Leading the Debate
Since 1984
Open in App
Home
Current Issue
Home
Current Issue
Latest
The Nation
Politics
Columns
Newsletters
|
Buy Print
Login
Account
Subscribe
Go to Search
Login
Account
Subscribe
Go to Search
Sections
News
The Nation
Politics
Economy
Arts & Culture
Social Issues
Science & Technology
Environment
Books
Health
Features
Travel
Letters
Data Stories
Columns
Interviews
Photo Essay
Essentials
Newsletter Sign-up
Print Subscription
Digital Subscription
Sitemap
RSS feeds
Digital Exclusive Stories
Print Edition
Current Issue
Past Issues
CONNECT WITH US
Read EBook
Subscribe
In this issue
10-09-2021
28 STORIES
Africa
A spring far behind: Tunisian President Kais Saied seizes power, sacks Prime Minister
Arab Spring dreams are snuffed out as Tunisia appears headed for a dictatorship following President Kais Saied’s suspension of parliament and sacking
The Caribbean
Shaken island: Haiti earthquake the latest crisis to leave citizens in distress
The earthquake that struck Haiti recently has added to the island-nation’s multiple crises: political instability, rising levels of gang violence, an
Conservation
An NGO gives urban wildlife in Mumbai and its environs a helping hand during the lockdown
In the Mumbai metropolitan area and its surroundings, the Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare had its hands full during the lockdown, rescuing mo
Lyla Bavadam
Short story in Translation
‘Savara’ by Chaudhury Hemakanta Misra: Odia short story in translation
A powerful portrayal of travelling entertainers in small-town Odisha.
Personality
Agnes Smedley: ‘Daughter of Earth’
Novelist, feminist and world revolutionary Agnes Smedley rejected “ordained social hierarchy” to follow her radical path to self-discovery. She consid
France & Israel
Israel: France’s foster child
France has been a key contributor to Project Israel and its lethal, life-destroying remit.
HISTORY
New light on Tipu Sultan
A Persian manuscript in the British Library in London and other documents help correct an error in Tipu Sultan’s birthdate. The ensuing research also
Environment
Protests in Gujarat against corporate projects that threaten people’s livelihoods and damage the environment
Gujarat’s poor track record in environmental governance has pushed people to the wall, and they are now making their voices heard and using legal mean
Finance
RBI proposal to loosen lending norms for private players a catastrophe in the making
The RBI’s proposal to loosen regulations for private lenders in the microfinance space will have disastrous consequences for the poor, especially wome
Muslim victims of false terrorism charges
New book sheds light on struggle of Muslim victims of false terror after acquittal
Several Muslims framed under bogus terrorism charges struggle to lead a normal life after their acquittal and release. A new book in Hindi, a product
Hate sloganeering
Hate speech at Jantar Mantar rally latest attempt by Hindutva forces to stoke communal passions
The hate speech at Jantar Mantar in Delhi is the latest in a string of attempts by right-wing organisations to stoke communal passions ahead of the Ut
COVID-19
No data, little relief: Panel report exposes government inadequacies
A parliamentary panel report exposes the government’s cluelessness on the extent of job losses caused by the pandemic and its inability to provide ade
JAMMU & KASHMIR
Congress changing tack in Kashmir?
The Congress under Rahul Gandhi seems to be focussed on countering the BJP in Jammu with a soft Hindutva line, sidestepping in the process crucial iss
COVID-19
The trajectory of scientific progress in the time of pandemic
The scale and spread of the pandemic have imposed unprecedented demands on modern science. But science being bound by the complex nature of reality an
COVID-19
Will India be able to avert a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic?
The downward trajectory of the second wave has slowed down to imperceptible levels, a worrying trend in a context where the numbers are rising again a
Politics
Mamata Banerjee’s Project Tripura
The Trinamool Congress makes forays into Tripura to form key alliances as part of its plans to overthrow the BJP government and establish its base in
Climate Change
The takeaway messages in the IPCC’s AR6: What does it mean for India?
