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SPOTLIGHT
Manipur: Caught in a lethal crossfire of historical animosities and modern weaponry
The unchecked spread of arms has emboldened various ethnic groups and insurgent factions, intensifying violence and undermining attempts at peace.
Greeshma Kuthar
Interview
Bhakti is a matter of fire and blood: Jerry Pinto
Translator of Marathi saint-poets’ abhangs talks about the passion and peril of devotional poetry, and why it demands new interpretations across time.
Varsha Tiwary
Reproductive Rights
India’s move to restrict morning-after pills could backfire on women’s health and autonomy
WHO says these pills should be easy to get, but India may soon require a doctor’s note—risking more unwanted pregnancies and dangerous abortions.
Shaibya Saldanha ,
Sylvia Karpagam
INTERVIEW
Can you have peace minus the people?: Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami
People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration spokesperson and MLA from Kulgam says the Centre has done everything to devalue the democratic process.
Amit Baruah
Labour Rights
Samsung strike: Workers arrested as battle for union recognition continues
Tamil Nadu government swiftly dismantled protest site, arrested workers after they rejected a pact reached between Samsung and a “workmen committee”.
Siddarth Muralidharan
SAMSUNG WORKERS STRIKE
Our main demand is recognition of the union; if that happens, we will call off strike: A. Soundararajan
The Tamil Nadu CITU general secretary says this strike is about workers’ constitutional right to form associations under Article 19(1).
Siddarth Muralidharan
SAMSUNG WORKERS STRIKE
No difference between what is said by Samsung and Tamil Nadu government: E. Muthukumar
The SIWU president states that the strike focusses on the right to unionise and says victory for trade union rights is a victory for everyone.
Siddarth Muralidharan
More stories from India
Delhi’s Madrasi Camp and its 2,000 Tamil migrants face demolition threat
Home to working class Tamils for over 60 years, this colony in Jangpura, Delhi’s migrant haven, gets caught in the BJP-AAP crossfire.
Vitasta Kaul,
Vedaant Lakhera
If I am a BJP man, then why did BJP put me in jail?: Engineer Rashid
Awami Ittehad Party chief and MP from Baramulla, Sheikh Abdul “Engineer” Rashid says the BJP and its proxies silence and suppress legitimate voices.
Irfan Amin Malik
An oral pact from Partition era preserves harmony in this small Bihar town
Agreement made 75 years ago guarantees Muslims safety in exchange for refraining from cow slaughter, creating a model of peaceful coexistence.
Asad Ashraf
A letter to Tolstoy and Gandhi
How the Russian writer’s critique of colonialism influenced Gandhi’s philosophy and foresaw the pitfalls of pseudo-religion and scientific rationality
Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge threat—new deal offers hope
The decision by world leaders to boost efforts to fight AMR is a big step forward in the battle against this major health threat.
Reuters
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