Sangh Parivar over privatisation and corporatisation may be holding up the new education policy four years

Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

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Minorities in India

Tools of an ideology

The threat to minorities is not from Hindus as a majority community but from the ideology and proponents of Hindu Rashtra. The majority community need

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Electoral rolls

Missing votes

The exclusion of a huge number of Muslims from the electoral rolls in several States is a cause for concern.

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In the land of the Loba

On the treacherous high-altitude trail to Lo Manthang, the walled city that is the capital of Upper Mustang province in Nepal and whose denizens are t

Sudha Mahalingam

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Attacks on Christians

Church as target

Christian religious leaders’ concern about the atmosphere of intolerance in the country is born out of the reality of increasing violence against thei

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Attacks on Muslims

Fear as the key

A series of attacks were made on mosques and Friday prayer congregations in open spaces in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh apparently to instil fear in the

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Modi & dissent

The state has turned a libeller with intimidation as its weapon, inspiring mobs and using them as its tools. To what depths will Narendra Modi and Ami

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Age of unreason

More and more BJP leaders cite Hindu myths as evidence of great scientific achievement in ancient India, and historians see this as part of their larg

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The minority situation

There is method in the madness

Violence against Muslims and Christians has risen since the BJP came to power in 2014, and the pattern and modus operandi of the attacks reveal a sys

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Letters to the Editor

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After the outbreak

Kerala’s health care system and social capital won the battle against Nipah, but it is important to review the lessons learnt in order to prepare for

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Protest in TISS

Another brick in the wall

Protest mounts over TISS’ decision to cancel the waiver of hostel and dining hall charges for S.C./S.T. and OBC students who are eligible for the Cen

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Halting abuse

The government’s move to update an existing Act to ban indecent portrayal of women online is welcome given the rising incidence of harassment in rece

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Festering wound

The attack on Dalit households at Kachanatham village in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu on May 28 exposes the deep-running caste-Hindu intolerance o

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The Nipah riddle

The glaring difference between the Bangladesh and West Bengal outbreaks is certainly curious and should be of epidemiological interest. Is it a case

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Shujaat Bukhari

A votary of peace in Kashmir

Shujaat Bukhari (1968-2018).

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Political violence in West Bengal

Cleansing drive

The Trinamool Congress’ plan to achieve an “opposition-free” West Bengal is seen as the reason for the political violence that continues unabated in t

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Arrest of activists

Stifling dissent

Five rights activists, four of them associated with the Elgaar Parishad held at Bhima-Koregaon on January 1, have been arrested for alleged links with

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Pranab Mukherjee in Nagpur

Courting controversy

Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to address an RSS meeting in Nagpur continued to be a talking point long after the event.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

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U.S.-North Korea

Writing a new history

If the Singapore summit witnessed a historic agreement on the “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula, it also showed that Pyongyang will

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Potent antidote

The RLD’s victory in the Kairana Lok Sabha byelection proves that majoritarian triumphalism, which has taken root since the BJP came to power at the

Purnima S. Tripathi

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Qatar's blockade in the GCC

March of folly

Qatar remains resilient a year after it was blockaded, but the UAE and Saudi Arabia do not want to recognise the failure of their project of isolatio

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Stinging irony

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Goa Archbishop's pastoral letter

A letter and the backlash

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Israeli violence in Gaza

Shooting an angel

An unarmed paramedic was among those targeted and killed by Israeli security forces in the latest flare-up in the Gaza Strip where Israeli violence h

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A life in the shadows

In life as in death, tragedy stalked the actor Geeta Kapoor.

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Elections in Bangladesh

End of an era

The ruling Awami League-led alliance is confident of securing another term in power and political pundits foresee the end of Khaleda Zia’s political

Infectious diseases

Beware of dogs

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Tensions in the G7

The war within

The economic nationalism of Trump, as evidenced by the tariff he imposed on Canada and Europe, goes against the world view of the G7 and questions th

Demand for minority status

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Lizards and a cure for malaria

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Ramaji Khobragade

Seeds man

Dadaji Ramaji Khobragade, the legendary plant breeder who created at least nine varieties of rice, freely shared his seeds and never profited financi

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Signs of life on Mars

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Race to the top in supercomputing

Interview: Fr Stanley Kozhichira

‘We must respect diversity’

Interview with Father Stanley Kozhichira.

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Deciphering a paradox

A creative contribution to a theoretical understanding of real-life economic issues and a critique of capitalism.

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Trade with South Asia

Trade with neighbours

The contours of India's business ties with its South Asian neighbours are changing and Bangladesh has emerged as its largest trading partner.

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Teesta Setalvad

Targeting an activist

There is no end in sight to the cases against human rights activist and lawyer Teesta Setalvad who has rubbed the authorities the wrong way with her f

Anupama Katakam

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Bovine terror: How the BJP cashes in on cow politics

Minorities continue to be targeted by gau rakshaks and mere suspicion leads to lynchings that are justified in the name of the cow.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

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