From the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, it is clear that the outlook is grim for India on the climate change front. It can expect to experience errat
IPCC report on climate change
IPCC issues dire warning on global warming
The IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report comes as an ominous reminder of how global warming will impact the world in the coming years and stresses the urgen
Climate Change
IPCC calls for immediate action rather than rhetorical references to a “climate crisis”
The IPCC report is an important wake-up call to the world to not get taken in by the claim that net-zero declarations of developed countries represent
Cover Story: Afghanistan
Taliban takeover pushes Afghanistan into chaos
The Taliban seizes power swiftly as the United States pulls out its troops after 20 years of misadventure, plunging Afghanistan into an atmosphere of
Books
Book Review: "Ranganayaki" by K. Bharathi is the saga of a community
The writer successfully captures the milieu of an upper middle-class Brahmin household with a keen eye for ethnographic detail.
Books
Book Review: M. Mukundan's "Delhi: A Soliloquy" is an elegy for innocence
A nonchalant depiction of the personal tragedies of people as they unfold in Delhi during the war years in the 1960s and 1970s, the Emergency and the
U.S. policy & Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s chequered history
What has happened in Afghanistan can be traced to the United States’ ‘muscular’ foreign policy after the Cold War and the floundering global war on te
Interview: William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple: ‘Prestige of America heavily dented’
Interview with William Dalrymple, writer and historian.
COVER STORY
Afghanistan’s neighbours react cautiously to Taliban takeover
India stands out in the region as Afghanistan’s only neighbour to steadfastly refuse to do business with the Taliban, the new rulers in Kabul.
Economic Perspectives
An insider’s warning on environmental, social and governance investing
Tariq Fancy, former chief investment officer of BlackRock Inc., says that the financial services industry that has promoted environmental, social and
Afghan Crisis
Afghanistan’s long struggle with reforms and conservativism
For a hundred years, the Afghan people have struggled between two visions of their society—one that saw the need to reform society through women’s ema
Books
Book Review: Abhishek Saha's "No Land's People"
Abhishek Saha’s book captures the lack of transparency in citizenship determination in Assam and exposes the deep inequality in the relationship betwe
Archive
+ READ THIS ISSUE
15-12-2023
‘The Indian Cat’ is B.N. Goswamy’s ode to the feline mystique
Editor’s Note: Beating the law has become aspirational
BJP’s Rajasthan election strategy: A micro-management model rooted in Hindutva
With his focus on welfare schemes, K. Chandrashekar Rao holds a commanding lead in Telangana
+ SUBSCRIBE TO READ EBOOK
+ READ EBOOK
+ READ THIS ISSUE
01-12-2023
Anti-Semitism: How it should and should not be defined
Intolerance and outrage leave Indian stand-up comics with less to laugh about
Maratha quota agitation: A cat among the pigeons
How small-town comedians are taking the internet by storm
+ SUBSCRIBE TO READ EBOOK
+ READ EBOOK
+ READ THIS ISSUE
17-11-2023
Despite India’s low ranking in the Global Hunger Index, Modi government is hesitant to address the issue
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
I click, therefore I breathe: The journey of a former selfie-sceptic
A history of modern India: Review of ‘The Queen of All Nations’ by Abhijit Sengupta
+ SUBSCRIBE TO READ EBOOK
+ READ EBOOK
+ READ THIS ISSUE
03-11-2023
Assault on NewsClick marks the lowest point for media freedom in India since Emergency
Conflating Hinduism with Vedic religion is a dangerous distortion
Is this Mandal 2.0?
The Gaza crisis was a ticking time bomb
+ SUBSCRIBE TO READ EBOOK
+ READ EBOOK
+ SEE ALL ISSUES
Sign in to Unlock member-only benefits!
Bookmark stories to read later.
Comment on stories to start conversations.
Subscribe to our newsletters.
Get notified about discounts and offers to our products.