In this issue

NIGHT OF THE JACKALS

TERROR ON CAMPUS

The brutal attack on JNU students by masked intruders and the ham-handed approach of the administration and the police in the entire episode draw widespread condemnation, strengthening support for the students and infusing more energy into the movement against the government’s suppression of dissent.

10+ mins

Targeted violence

The main targets of the masked assailants were Dalit and Muslim students and those with Left affiliation.

7 mins

Roots of a struggle

The JNU students’ protest against a recent massive hike in fees is part of a larger movement against the privatisation of higher education.

8 mins

The JNU difference

Jawaharlal Nehru University’s unique admissions policy ensures that students come from all corners of the country, from all socioeconomic backgrounds. The JNU learning experience takes place both inside and outside the classroom, in the debates and discussions that the university is famous for, and in the struggles and agitations that make headlines.

10 mins

Post-democratic state

A historically novel kind of state seems to be arising in many corners of the world, which combines elements derived selectively from the two classic forms of the capitalist state, the liberal and the fascist. India under Narendra Modi too may be moving in that direction.

10+ mins

Spontaneous up surge

The government, in spite of the growing countrywide opposition to the CAA, takes a defiant stand.

9 mins

Political see-saw

With civic elections round the corner, the ruling Trinamool Congress appears to have gained an edge over the BJP in West Bengal.

5 mins

Making it count

Women of Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh lead a silent revolution against the CAA, the NRC, and the NPP, braving cold weather conditions.

7 mins

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