JAMMU & KASHMIR Delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir: Divide to rule? Anando BhaktoThe mainstream parties in the Valley cry foul as the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission comes up with its recommendations, including six more A
Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on J&K delimitation: ‘Disempowering Muslims’Anando BhaktoInterview with Mehbooba Mufti, Peoples Democratic Party leader.
Cover Story: Language Imperialism The curious case of Urdu Anando BhaktoBut if Urdu was invented as late as the 17th century, how does one account for the its use in the compositions of Amir Khusrau, an Indo-Persian Sufi p
Cover Story: Bulldozing the idea of India Demolition squad: Hindutva mobs go on a rampageDIVYA TRIVEDIANANDO BHAKTOT.K. RAJALAKSHMIANUPAMA KATAKAMVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDWith Assembly elections in three States not far away, the Hindutva machine goes into overdrive, stoking communal tension in several States by targetin
Books/Interview Kashmir conundrum: In conversation with Iqbal Chand MalhotraAnando BhaktoInterview with Iqbal Chand Malhotra, whose latest book on “proxy wars” in Kashmir reviews past policies and their consequences for the country now.
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu & Kashmir: The hidden agenda behind the delimitation exerciseAnando BhaktoThe Delimitation Commission’s proposals, which were published on March 14, appear to confirm the fears of Kashmir’s Muslim-majority population that th
Uttarakhand Assembly Election Uttarakhand Assembly election results: The BJP's winning waysAnando Bhakto The BJP sweeps to power in Uttarakhand on the strength of its image as a passionate defender of the national interest, its sway over the poor achieved
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Uttar Pradesh Assembly election results: Hard-fought win for the BJPVenkitesh RamakrishnanDivya TrivediAnando BhaktoThe BJP combined welfare schemes with Hindutva and nationalism, and perhaps did some back-room manoeuvring of the Dalit vote, to hold on to its sway i
Uttar Pradesh elections Waiting for the Akhilesh era Anando Bhakto Venkitesh Ramakrishnan The undercurrents of Hindutva and Narendra Modi’s sway over the poor through sops have the potential to help the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, but the Samajwa
Jammu & Kashmir Journalists and press freedom under attack in Jammu and Kashmir Anando BhaktoBeing a journalist in Jammu and Kashmir has always been fraught with dangers, but after August 5, 2019, intimidation and harassment of individual scri
UTTARAKHAND ASSEMBLY ELECTION ‘People are rooting for the Congress’ Anando BhaktoInterview with Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
UTTARAKHAND ASSEMBLY ELECTION Close contestAnando BhaktoIn Nainital, Haldwani, Lalkuan and KhatimaThe Congress leaves no stone unturned to gain power by capitalising on discontent over unemployment and price rise and its ‘soft Hindutva’ strategies.
Long-standing debate on privatisation of state-run banks resurfaces Neoliberal ideologues should remember that criticism of public ownership of banking is misplaced.
