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Pulwama: was there a conspiracy?
In this issue
12-03-2021
31 STORIES
RESERVATION
Panchamsali and Kuruba caste groups demand increase in percentage of quota in Karnataka
Chief Minister Yediyurappa finds himself in a catch-22 situation as a Lingayat subsect wants to be reclassified within the OBC list, while the Kuruba
Social Issues
Condition of Muslims in West Bengal: A reality check
Official data available in the public domain show that the claims made against Muslims in West Bengal in the election run-up are false.
LEPAKSHI TEMPLE
The grandeur of the Vijayanagar era temple at Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh
Built in the 16th century, the golden age of the Vijayanagar empire, the Lepakshi temple in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh boasts impressive scu
Sudha Mahalingam
Islamophobia
Imaginary enemies
Contrary to the vilification of Islamic rulers of the medieval era by Hindutva warriors over an imagined past of forcible conversion, historical evide
Interview: Audrey Truschke
Audrey Truschke: ‘I am not alone in refusing to sway with the Indian political winds’
Interview with the historian Audrey Truschke.
TRIBUTE: Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer (1929-2021): Captain out of a trap
Actor Christopher Plummer (1929-2021) was much more than Captain von Trapp, the role that he is most identified with. In a remarkable career of over s
Justice P.B. Sawant
Justice P.B. Sawant (1930-2021): Champion of civil liberties
Justice (retired) P.B. Sawant (1930-2021) will be remembered for his deep involvement in social activism, his unfaltering position on civil and human
TRIBUTE
D.N. Jha: A historian as myth buster
Professor D.N. Jha (1940-2021) sought to bring the dis-privileged into the historical canvas and celebrated pluralism and dissent in his writings.
DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Funds crunch cripples industrialisation in North-eastern States
The Narendra Modi government’s industrialisation policy for the north-eastern States has proved to be a non-starter as it is highly centralised and fu
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Maharashtra aims to achieve 40 per cent electricity generation through renewable sources by 2030
The Maharashtra government pushes for solar power generation under its new unconventional energy policy.
India & China
Signs of a thaw between India and China
The agreement between India and China to withdraw their troops deployed in the Pangong Tso area is a positive sign of the two sides returning to the p
EDUCATION
Education in the time of pandemic
Online teaching cannot be a substitute for physical schools and the opportunities that schools offer for learning and building relationships.
CONTROVERSY
Bhima Koregaon case: planted evidence?
Investigations by Arsenal Consulting, a global digital forensics consulting company, have revealed that evidence had been planted in the activist Rona
Disaster
Chamoli flash flood: A wake-up call
Geologists and glaciologists see the recent landslide and flash flood in Uttarakhand as part of inevitable natural processes given the fragility of th
CHAMOLI DISASTER
‘Our scientists have not found any evidence of a glacial lake in the region so far’
Interview with Kalachand Sain, Director, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology.
Disaster
Himalayan tragedy in Uttarakhand
The flash flood in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, which left death and ruin in its wake, was a man-made calamity resulting from the government’s decision to al
Disha Ravi's Arrest
Disha Ravi’s arrest sparks off protests in Bengaluru
Friends, former classmates and members of civil society are speaking up and protesting against the Delhi Police’s arrest of Disha A. Ravi, a young and
Interview: Sarwan Singh Pandher
Sarwan Singh Pandher: ‘The government has to first create an environment conducive to talks’
Interview with Sarwan Singh Pandher, general secretary, Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee, Punjab.
Interview: Kanwar Grewal
Kanwar Grewal: ‘I feel very responsible for what is happening around me’
Interview with Kanwar Grewal, singer.
Farmers' movement
Farmers' movement gathers steam in Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh
Support from the khaps of western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana and protests across the country have infused new energy into the farmers’ movement amidst
POLITICS
Trinamool stares at split in Muslim vote
New political equations emerge in West Bengal with the Left-Congress alliance in the process of sealing an understanding with the influential Islamist
Revisiting Pulwama
Frosty relations with Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack
Post Pulwama, India-Pakistan ties took a nosedive with the Modi government claiming that its hard-line tactics made Pakistan bend to its will when the
Farmers' agitation
Popular resentment against the BJP-led Centre rises as ongoing farmers' agitation spreads, shows effects in Punjab local body elections
The spread of the farmers’ agitation to many parts of northern India, the traction it gets from other sections of society and the decimation of the BJ
Revisiting Pulwama
New world order and Pulwama
The apparent failure to act on intelligence inputs ahead of the Pulwama attack is alarming enough, but it is downright frightening to analyse the chai
Revisiting Pulwama
Jingoism as politics
The ‘nationalist sentiment’ Modi evoked at every election rally post-Pulwama attack and his frequent exhortations around the Balakot air strikes and t
Pulwama Revisited
Why were intelligence inputs ahead of Pulwama attack ignored?
Frontline is now in possession of official documents that underscore the point that the whereabouts of the Pulwama attack’s key conspirator, Mudasir A
Editor's Note
The nation wants to know
Books
Diplomacy in militancy
The book, about the need for negotiations and talks, abounds with an astonishing number of case studies in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America.
Books
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-1898): A man with a mission
An immensely readable biography of the reformist Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, and a corrective to existing studies of Muslim engagement with the colonial stat
Columns
Australia to make big tech pay for the news they link and direct users to
Australia’s proposal to make big tech firms such as Google and Facebook pay for the news they link to is being closely watched by many countries as a
Pulwama attack
Eleven intelligence inputs warning of Pulwama attack were ignored
Frontline’s investigation reveals that 11 intelligence inputs warning of the Pulwama terrorist attack of February 14, 2019, were ignored. Who was resp
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16-06-2023
Editor’s Note: Can Karnataka give us a governance model to emulate?
Why Bengaluru badly needs a new governance approach
Technology aside, basic questions waiting to be answered in Karnataka
Can Karnataka’s new government think out of the box to keep its promises?
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02-06-2023
Why India needs a museum for its fossils
‘The Kerala Story’ is greedy in its impulse to demonise Muslims
Girl power revolution: Anupama Hireholi from Saundatti creates history
Go First filing for bankruptcy raises questions about ‘open skies’ policy
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19-05-2023
How underprivileged women in a Delhi slum are breaking the glass ceiling
Dismantling the gaze
‘We can easily reach 10,000 tigers’: Dr K. Ullas Karanth
Trade unions’ steely resolve to prevent Vizag Steel from being privatised
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05-05-2023
Vivan Sundaram: Inviting the world into his art
Project Tiger @50: Success but at what cost?
Vivan Sundaram (1943-2023): Rebel, writer, thinker, artist
Online video games vs online real money games: Not one and the same
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