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08-04-202225 STORIES

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COVID excess deaths

COVID casualties: The uncounted dead

A Lancet study estimates that more COVID-19 deaths occurred in India than official statistics show, but the Central government refuses to acknowledge

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ITIL contract workers’ fight for survival

A protest for more than 100 days by a group of contract workers who were fired by ITI Limited because they formed a union ultimately forces the manage

Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu & Kashmir: The hidden agenda behind the delimitation exercise

The Delimitation Commission’s proposals, which were published on March 14, appear to confirm the fears of Kashmir’s Muslim-majority population that th

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Russia & Ukraine

The lingering war: Scope of Russia-Ukraine conflict widens

The scope of the war has widened, with the Russian military announcing that Western arms supplies to the Ukrainian government forces would henceforth

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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022

Uttar Pradesh's Muslims make secular choice in Assembly election

Muslims of Uttar Pradesh seem to have chosen inclusive politics over identity politics, refusing to ditch the Samajwadi Party for Asaduddin Owaisi’s A

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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022

Goa in limbo as BJP takes time to form government post Assembly election

The BJP, assured of its position in Goa, is taking its time to form the government, in contrast to the haste it had shown in 2017 when it pipped the C

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Judicial letdown: Karnataka High Court upholds ban on hijab in classrooms

The Karnataka High Court verdict upholding the ban on the hijab in the classroom on the grounds that it “does not form a part of essential religious p

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Power tussle ensues in Maharashtra as MVA government counters BJP

Faced with pressure from the opposition BJP and on other fronts, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra comes up with countermoves in an atte

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ANTI-CONVERSION LAW

Targeting minorities: BJP government's anti-conversion Bill in Haryana

The BJP government of Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana introduces an anti-conversion Bill amid stiff resistance from the opposition parties in the Assem

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Valmiki Pratibha: Reinterpreting a Tagore classic

The eminent Rabindra Sangeet exponent Debashish Raychaudhuri sends across a message of peace through his novel interpretation of Tagore’s iconic opera

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The monarchs of Kashmir's mountains

While one side of the Kajinag National Park is home to the markhor, the elusive wild goat with spiralling horns, the other side boasts a variety of bi

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FROM THE ARCHIVES

The missing Rs.2000 notes

The Rs.2000 currency notes introduced at the time of the 2016 demonetisation are hardly seen anymore, and there are concerns whether they are being us

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The odd one (Vegli) by Urmila Pawar: A Marathi story in translation

Translated by Veena Deo.

Books/Interview

Interview with Sanjoy Hazarika and Madhurima Dhanuka: ‘There is no political will for prison reforms’

Interview with Sanjoy Hazarika and Madhurima Dhanuka, editors of "Hope Behind Bars: Notes from Indian Prisons".

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Book Excerpt: 'Retelling Time: Alternative Temporalities from Premodern South Asia'

An excerpt from the introduction (“Temporality and Its Discontents Or Why Time Needs to be Retold”) of the book 'Retelling Time: Alternative Temporali

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The way forward in India-China relations

To reach a settlement with China, India must promote an honest discussion about the history of the boundary dispute and remove the simplistic narrativ

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Conservatives’ turn in South Korea with Yoon Suk-yeol's victory

The conservative Yoon Suk-yeol, who fuelled his election campaign with a rhetoric of confrontation with the North reminiscent of the Cold War era, is

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Refugees in India

Home away from home: Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas rebuild their lives

A recent study shows how two refugee groups in Tamil Nadu—Sri Lankan Tamils and Rohingyas—rebuilt their lives and integrated themselves into society w

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ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2022

Congress in crisis following adverse results in Assembly elections

The Congress appears to be facing internal turbulence following the recent debacle in the Assembly elections in five States. Kapil Sibal is the only l

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Interview: Aijaz Ahmad

In conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: Excerpts from an earlier interview

A conversation with Aijaz Ahmad: Excerpts from an interview Aijaz Ahmad gave to Jipson John and Jitheesh P.M., which was published in the Frontline is

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Aijaz Ahmad legacy

Aijaz and the world

Aijaz Ahmad’s legacy is that he showed us what it meant to think and act as Marxists, as critics of a world disorder that threatens us with extinction

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Reading Arundhati Roy politically

Reproduction of Aijaz Ahmad’s article published in Frontline dated August 8, 1997.

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Aijaz Ahmad: A robust public intellectual

Aijaz Ahmad’s political analysis was by no means restricted to events in India. He was naturally internationalist by temperament and wrote with just a

Economic Perspectives

The fragility of contemporary capitalism

The Ukraine situation is having unexpected economic consequences, such as an explosion in nickel prices, and a prolonged war could be catastrophic for

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Aijaz Ahmad: Upholder of Marxism

Aijaz Ahmad (1941-2022) was a truly original Marxist thinker who used Marxist concepts to analyse various events of the contemporary world. He emphasi

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