In this issue

34 STORIES

A new chapter

The landslide win of the Maldivian Democratic Party in the parliamentary election is unprecedented, yet it is no guarantee that there will not be trou

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The Modi years

The book is a comprehensive audit of the Narendra Modi regime’s five-year tenure and reveals an all-round failure that is unprecedented in scope and e

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A Rajapaksa eyes the presidency

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother, may be preparing to contest the presidential election.

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The Deccan chronicles

A racy, highly readable narrative of 300 years of Deccan political history from the 13th century to the 17th century.

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State of swing

The Congress and the NCP stand a chance of regaining their constituencies from the BJP-Shiv Sena.

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People’s power

Anti-government protests in Sudan have led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir after more than 30 years in power, but the protest will not end

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Change in the air

The momentum of the Assembly election held in December 2018 and the Congress’ willingness to tackle the common man’s problems may see the party pullin

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Hindutva push

The BJP pitches for militant Hindutva and muscular nationalism in Bihar, while the Congress and other opposition alliance partners seem unable to get

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Assange's Arrest

Assault on media freedom

The Trump administration is looking to extradite Julian Assange on minor charges and then level more serious accusations attracting longer jail terms

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Tribal anger

The consolidation of the tribal people and the minorities behind the Congress will see the alliance it leads put up a good fight in the State.

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Icon of change

Mahendran (1939-2019) set a new path in Tamil cinema with his deglamorised films.

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Changing narrative

Stung by the failure of the campaign based on muscular nationalism in the early phases of voting, the BJP desperately looks for new strategies and alt

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Diary from Trumpland

Eviction drama

The drama around Julian Assange’s arrest is not about bringing him to justice but about moving the narrative away from the war crimes and corruption e

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Electoral bonds

Seal of secrecy

The Supreme Court direction to political parties to submit details of donations they received under the Electoral Bonds Scheme to the Election Commiss

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Patnaik all the way

Going by the groundswell of support for Naveen Patnaik’s roadshows and public meetings, his party looks all set to win the simultaneous elections to t

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Jammu & Kashmir

Polarised positions

Despite tall claims of development, the BJP banks on the rhetoric of nationalism and the polarised atmosphere in the region to win votes.

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Tough test for Trinamool

Voting trends in the third, fourth and fifth phases of the election will determine whether the perceived anti-incumbency sentiment against the ruling

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Missing model

Widespread disenchantment with the BJP over issues such as unemployment and agrarian distress makes it tough for the party to repeat its clean sweep o

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Loosening hold

There is no perceptible Modi “wave” this time and the muscular nationalism plank that the BJP banks on fails to evoke the required response in the fac

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Voices against BJP

Artists, writers against Modi

Artists and writers raise their voice against the present regime and call upon voters to throw out the government for the sake of India’s pluralist tr

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Bill at the centre

The Lok Sabha election results will be crucial for regional parties such as the AGP and the AIUDF in a State that seems to be progressing increasingly

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Election Commission

Under scrutiny

Even as the country celebrates its democracy, the Election Commission’s omissions and commissions come under the microscope.

Interview: Jagdeep S. Chokkar

Court's intervention not decisive

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A study in contrast

A look at the manifestos of the BJP, the Congress, the CPI(M) and the Samajwadi Party.

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India & Pakistan

The ‘enemy’ factor

India’s retaliatory air raid after the Pulwama suicide attack gives a fillip to the BJP’s election campaign, but Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s

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Battle of ideas

In no other election in recent decades have contesting political parties in the State been forced to lay their cards on the table and be so open about

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A bridge too far

The BJP is banking on caste and community factors in a campaign devoid of livelihood issues, but the combined strength of the Congress and the JD(S) m

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Election eve violence

Spreading fear

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Dividends of division

Notwithstanding people’s disappointment with the Bharatiya Janata Party, its polarising campaigns seem to have eclipsed pressing issues of unemploymen

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Interview: Bhupesh Baghel

‘The ordinary voter favours the Congress’

Interview with Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

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Battles within

Amid divisions within the Congress and confusion within the BJP, the battleground for 25 seats is one that is evenly poised.

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Interview: Siddhart Tiwari

‘Nationalism won’t help BJP, people want jobs’

Interview with Siddhart Tiwari, Congress candidate in Rewa.

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Guernica today

Reflections inspired by Pablo Picasso’s 1937 work of art.

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C.P. Chandrasekhar

Blind conservatism

The World Economic Outlook survey admits that global growth has slowed significantly in 2018, while the IMF accepts the need to push for a coordinate

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