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COVER STORY
19-11-2021
A Tall Story (November 19, 2021)
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Briefing
LAND & CULTURE
Alexander Csoma de Koros: A Hungarian’s search for his people’s roots
Arts & Culture
The life and work of Alexander Csoma de Koros (1784-1842), who spent his life travelling and learning languages in his search for the roots of the Hun
Air India sale
Air India: Sold for a song
India
The government bends over backwards in the Air India sale, handing over an array of assets to the Tata group, but years of mismanagement and a host of
ESSAY
Farce of prosecution leaves innocent Muslims as victims
Social Issues
Innocent people suffer because public prosecutors in India are not free of government control, and the victims are very often Muslims.
Karnataka
The BJP's devious game plan in Karnataka
Communalism
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s endorsement of the activities of Hindutva’s lumpen foot soldiers provides a clue to the direction the BJP
United States
Colin Powell: Establishment warrior
World Affairs
Colin Powell (1937-2021) has, among his many achievements, the distinction of being the first African American to occupy some of the highest military
WORLD AFFAIRS
Shaky peace in Afghanistan
World Affairs
Afghanistan struggles to regain a semblance of stability as the Taliban regime comes under terror attacks staged by the radical Islamist group Islamic
Crime
The curious case of Parambir Singh
India
The former Mumbai Police Commissioner, who is alleged to be complicit in several extortion and corruption cases, has remained untraceable since May.
Economic situation
India's working classes bear the brunt of the Narendra Modi government's economic policies
Economy
The cumulative effect of the Modi government’s flawed policies and the unfair tax burden have sent millions into unemployment, truncated the small and
COVID-19
After Durga Puja, COVID cases rise in West Bengal
Lead Story
The number of COVID cases has risen sharply in West Bengal after the Durga puja celebrations when people threw COVID-safety norms to the winds and the
AIADMK leadership crisis
Withering leaves: AIADMK's leadership crisis
Politics
The AIADMK, which steps into its 50th year in 2021, is now a pale shadow of its former formidable self. The party founded by the charismatic MGR is cr
COVID-19
Mishandling COVID-19: Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘crime against humanity’
Lead Story
Despite a parliamentary report indicting him for nine crimes relating to his handling of the COVID-19 situation in Brazil, including “crime against hu
COVID-19 vaccination drive
COVID-19 vaccination in India: Uneven drive
Lead Story
The government’s obsession with mega events has resulted in a haphazard policy, leading to a record number of doses on certain days, such as Prime Min
Communalism
BJP turns Lakhimpur Kheri into new Hindutva battleground to counter farmers' protests in Uttar Pradesh
India
Pitting Hindus against Sikhs at Lakhimpur Kheri and stirring the communal cauldron may be the BJP’s way to counter the attempt to expand the farmers’
Interview: Satyajit Rath, Immunologist
Satyajit Rath: ‘The idea of herd immunity is not useful as a policy goal’
Lead Story
Interview with Satyajit Rath, immunologist and visiting faculty, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.
REPORTS
India slips in Global Hunger Index ranking
India
Although the government has reacted angrily to the GHI report of 2021, which has ranked India lower than its South Asian neighbours, the report has in
Vaccination
India's COVID vaccination drive infused with doses of propaganda
Lead Story
The reality on the ground shows that the government’s promise to vaccinate all Indians by the end of 2021 is mere rhetoric. But the propaganda machine
Crime
Aryan Khan case: Stranger than reel life
India
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan gets bail, but the drug-related case has taken on a new dimension involving the investigators and raising doubts about a la
Jammu & Kashmir
Central government policies and escalation of violence in Jammu and Kashmir leading to alienation of Kashmiri Pandits
India
The Modi government continues to claim that its policies have solved the problems in the Union Territory and restored normalcy, but the situation on t
COVID-19 Vaccination drive
India's one billion COVID vaccine doses: A milestone, and miles to go
Lead Story
India must study the mistakes it made in the process of achieving the 100 crore doses milestone and review the performance of its vaccination drive, d
Economic Perspectives
India’s coal crisis is the result of its neoliberal agenda
C.P. Chandrasekhar
The so-called coal shortage in India was the result of botched policy initiatives that involved curbing public sector mining and getting the private s
Book Review
Book Review: Dinkar P. Srivastava's "Forgotten Kashmir: The Other Side of the Line of Control" sheds light on PoK
Books
This book fills an important gap in scholarship on the history and current state of the portion of Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan illegally oc
Book Review
Colonising gender identity
Books
Two new books, both by authors critical of gender identity ideology, take on the challenge of exploring the tide of sex denialism currently sweeping a
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Feb 10, 2023
P. Sainath: ‘I wrote this book for the people in it’
Editor’s Note
Shah Rukh Khan: The new action hero on the block
Tapovan Vishnugad: NTPC project at the heart of Joshimath crisis
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Jan 13, 2023
Sri Lankan Tamil Hindus seek India’s support as Sinhala government targets temples
Aggressive Koreas leave peninsula tense
Sex, lies, and chicken curry
A chat over tikki
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Jan 27, 2023
The Great Land Grab in Jammu and Kashmir
Great Nicobar development projects disregard risk in earthquake-prone area
How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of community
Pele (1940-2022): At his feet, football transformed into poetry
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