Media Neither free nor basicSagnik DuttaFacebook’s latest offering flies in the face of Net neutrality and is merely another ploy to control information access to millions of Indians.
Interview: Ved Kumari ‘Government giving in to reactionary ideas’Sagnik DuttaInterview with Ved Kumari, Professor of Law, University of Delhi, and Chairperson of the Delhi Judicial Academy.
Report from Dadri Hate cultureSAGNIK DUTTA in BisaraKaimralaChhaulasThe lynching at Dadri came after months of concerted attempts at communal polarisation.
Uttar Pradesh Love and lossSAGNIK DUTTAThe Supreme Court intervenes to provide protection to a Jatav family from Uttar Pradesh which is intimidated by members of the Jat community followin
Legal crusadersSAGNIK DUTTA in NEW DELHIThe death penalty litigation clinic provides legal representation and aid to death-row convicts, especially those from the economically and socially b
Controversy Gags in virtual spaceSAGNIK DUTTA in New DelhiThe revelation that the government has been blocking websites causes concern.
Relief and religious identitySagnik DuttaThe author portrays the conflicts between competing interests in post-disaster Gujarat and shows the tenuous links between neoliberalism as a politica
Interview: Vrinda Grover ‘Right to justice at stake’SAGNIK DUTTAV. VENKATESANInterview with Vrinda Grover, lawyer and human rights activist.
Cover Story Corporate spies in the corridors of powerSAGNIK DUTTAV. VENKATESAN in New DelhiThe ongoing investigation into the theft of documents from the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas reveals the ugly face of crony capitalism.
Interview: Dr Abraham Mar Poulos ‘The government’s intention is suspicious’SAGNIK DUTTAInterview with Dr Abraham Mar Paulos, Diocesan Bishop of Delhi for the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar.
Interview: Asaduddin Owaisi ‘Hindutva elements feel emboldened by power’SAGNIK DUTTAInterview with Asaduddin Owaisi, MP and leader of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul-Muslimeen.
Diaspora dynamicsSAGNIK DUTTAThe author traces a complicated period in the evolution of Singapore and the diverse sociocultural configurations of the Indian diaspora there with re
Xenophobia Targeting ‘the Other’AJOY ASHIRWAD MAHAPRASHASTASAGNIK DUTTANorth-eastern India figures prominently in the Sangh Parivar’s new scheme of things. While poor Muslims there and in many other parts of the country
Institutions Fence eating the cropsSAGNIK DUTTAThe CBI Director’s exit from the 2G spectrum allocation scam probe raises questions about the agency’s autonomy.
Moral policing Space for loveSAGNIK DUTTAIn a counter to right-wing onslaught on the freedom of expression, youngsters retake public spaces through organised resistance.
Black Money Fait accompli?SAGNIK DUTTANarendra Modi claims that bringing back black money stashed abroad is an “article of faith” for him, but it remains to be seen whether the NDA gov
Drug pricing Bitter medicineSAGNIK DUTTABy forcing the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority to withdraw its internal guidelines to cap the prices of 108 essential drugs, the NDA governm
Disinvestment move Privatising profitsSAGNIK DUTTA in New DelhiThe privatisation move comes against the backdrop of a Supreme Court judgment against mala fide and arbitrary allocation of natural resources to priva
The Judiciary System failureSAGNIK DUTTAInadequate judicial infrastructure and implicit support to illegal detention are among the reasons for the large number of undertrial prisoners in Ind
Natural Resources Mines of scamSAGNIK DUTTA in New DelhiThe Supreme Court’s landmark judgment on coal mines has led to the demand for the withdrawal of illegal allocations to private companies. It is poin
A mixed bagSAGNIK DUTTAThe Planning Commission’s policies and functioning have resulted in centralisation of power and it has been only partially successful in removing re
Reservation Justice restoredSAGNIK DUTTAThe Supreme Court restores a 1970 order relaxing norms in inter-departmental competitive examinations for S.C./S.T. candidates and upholds the constit
Gender Justice Undoing fatwasSagnik DuttaThe Supreme Court ruling that fatwas issued by sharia courts cannot be enforced is significant in furthering the movement for securing gender justice
Mallya, the manSAGNIK DUTTAThis account of Vijay Mallya’s life presents a layered portrait of the man, his oddities and eccentricities, and highlights the serious problems of
Freebie phobia: The BJP’s concerted attack on redistributive transfers Although the BJP is against ‘freebies’ in principle, in practice it has been forced to use a version of concessions and transfers to counter the o
SlideshowLiving on the edgeThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
