In this issue

16 Breaking the Silence
Bangalore takes to the streets to protest Gauri Lankesh’s murder, citizens demand that
swift action be taken to apprehend the killers and unravel the conspiracy
18 Right To Belong
What has led to such persecution of the Rohingya of Myanmar? A brief history of the crisis.
24 The Bitter Truth of Sweet Talk
Uncle Sam’s chiding and cold vibes from the BRICS summit are reasons for Pakistan’s changed
tunes on Kashmir. But Pak is always known to hide deadly attacks behind sweet words.
38 Killer Society. Killer Caste
Despite laws, bans and judicial interventions, sanitation workers are pushed to risk their life
for hazardous work. An interview with SKA founder Bezwada Wilson and a photo essay.
56 Getting High on Info
Recent drug busts in Hyderabad throw light on the newer aspects of the illegal trade

Path Yet To Take A Turn

Reactions to the Kannada editor’s killing continue to be loud. The investigations have made no headway.

5 mins

General Peacenik?

A Pakistani general and a dove? It would usually be an oxymoron. But AfPak, BRICS all set a new context.

8 mins

Into The Vale Ride Three Players

Supporting Pakistan-based groups in Kashmir reeks of old policy, but can’t be fully abandoned too. Lone wolf attempts at peace also won’t work.

5 mins

India Does Not Need Anyone To Give It An Afghan Role. It Has One By Virtue Of Its History.

Ambassador Satinder ‘Sati’ Lambah was the key negotiator in the famous ‘back channel’ diplomacy with Pakistan that brought them to the doorstep of a famous breakthrough on Kashmir. Fast-paced developments in the region in the past weeks have yet again brought back focus on Kashmir and India-Pakistan relations. He spoke to Pranay Sharma on what is still possible. Exceprts from the interview.

5 mins

Kingdom Of Crooked Mirrors

Like the fabrication behind ‘Pakistan Defence Day’, Bajwa’s solemn jeremiad about their good intentions is a bare-faced lie. Only a strategic shift can correct it.

5 mins

Hope Turns Valley Aglow

Rajnath’s Kashmir visit lights up people’s mood. Tenacity alone can sustain it.

8 mins

'The Tech's There, Not The Political Will'

Magsaysay award winner Bezwada ­Wilson has been at the forefront of a spirited campaign for many years, working relentlessly for the total eradication of manual scavenging in the country. In conversation with Giridhar Jha after the recent landfill tragedy at Ghazipur in Delhi, the 51-year-old crusader talks about the civic scenario, death of sanitary workers, the prime minister’s pet Swachh Bharat campaign and the reasons why we, as a nation, have failed to deal with sanitation in a scientific manner.

6 mins

A Universal Net To Hold All Workers

A dramatic draft moots a single social security system for all workers, formal and informal. Sceptics fume.

7 mins

Black Spider Fuzz

Meet dark net, a new drug mule hidden from the law, thriving in the virtual underground

5 mins

He Does It Without Boasting

In this collection of recent material, a master foreteller of economic phenomena dazzles with his unpacking of the complex interplay between polity and finance

3 mins

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