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Interview: Dr Chandrakant Lahariya

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’

Interview with Dr Chandrakant Lahariya, epidemiologist and public health expert.

Conservation

Plural imprint: Chennai-based Urdu daily 'The Musalman' continues its strong show

The Musalman, a handwritten newspaper in Urdu published from Chennai since 1927, is driven by a secular ideology and a commitment to pluralism.

India-U.S.

Security cooperation high on Blinken’s agenda in his two-day India visit

In July, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the third senior official of the Biden administration to visit India since January, took forward Wash

HISTORY

The Issur uprising of 1942

As India enters its 75th year of Independence, a celebration of the revolt of Issur and its declaration of ‘swaraj’ that drew national attention.

Peru

In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President

The election of Pedro Castillo as President is a historic victory for the Left in a country that for the past three decades was a bastion of the right

Migrant Labour

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns

A new study analyses the devastating effects of lockdowns on migrant labourers, children and refugees, who have been invisibilised by the COVID-19 pan

Prof. Joe Thomas,Prof. Joske G.F. Bunders-Aelen,Emma Emily de Wit,Nupur Kulkarni,R.K. Radhakrishnan

Controversy

Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region

Allegations of illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region are linked to the politics of the State, but they also raise environmental concern

Public Health

Cataract and babies

It is important to detect and treat cataract in children early in order to eliminate the possibility of blindness.

COVID-19

Why counting the dead matters

The Million Death Study, done between 1998 and 2014, was meant to throw up data on the leading causes of death in India. Had the study been allowed to

Dalits temple entry

Dalits break caste barriers in historic Tamil Nadu temple entry

In yet another victory for Dalit rights, a group of believers assert their right to worship inside a temple in rural Tamil Nadu.

COVID-19

The fall and rise of COVID numbers

The number of cases begins to rise again after weeks of showing a declining trend, confirming that the COVID challenge is not over yet.

COVER STORY

‘Sedition’ in freedom struggle

The arguments by British members of the Viceroy’s Council, which passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878 to suppress “seditious” writing in Indian lan

COVID-19

India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021

India’s vaccination drive rests on a wing and a prayer as it looks set to miss the target of vaccinating all adults by the end of the year.

Freedom of the press

One more blow to press freedom in India

Even before the ‘Pegasus scandal’ broke out, India had been witnessing a serious decline in press freedom as the government’s direct and indirect assa

Legal Issues

Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea

The Supreme Court disallows the Kerala government’s plea to withdraw cases against legislators accused of vandalism in the Assembly in 2015.

Pegasus spyware scandal

Pegasus: Dystopias by design

Spying on people using Pegasus or any other means is a glaring example of the failure of leadership.

Jammu and Kashmir

The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir paints a grim picture

The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the Union Territory finds that there is increasing centralisation of power and a general mood of despo

Pegasus spyware scandal

The global impact of Pegasus

Recent revelations have proved that governments across the world, from Mexico to Rwanda to Saudi Arabia, used Pegasus to spy on their own citizens, es

Mamata Banerjee's plans to oust BJP

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP

After her resounding victory in the West Bengal Assembly election, Mamata Banerjee announces her intent to overthrow the BJP at the Centre in 2024 and

Pegasus Spyware scandal

Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?

The Pegasus case poses an unprecedented challenge to India, hinting as it does at the emergence of a surveillance state across countries in furtheranc

PUNJAB CONGRESS

Uneasy truce between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab

The crisis in the Punjab Congress passes with the high command working out a formula for peace: Navjot Singh Sidhu is made Pradesh Congress Committee

KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT

Caste constant in Karnataka

B.S. Yediyurappa quits as Chief Minister to make way for Basavaraj Bommai in what is seen as a safe choice by the BJP leadership to keep the Lingayat

INTER-STATE DISPUTE

Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute

Assam and Mizoram agree to keep their forces away from the inter-State boundary even as they harden their positions over the ownership of the Inner Li

Pegasus spyware scandal

Pegasus scandal: Modi government on the back foot

The Pegasus revelations have galvanised the opposition into a programme of collective action that the government seems unable to ignore.

Books

Book Review: “Stigma: The machinery of inequality” by Imogen Tyler underlines the limitations of sociology in understanding it

An ambitious new study of stigma that falls short on a number of counts.

Books

Book Review: Kabir Bedi’s memoir "Stories I Must Tell" is the tale of a star’s self-definition

As in some of the best literary works, the life stories by Kabir Bedi, the well-known actor who has carved out a place for himself in the cinema of th

Pegasus scandal

Surveillance state: The Pegasus saga unravels in India

As the Pegasus phone intrusion saga unravels, raising troubling questions over the government’s invasion of privacy, veteran journalists and civil rig

Economic Perspectives

The strange case of Videocon’s insolvency

The twists and turns in the Videocon bankruptcy proceedings have called into question the integrity of the IBC, which was touted as a game-changing me

OLYMPICS 2020

Odisha’s glory in Olympics hockey

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has made hockey promotion a mission. His government’s support for the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams showcases hi

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In this issue

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’

Chipko: A movement that gave forest conservation a new life

Maharashtra's Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyaan: A failed scheme

Of genocide and liberation: the works of Tareque Masud

Plural imprint: Chennai-based Urdu daily 'The Musalman' continues its strong show

Security cooperation high on Blinken’s agenda in his two-day India visit

The Issur uprising of 1942

In a historic victory for the Left, Pedro Castillo is sworn in as Peru’s new President

Vulnerable groups caught between two worlds amid lockdowns

Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region

Cataract and babies

Why counting the dead matters

Dalits break caste barriers in historic Tamil Nadu temple entry

The fall and rise of COVID numbers

‘Sedition’ in freedom struggle

India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021

One more blow to press freedom in India

Supreme Court reiterates limits of legislative privileges while disallowing Kerala’s plea

Pegasus: Dystopias by design

The Concerned Citizens’ Group’s ninth report on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir paints a grim picture

The global impact of Pegasus

Mamata Banerjee rallying opposition forces against BJP

Will the Pegasus case be another ‘tryst with destiny’ for India?

Uneasy truce between Amarinder Singh and Navjot Singh Sidhu in Punjab

Caste constant in Karnataka

Fragile peace between Assam and Mizoram in inter-State boundary dispute

Pegasus scandal: Modi government on the back foot

Book Review: “Stigma: The machinery of inequality” by Imogen Tyler underlines the limitations of sociology in understanding it

Book Review: Kabir Bedi’s memoir "Stories I Must Tell" is the tale of a star’s self-definition

Surveillance state: The Pegasus saga unravels in India

The strange case of Videocon’s insolvency

Odisha’s glory in Olympics hockey

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