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35 STORIES
Politics of Nationalism
Creating the enemy
The politics of “nationalism versus sedition” is a Sangh Parivar project to essentially divert attention from the failures of the government and enthu
Economic Perspectives
Misplaced disinvestment
The NDA government’s disinvestment programme is turning out to be one in which surpluses are wrung out of public sector enterprises in order to suppor
Devadasis
Lives on the margin
Devadasis live a life of discrimination on the periphery of village society in north Karnataka. A new report and model legislation prepared by the NLS
Interview: Anand Teltumbde
Anand Teltumbde: ‘Majoritarian agenda’
Interview with the Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde.
Kodanadu Estate break-in
Murder mystery
A video released to the media on the murder and burglary at former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s Kodanadu Estate four months after her death makes sta
The Tamil Nadu situation
Muffled voices
Filing of the charge sheet
Desperate charge
The filing of the charge sheet in the JNU sedition case three years after the incidents in the university is an attempt to build a narrative of “us vs
Lead Story
Instrument of oppression
The charge sheet against 10 persons in the JNU case brings into focus the sharp rise in sedition cases filed in recent years, which can be attributed
Lead Story
The Law Commission on sedition
Books
Caste as capital
The book makes important observations on the relevance of caste affinities for minority caste groups, such as the Padma Saliyars, whose trade interest
Defence
L’affaire Rafale
As the controversy over the Rafale deal continues to simmer, the question is whether it will turn out to be Narendra Modi’s Bofors.
Books
His music, his life
This fictionalised narrative portrays Ustad Vilayat Khan as an individual and a musician, often stressing on the contradictory nature of these selves.
Books
Genetics and law
The book unravels the philosophical, legal and ethical challenges posed by genetic research.
Interview: Anushka Singh
Demystifying sedition
Interview with Anushka Singh, sedition law expert.
Interview: Manish Tewari
‘Fine-tune the law or repeal it’
Sugar industry
Bitter aftertaste
As unrest prevails in the sugar belt of Maharashtra over non-payment of farmers’ dues, political parties have been quick to capitalise on the crisis i
Interview: Hiren Gohain
‘A Kafkaesque mixture’
Interview with the noted public intellectual Hiren Gohain.
Books
The Titan way
An account of the making of an Indian company that has kept pace with the times.
Sedition cases over the years
Thin-skinned state
A look at some of the sedition cases that have made the headlines over the years.
Nuclear waste
Deep down a drill hole
Kader Khan
Multifaceted genius
Moviegoers may remember Kader Khan most for his slapstick humour and his villain roles, but his was a many-splendoured talent enriched by his scholars
Diary from Trumpland
‘Ceasefire’ and beyond
The official-level trade negotiations that followed the truce on the U.S.-China tariff wars have not made headway, but the two sides are willing to st
Venezuela
Against all odds
Venezuela braves the challenges posed by a hostile opposition backed by the United States and right-wing governments in the region as Nicolas Maduro i
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fragile polity
An opposition candidate is elected President amid cries of electoral fraud which has serious implications for political stability.
Physiology
An ear for sensitivity
Climate change
Greenland melting faster
Celiac disease
Going against the grain
A recent international symposium in New Delhi on wheat-related disorders drew attention to celiac disease, one of the world’s most under-diagnosed med
Essay
Right to listen in person
The refusal of a visa can be struck down if it is on the face of it arbitrary or violative of an international treaty or of the state’s own citizens.
"Resort" Politics in Karnataka
High drama again
In a repeat of the events after the Assembly elections last year, Karnataka is witnessing “resort” politics following attempts at horse-trading.
Interview: Sitaram Yechury
‘It should be scrapped’
Interview with Sitaram Yechury, general secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist).
U.K.
Historic defeat
Well before Brexit day, March 29 at 11 p.m., the toll the issue is taking on the United Kingdom has been sharp, enduring and devastating.
Kolkata opposition Rally
Call from Kolkata
The show of opposition unity in Kolkata at Mamata Banerjee’s call has clearly made the BJP jittery, though competitive political ambitions among the p
Interview: Aamer Hussein
‘I don’t long for roots’
Interview with the Pakistani short story writer Aamer Hussein.
Foreign trade
Robust trade
With a strong and balanced export-import trade in the first eight months of the current fiscal, the European Union continues to be India’s largest tra
Interlinking of rivers
A pipe dream
The interlinking of rivers is an ill-conceived, ruinously expensive, technically questionable, ecologically devastating and socially disruptive nation
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‘I don’t get rattled easily’: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
Is India truly the voice of the Global South at WTO?
Haryana: Scripting a new chapter
Alliance of convenience: AAP, Cong seal deal for Delhi, to go solo in Punjab
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‘Scent of a Bird’: A Malayalam story in translation
Babycha’s wager
A new biography delves into the turbulent life and subversive legacy of Michael Madhusudan Dutt
WTO is now just a tool to bully weaker nations
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08-03-2024
Mahatma Gandhi, in his own words
Finding home in the act: How Aagaaz theatre trust empowers young lives through art
Beyond borders: Unhoming in Lahore’s magical world
A worthy sequel to Animal Farm?
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23-02-2024
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: A force to reckon with
How would Vivekananda view the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and Ram Mandir?
Modi government’s crackdown on FCRA cripples civil society organisations
Rahul Gandhi, Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, and the power of walking
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