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FRONTLINE
Window Dressing The Budget
Budget 2018-19 will feature a window dressed Revised Estimate to ensure that the fiscal deficit is on target. The government’s decision to sell its stake in HPCL to ONGC is only one more step in that direction.
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February 16, 2018
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Oil Shock And Surprise
How the Indira Gandhi government dealt with the oil price hike of 1973 by signing beneficial agreements with Iraq and Iran.
7 min |
February 16, 2018
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Climate Of Fear
The Christian community has been at the receiving end of rising persecution at the hands of Hindu right-wing elements aiming to polarise society along religious lines.
9 min |
February 16, 2018
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One-­Horse Race
With most leaders of the opposition parties either in jail or in exile, President Abdulla Yameen appears set to win the approaching presidential election.
6 min |
February 16, 2018
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Sleight Of Hand
The striking aspect of the NDA government’s last full Budget is a lack of clarity on policy measures and the absence of commitment of resources to back them up.
9 min |
March 2, 2018
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Back To Ballot
Nagaland is poised for a fight between the NPF and the NDPP-BJP as the political parties go back on their decision to boycott elections until a solution to the Naga issue was found.
7 min |
March 2, 2018
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Crisis Of Justice In India
India is caught between two conflicting visions of the nation—a progressive constitutional one and a conservative one—each with its own view of the role of the judiciary. The fundamental struggle between these has profound implications for the country’s judicial system.
10+ min |
May 27 2016
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The Hamburg Fiasco
There is no sign of any consensus coming out of the G20 on the need for a mix of globally coordinated policies and a fiscal push to pull the world economy out of recession. What we have once again is a set of statements that says everything and therefore nothing.
7 min |
August 4, 2017
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G20 Summit: In Search Of A Common Agenda
Donald Trump said that the West “will never be broken”, but it is evident after the G20 meeting that the West, or at least the G20, is in deep disarray and has not been able to forge a common agenda.
6 min |
August 4, 2017
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The Real Indian Dog
The book is a well-researched treatise on the historical presence of native dog breeds in Indian society.
8 min |
August 4, 2017
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Charity on Paper
Private charitable hospitals in Mumbai misuse the special facilities meant for the poor.
4 min |
April 14, 2017
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Poverty Amidst Plenty
Chennai has a surfeit of medical facilities, but access to health care for the poor and needy remains an issue.
4 min |
April 14, 2017
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Message From 'The Marina'
The jallikattu ban was only a trigger for the protest around Pongal on Chennai’s Marina beach. Lakhs of people, most of them youths, gathered spontaneously on the sands in a carnival atmosphere as a collective response to the anti-people policies of the state.
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February 17, 2017
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Cry for Kambala
Following the jallikattu protests, people in the coastal districts of Karnataka take up the cause of kambala, a buffalo racing event that is going through a difficult phase of transition.
5 min |
February 17, 2017
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Vijay Mallya: Truant At Large
Vijay Mallya the delinquent borrower on the run from several agencies of the government, now wants to strike a deal, but the banks remain wary.
8 min |
April 29, 2016
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Struggle For Equality
The women’s movement for the right of entry into religious spaces seeks to challenge gender- and caste-based hierarchies. The organisations leading it believe that the notion of equality should be extended to all spheres where women face discrimination.
10+ min |
May 13 2016
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'Muckrakers' united
The GIJN’s Asia conference was a telling reminder of the need for investigative and data-driven journalism to strengthen democracy in the current global climate.
3 min |
November 11, 2016
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Will Mehbooba Mufti Stay With Her Father’s Decision?
Jammu and Kashmir waits for a functioning government as PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti continues to be in a dilemma over her party’s alliance with the BJP.
8 min |
March 4,2016
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Anti-National Campaign Will Take Forward The Ideology Of Hindu Nationalism?
The crackdown on Jawaharlal Nehru University and the aggressive campaign with focus on its “anti-national character” is part of a Sangh Parivar plan to capture university spaces in order to take forward the ideology of Hindu nationalism.
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March 18, 2016
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Corruption, Cronyism and Nepotism Against Jacob Zuma
Charges of corruption, cronyism and nepotism against President Jacob Zuma have put the government on the back foot in a country already reeling under high levels of economic inequality and unemployment.
6 min |
March 18, 2016
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Keeping Kuch Crafts Relevant With Contemporary Designers And Traditional Artisans
The Living and Learning Design Centre in a Kutch village is about dialogue between contemporary designers and traditional artisans and about keeping crafts relevant.
10+ min |
March 18, 2016
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Delhi's Air Pollution Explained!
An unusual confluence of factors caused unprecedented pollution and smog in the Delhi region soon after Deepavali, and experts warn of a similar episode in the days to come.
9 min |
December 9, 2016
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The Cow Menace
The BJP governments’ holy cow policy has given rise to the phenomenon of large herds of unproductive cattle abandoned by their owners creating social, economic and environmental crises across northern India.
10+ min |
November 10, 2017
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For Pastures New
Sant Gopal Das takes on the Haryana government for failing to protect cows and to keep its promise to provide grazing land.
8 min |
November 10, 2017
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A Blow For Child Rights
The Supreme Court rules that sex with a minor wife, despite consent, is rape, but activists call for a more realistic perspective to prevent child marriages and also to uphold the rights of young couples.
10 min |
November 10, 2017
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Killer Spray
The death of nearly 20 farmworkers who sprayed pesticides on Bt cotton crops in Maharashtra puts the focus on the risky practice and on the claims about Bt cotton not needing pesticides.
5 min |
November 10, 2017
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The Golden ‘Diwali Gift'
The ability to evade identification while purchasing large quantities of gold and other precious jewellery is a move aimed at favouring some relatively richer groups while denying ordinary people their basic socio-economic rights.
5 min |
November 10, 2017
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Devastated Puerto Rico
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria struck, Puerto Ricans continue to lead perilous lives, without access to water or electricity, and relief packages have only exacerbated the country’s serious debt problem.
5 min |
November 10, 2017
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Mission Dalit Gone Awry
Attacks on Dalits in several parts of the country by vigilante gau rakshaks spoil the BJP’s carefully crafted plan to retain Dalit support for the forthcoming Assembly elections in key States.
10+ min |
September 2, 2016
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Grand Scheme
The Maharshtra government’s Mumbai-Nagpur expressway is on course despite large tracts of irrigated land being lost to the project.
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