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Canoe In Sea Of Opportunities
Illnesses may have turned him into a figurehead, but the nonagenarian M. Karunanidhi has made sure the DMK can’t be imagined without him
4 min |
June 12, 2017
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A Thousand Year Rattle
India-Pakistan war-talk is now done by the armies, backed by a jingoistic media
5 min |
June 12, 2017
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President Provocateur
India will have to look out for what becomes of Trump’s rhetoric in the White House.
6 min |
February 06, 2017
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Hibernating Idealism
The sly interplay between idealism and ideology keep excess at bay. In these times of total politics' in India-Characterised by a jam-spread of hatred that leaves isolated, targeted individuals meekly facing a garagntuan State-that healthy mutual vigil has been summarily suspended.
8 min |
August 21, 2017
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On Parallel, Shining Paths
Gandhiji’s vision of India—a moral, secular version of village life and economy—was the opposite of Nehru's ideals of socialism, democracy and science. Both made compromises in their stands.
10+ min |
August 21, 2017
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Empowering And Employing Rural Jharkhand
Empowering And Employing Rural Jharkhand
4 min |
August 21, 2017
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Murder In A Houseboat
Did the Dutchman kill the Britisher? Four years later, we still don’t know for sure.
7 min |
August 28, 2017
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Just Leeward Of Liberal...
Justice Dipak Misra will be the 45th CJI. He carries a grand family legacy and a baggage of controversies.
7 min |
August 28, 2017
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The Old Boys Stalked By Modern Times
A stalking victim finds unsolicited support from her caste khap. Here’s why it signals no gender-just turn.
7 min |
August 28, 2017
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Dateline Xinadu
The Sino-Indian border crisis is framed amidst colonial treaties, old nationalisms, new entitlements. The economic-military edge is with China, yet a conflict would hurt its ‘dream’ as much as ours. India is holding on, but the brink is a dangerous place to hold on to.
8 min |
August 28, 2017
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Wallets To Stop Bullets
An imbalance exists, but Sino-Indian trade ties are too entwined to allow a conflict
5 min |
August 28, 2017
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News Code Factory
Algorithms and SEO make ­journalism a pure commodity in the digital market at the cost of traditional ethics
5 min |
December 11, 2017
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Terrorists Out Of Petty Goons
Black Friday, which was later made into a film, shows the vicious cycle: revenge for Babri triggered Mumbai blasts, which led to the Gujarat riots
5 min |
December 11, 2017
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Through The Victim Lens
A Muslim photographer recalls December 6, 1992, when he was at Babri Masjid
5 min |
December 11, 2017
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Ram Redux A New Calendar For Polls And Puja
The BJP’s keenness to wave again the magic wand that helped it beat Mandal in the 1990s­ could be a sign that the ruling party’s 2019 script will have a ‘mandir accomplished’ theme
9 min |
December 11, 2017
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No Bud Amid Two Leaves
A year after Jayalalitha’s death, Tamil Nadu continues to be in a state of political flux
6 min |
December 11, 2017
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The Blocks That Built Modi 2.0
The Modi-Shah orchestra was backed by a battle-ready party system, clinical electoral strategy. It rendered the Opposition out of tune.
9 min |
June 10, 2019
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Bling Baba's Offline Army
With Gurmeet Singh in jail, Dera Sacha Sauda followers unsure of which party to support.
4 min |
April 08, 2019
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The Bhakt's Overseas Call
In election season, hundreds of NRIs descend on India to push for Modi’s second term.
5 min |
April 08, 2019
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Walking Into The Light
Kamalahaasan sails singly into the Lok Sabha scrum. Actor politicians are a fading lot in TN.
6 min |
April 08, 2019
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Cradle Rocks The Hand
By waving the promise of NYAY, the minimum income scheme for the poor, at the electorate, the Congress tries to take the wind out of the BJP’s sails—swollen so recently with muscular nationalism in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack and the following air strikes into Pakistan. Outlook does a ground check in politically crucial states to see how the Congress—faltering in forging alliances, flogging the old chestnut of Rafale and faced with the negligible impact of super-weapon Priyanka Gandhi Vadra—has navigated the pre-poll scrimmage.
3 min |
April 08, 2019
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Bankrolled Carrier
SBI’s takeover of Jet’s operations is unprecedented in India. But will it give wings to the ailing airlines?
3 min |
April 15, 2019
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Clean Sheets And Flowers For Barrels
The world over, outliers are capturing political power, breaching bastions with populist siege techniques
5 min |
April 15, 2019
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El Nino, A Western Bugaboo
Two international agencies predict ‘dry’ monsoon; state agencies say too early to call
3 min |
April 15, 2019
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Stalin 2.0 Settles In
A sense of security as party leader slid in gradually, after Karunanidhi. Meet the transformed Stalin.
5 min |
April 15, 2019
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Raga Wayanad
RAHUL Gandhi’s decision to contest from Kerala’s Wayanad has opened up a whole thick rainforest of debates.
2 min |
April 15, 2019
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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 min |
September 25, 2017
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Hope Turns Valley Aglow
Rajnath’s Kashmir visit lights up people’s mood. Tenacity alone can sustain it.
8 min |
September 25, 2017
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Black Spider Fuzz
Meet dark net, a new drug mule hidden from the law, thriving in the virtual underground
5 min |
September 25, 2017
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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 min |