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Commemorating change, changing commemoration

With more awareness of other histories of struggle, India needs to ask what it wants to celebrate, on March 8 or 10

Now, an expanded horizon of surveillance

Mira Swaminathan

Patching the gaps in India’s cybersecurity

Arindrajit Basu Pranesh Prakash Doctrinal clarity and institutional coherence are essential for a robust cybersecurity posture

Not so stellar in protecting personal liberty

Suhrith Parthasarathy The outcomes from the judiciary in the defence of liberty, free thought and speech seem to be far from routine

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The fear of executive courts

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Verdict 2018, a democratic fable

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A fiercely contested landscape

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Ascent to the temple of democracy

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Delhi and Paris: A tale of two cities

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An invitation to corruption?

End this long trauma

It is time to repeal the Habitual Offenders Act, which has only ended up re-stigmatising marginalised communities

A relationship under stress

Post-Khashoggi, how long can Saudi Arabia retain leverage over the U.S.?

Still on the last chance saloon

The Katowice climate meet must ensure that today’s children don’t inherit a planet heading to a catastrophe

Hues of a new political landscape

The BJP’s electoral dominance is contributing to the saffronisation of other political parties

United colours of the ‘yellow vests’

As the French state tries to withdraw, it faces an unprecedented backlash

Cutting through the smog

Practical interventions exist to tackle the issue of stubble burning

The architecture is not the force

How a business friendly government has failed to arrest the slide in private investment

Secular democracy in peril

Indian politics today reminds one of the first decade of the existence of Pakistan

Two Punjabs, one South Asia

India-Pakistan rapprochement and the South Asian future require subnational engagement, starting with Punjab

Sing like an Urban Naxal

He seeks to liberate language and thought for democracy. He is the citizen of the future

Job creation at the farmer’s doorstep

The conversation on raising farmer income needs to embrace non-farm diversification

Neighbourhood first?

In a calibrated move, the Modi government is dialling down aggressive postures in bilateral ties

The case for a progressive international

Only a global alliance can reshape the regulatory regime to make it more democratic

In a spirit of accommodation

The RBI, the RBI board and the government must understand the limits to which they can push each other

Lessons from a tragedy

The indigenous communities and settlers in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands must be equal stakeholders in a common future

Yet another fiasco in J&K

New Delhi must not allow the downward spiral to continue through to the general election

Ten years after the Mumbai attack

Vigilance is important against new variants of terror, remaining ahead of the curve is even more vital

Not by ordinance

Proposals to hasten construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya are extremely ill-advised

Aligning the triad: On India’s nuclear deterrence

INS Arihant’s inaugural sea patrol must spark a debate on the state of India’s nuclear deterrence

The RBI concedes a vital principle

Its openness to the board discussing all policy decisions may well be a paradigm shift

Make it the Indian way: Why the country must adapt to additive technologies

If ‘Make in India’ is to succeed, it needs to encompass ‘Make it the Indian Way’. It need not emulate mass production technologies, fuelled in Detroit

Criteria for the courts: on the appointment of judges

A discussion on the kind of judges that India needs must animate our public debates

Centre-RBI tussle: Balance of power, in the balance

Any attempt by the Centre to override the RBI Governor using the RBI Act would be ill-advised

Getting the economy back on track

It is important to understand the myth and reality of the current economic situation in order to map the road ahead

Searching for an elusive peace

India must remain engaged with the multiple processes underway on Afghan reconciliation

A question of writ

The Sabarimala and Asia Bibi cases put the spotlight on how institutions adhere to constitutional principles

See Sri Lanka’s national crisis for what it is

The Sirisena-Rajapaksa alliance has to be challenged on principles of democracy and pluralism

The usurpation of free speech

Furore over a BBC programme captures the worldwide success of the far right in capturing space on diverse platforms

Riding the tiger

The December election will decide whether Bangladesh can protect its socio-economic advance, democratically

The algebra of Opposition unity

The Opposition should see in the Karnataka byelection results a goad for united action

Independence and accountability: on RBI

As the RBI’s autonomy is debated, it needs to revisit its exclusive focus on inflation-targeting

The party of Hinduism?

Liberals hoping that Rahul Gandhi’s Congress would rescue them from Hindutva may be in for a rude awakening

Preserving the taboo: on nuclear arms control

Existing nuclear arms control agreements need to be brought in line with today’s political realities

Failing to lead by example: on Kerala and the Sabarimala tension

Kerala’s success in education is hard to reconcile with the palpable tension that the Sabarimala verdict has caused

How not to choose among allies

A sanctions waiver from the U.S. may prove to be a rather hollow victory for India

Always a fine balance

The RBI-government tussle must prompt a debate on defining the RBI Governor’s position

Adrift on stormy seas

Dravidian politics must re-invent every aspect of itself: its modes of operation, its emotional motifs, and its leadership

The unifier of modern India

Remembering Sardar Patel’s stupendous role in integrating the princely States into independent India

From uncertainty to crisis

Whatever turn developments may now take, Sri Lanka’s fragile process of democratic recovery is in peril

In the court of last resort

The Supreme Court’s actions in the CBI case underline the gravity of the institutional crisis

Who will speak truth to unfreedom?

The latest effort to control research and prevent academics from protesting will kill the spirit of critical inquiry

Our time begins now

India stands to suffer most from climate change. A road map to transit quickly to a near-zero carbon economy

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