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Jaipur Litfest
A celebration of books
The crowds thronging Diggi Palace for the 13th Jaipur Literature Festival belied the idea that literature is an exclusive preserve of the wealthy.

Guy Gunaratne
‘The fight for free expression has to be maintained’
Interview with the writer Guy Gunaratne.

Wildlife
It’s a bug’s life
True bugs, of the order Hemiptera, have for too long been seen as pests. It is time to set the record straight.

Wildlife
All about true bugs
True bugs, of the order Hemiptera, have for too long been seen as pests. It is time to set the record straight.

CAA
West Bengal Assembly passes anti-CAA resolution
The ruling and opposition parties in West Bengal come together to pass a resolution in the Assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Anti-CAA protests
Other Shaheen Baghs
Inspired by Shaheen Bagh, similar protests have erupted across the capital. And the women who spearhead this are hell-bent on not yielding.

Continuing debate
THE delay in the hanging of the convicts in the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old physiotherapist in December 2012 has been a matter of intense ...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A true South Asian
The Shaheen Baghs that sprang up all over India in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act reclaimed Faiz Ahmed Faiz as truly one of us, a fighter against oppression, bigotry, poverty, destitution and imperialism.

India-Brazil
India & Brazil: Allies in arms
Under Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s right-wing dispensation seeks to forge strategic ties with India and expand trade, particularly in defence.

Israel-Palestine
Palestine: End of a hate plan
Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” for peace between Palestine and Israel, which seeks to legitimise Israeli annexation of Palestinian territory, meets with outright rejection from the Palestinian Authority.

Australia fires
Bushfire crisis in Australia
Australia’s worst ever wildfires have been raging all through this summer, causing extensive loss of lives, property and businesses and devastating the environment in the country and its neighbourhood.

Rohingyas
Justice for Rohingyas
In a significant ruling, the International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the minority Rohingya population from human rights atrocities, particularly genocide.

Bodo Accord
The third Bodo accord: A new deal
The third Bodo accord envisages a new model of power sharing and governance for the Bodoland Territorial Council and seeks to redraw the BTAD for lasting peace.

Nirbhaya case
Nirbhaya gang rape case: Hanging on
The convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape-cum-murder case are running out of options to delay their hanging any further.

CAA
Kolkata’s Shaheen Bagh
ON January 7, two days after the brutal attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University students in Delhi by Hindutva goons, seven women, led by Asmat Jamil, ...

BJP's divisive campaign
BJP's Delhi election campaign: Hate and perish
The Delhi election will be remembered for the BJP’s divisive campaign and the AAP’s clever attempts to sidestep the communal trap.

AAP performance
Delhi Assembly election: A vote for performance
The BJP improves its tally and vote share, but the AAP’s success in delivering basic services decides the issue.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz
Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A true South Asian
The Shaheen Baghs that sprang up all over India in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act reclaimed Faiz Ahmed Faiz as truly one of us, a fighter against oppression, bigotry, poverty, destitution and imperialism.

Bodo Accord
The third Bodo accord: A new deal
The third Bodo accord envisages a new model of power sharing and governance for the Bodoland Territorial Council and seeks to redraw the BTAD for lasting peace.

Nirbhaya case
Nirbhaya gang rape case: Hanging on
The convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape-cum-murder case are running out of options to delay their hanging any further.

CAA
Kolkata’s Shaheen Bagh
ON January 7, two days after the brutal attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University students in Delhi by Hindutva goons, seven women, led by Asmat Jamil, ...

CAA
CAA & Kashmir: The world watches
Resolutions tabled in the E.U. Parliament are the latest indication of growing international concern about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the situation in Kashmir.

Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Evolving epidemic
Even as the World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency, there are many unanswered questions about the virus, its pathogenicity, its modes of transmission and the disease characteristics.

Railways
Railways: Rush to disaster
The Modi regime’s move to restructure apex-level managerial positions in the Indian Railways by merging diverse categories into a single service, undermining specialisation, is apparently aimed at facilitating the wholesale privatisation of rail services.

Delhi election
BJP's venomous rhetoric in Delhi Assembly election campaign
The BJP’s Delhi Assembly election campaign hinges on berating the Shaheen Bagh protesters, completely sidestepping governance issues and the AAP’s performance.

Rohingyas
Justice for Rohingyas
In a significant ruling, the International Court of Justice orders Myanmar to protect the minority Rohingya population from human rights atrocities, particularly genocide.

Economic Survey 2019-20
Economic Survey 2019-20: Glossy economics
The Economic Survey for 2019-20 has little to offer on the ongoing economic crisis and reflects the government’s scant regard for either economic statistics or method.

UNION BUDGET: Agriculture
Raw deal for farmers
The Budget lacks any serious effort to address the main issues of unemployment, agrarian distress and falling incomes, revealing a high level of official insensitivity.

Union Budget: Railways
Off-track Budget
The Union Budget’s focus on the Indian Railways is cursory. An exercise in obfuscation, it reveals utter neglect of India’s largest enterprise.