Science
FRONTLINE
Syrian File
Caught between Turkey’s demands and Kurdish ambitions, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has an impossible mission in Syria in which he is both the peacemaker and the war maker.
8 min |
September 30, 2016
FRONTLINE
Jayalalithaa, The Film Star Turned Politician Leaves Behind A Party And State At A Crossroads
The AIADMK supremo won the hearts of millions, especially women, with a slew of welfare measures though she was strongly criticised for her imperious style of functioning. Her death has left her party and government at a crossroads.
10+ min |
January 6, 2017
frontline
matter of routine
the killing of innocent civilians in fake encounters and branding them as foreign mercenaries has been going on in jammu and kashmir for close to 27 years in what is seen as an attempt to subjugate the local people.
5 min |
november 25, 2016
FRONTLINE
Hall Of Shame
The way the Yogi Adityanath government has dealt with the Unnao rape case has caused a setback for itself and the BJP, which came to power in Uttar Pradesh promising, among others, improved law and order.
8 min |
May 11, 2018
FRONTLINE
Stillborn Scheme
An audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India comes down heavily on the Haryana government for its lax implementation of the Beti Bachao scheme.
4 min |
May 11, 2018
FRONTLINE
A Spanner In The Works
Hit hard by demonetisation and GST, micro, small and medium enterprises in Vadodara and Surat, the industrial hubs of Gujarat, are striving to make a comeback.
7 min |
November 24, 2017
FRONTLINE
Reverse Growth
Demonetisation and GST have pushed back Kanpur, the second largest city in Uttar Pradesh and a leather industry centre, by ten years.
5 min |
November 24, 2017
FRONTLINE
Clean Sweep In Himachal Pradesh
The BJP wrests power from the Congress in a keenly fought election marked by a few upsets.
4 min |
January 5, 2018
FRONTLINE
Long Road Ahead
With his formal elevation as Congress president, Rahul Gandhi now faces several challenges to lift his party from the doldrums.
9 min |
January 5, 2018
FRONTLINE
Reliance Jio: A Full Scale War In The Mobile Telephony Business
Reliance Industries unleashes a full-scale war in the mobile business by blurring the divide between voice and data. But its entry as a harbinger of radical change is sullied by grave questions of regulatory negligence that has stifled competition.
10+ min |
September 30, 2016
FRONTLINE
A New Platform
Jignesh Mevani’s rally in New Delhi brings fiery youth leaders on a single platform to mount a challenge to the BJP and fight against atrocities on Dalits and other marginalised sections of society.
6 min |
February 2, 2018
FRONTLINE
Narendra Modi Has Become The Government Itself!
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came in with the slogan “minimum government, maximum governance”, has become the government itself.
10 min |
January 20, 2017
FRONTLINE
Turbulent Phase
Never before had the head of the judiciary publicly and repeatedly expressed exasperation over the government’s continued indifference to the judiciary’s concerns.
4 min |
January 20, 2017
FRONTLINE
Selfie Diplomacy
The Prime Minister’s personalised foreign policy approach fails to deliver.
5 min |
January 20, 2017
FRONTLINE
Manipur: Choking Problem
Both the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP think the burning issue of the creation of new districts in Manipur will be a game changer in the forthcoming election.
6 min |
February 3, 2017
FRONTLINE
Justice Without Fairness
The Supreme Court’s order convicting and sentencing Justice C.S. Karnan raises serious questions about the court’s commitment not only to natural justice but also to freedom of expression.
10+ min |
June 9, 2017
FRONTLINE
Stalled Impeachment
The process to initiate impeachment proceedings against Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh/Telangana High Court for alleged interference in the course of the judicial process, including physical assault and use of caste slurs against a Dalit junior civil judge, is sought to be revived.
8 min |
June 9, 2017
FRONTLINE
The Afghan Toll
The U.S. has little to show for its long engagement inAfghanistan. And if the Taliban returns to power, it will be a major blow to U.S. prestige. Every contingency will be taken to prevent that outcome, even the destruction of Afghanistan.
6 min |
June 9, 2017
FRONTLINE
Rise Of The Police State
From Madhya Pradesh to Delhi to Jharkhand to Chhattisgarh, agencies of the BJP governments have literally been on the rampage. The fake encounters, the oppression of people fighting for their rights, and the curbs imposed on the media bring back memories of the Emergency days.
9 min |
November 25, 2016
FRONTLINE
Whose Development Is It Anyway?
The Assembly elections have put under intense scrutiny Narendra Modi’s Gujarat model of development which is touted as worthy of replication throughout the country. Audit reports of the CAG provide ample evidence of it being inefficient, corrupt and not beneficial to the common people.
10+ min |
December 8, 2017
FRONTLINE
Online Shopping Frenzy
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba creates a startling sales record on this year’s Singles’ Day, tapping into the rising consumerism of the upper middle class. The surge may not yield the home market growth needed to rebalance the country’s growth.
6 min |
December 8, 2017
FRONTLINE
World Affairs Saudi Intrigues
The purge of the Saudi royal family, camouflaged as an anti-corruption drive, has torn apart its erstwhile unity, while the forced resignation of the Lebanese Prime Minister has reinforced the battle lines in the volatile neighbourhood.
8 min |
December 8, 2017
FRONTLINE
Show Of Solidarity
An international conference held in Yalta highlights how Crimea has been subjected to harsh sanctions by the West since it conducted a constitutionally valid referendum to secede from Ukraine in 2014.
8 min |
December 8, 2017
FRONTLINE
Ruined Infrastructure And A Refugee Crisis
Two months after two hurricanes hit Puerto Rico, the island nation continues to be plagued by collapsed infrastructure, widespread power failure and fears of a health crisis, even as residents leave en masse for the U.S. mainland.
5 min |
December 8, 2017
FRONTLINE
Mandir Manoeuvres
Not much is actually happening in Ayodhya, but the fact that the BJP is now in power in Uttar Pradesh stokes the hopes of those seeking to build a Ram temple there.
6 min |
July 21, 2017
FRONTLINE
Debt Of Honour
The Maharashtra government comes through on its promise of loan waiver to farmers, but many other issues remain unresolved.
4 min |
July 21, 2017
FRONTLINE
Crisis Of Confidence
The threat from within to the integrity and impartiality of the Supreme Court that four seniormost judges of the court highlighted at an extraordinary press conference has profound implications for India’s democracy.
10+ min |
February 16, 2018
FRONTLINE
Question Of Conduct
The complaint filed by the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms against the Chief Justice of India serves as the latest reminder of the urgent need for reform in the Supreme Court.
6 min |
February 16, 2018
FRONTLINE
The Crisis In Context
The crisis in the judiciary is symptomatic of a wider crisis being felt in all significant constitutional institutions and requires introspection on a far wider scale than is assumed.
10+ min |
February 16, 2018
FRONTLINE
Political Roots
The silence of the government on the memorandum of procedures finalised by the Supreme Court and the alleged arbitrary assignment of cases is at the core of the controversy dogging the judiciary.
9 min |