Governments of the “free world” rush to support Israel even as untold horrors and cruelties unfold in Gaza.

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17-11-202330 STORIES

Despite India’s low ranking in the Global Hunger Index, Modi government is hesitant to address the issue

Why is it reluctant to conduct a household consumption survey?

T.K. Rajalakshmi

New books on the shelves

A novel set in Portuguese Goa, a memoir of a Tamil doctor born in British India, and much more.

Letters

Readers respond.

How Jal Jeevan Mission has failed drought-prone Bundelkhand

Women toil for water, even as the mission claims 98 per cent coverage. Villagers allege corruption and mismanagement.

When fiction tells the truth about the Israel-Palestine war

A retreat into literature with Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail and Nathan Thrall’s A Day in the Life of Abed Salama.

Prathyush Parasuraman

Congress’ waiting game over State elections threatens INDIA bloc’s chances in 2024

Regional parties are growing impatient with the Congress’ lack of urgency.

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