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NGOs: The fifth estate
It is impossible to exaggerate the role and significance of the NGO in a democratic society.
26 Feb 2017 3:59 AM
Orchestrating regime change: At what price?
Regime change, rooted in the nation’s psyche, is a constant in US foreign policy regardless of who holds office.
19 Feb 2017 2:20 AM
Citizens have a right to access inquiry reports
Another ploy used by past governments is delaying the publication of a report and even suppressing the dissenting note.
29 Jan 2017 4:32 AM
Hurriyat: Engage with people to move ahead
The Hurriyat never set down calmly to deliberate on strategy.
22 Jan 2017 3:18 AM
Kashmir forsaken
The Centre poured more troops into Kashmir in August. Some of them took over schools to use as barracks.
15 Jan 2017 2:58 AM
Palestine forsaken
The main theme of Kerry’s speech was that Israeli settlements must stop, else “the two-state solution is now in serious jeopardy”.
08 Jan 2017 3:36 AM
Too many problems in state funding of elections
An official said that it would require a lot of time and effort to bring about a consensus on the proposal and to settle the details.
03 Jan 2017 12:18 AM
Laws in India fail to protect media sources
It is a reporter’s need and duty to protect the identity of the source of his information.
26 Dec 2016 3:35 AM
Harsh words & violence: A clear link?
Hate speech was treated as part of the wider problem of public order.
18 Dec 2016 1:55 AM
What is Hindutva?
It splits the nation into ‘us’ and ‘them’, and discards Indian nationalism in favour of Hindu nationalism...
11 Dec 2016 12:21 AM
PDP allowed RSS presence in Kashmir
The PDP-BJP alliance’s agenda was drafted by the mufti’s Man Friday.
04 Dec 2016 2:06 AM
Does public ‘approval’ encourage encounters?
The number of encounter cases has gone up from 90,946 in 2008-09 to 105,664 in 2005-16.
28 Nov 2016 7:10 AM
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Columns
It was a sad and quiet exit for Amar Singh who for most of his life remained boisterous and flamboyant
An excerpt published recently from the book’s introduction outlines his worldview. It also raises a number of interesting points
One final instruction relayed from my Madras cousin: Don’t ever take an autorickshaw in madras because the drivers are all cheats!
This week, all the loose ends were supposed to be tied up neatly by Mumbai police, but wait, Bihar police dramatically arrived in Mumbai