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“The burden of proof was shifted to Assam residents to prove that they were citizens.” An official at a National Register of Citizens office in Guwahati.

A flawed process that pleased none

Even the Bengali-origin Assamese included under NRC can be deemed ‘illegal immigrants’ later

Redesigning medical education

Krishna Reddy Nallamalla

Liberalism runs into national populism

Krishnan Srinivasan No country has found the golden mean between free-range liberalism and statism

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What is the right way of regulating social media?

Policy discussions involving the public, and not tech solutions alone, would help fight fake news.

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A flawed process that pleased none

Redesigning medical education

A new ethics for a sustainable planet

GROUND ZERO | National

Union Territory of Ladakh: celebrations in Leh, concerns in Kargil

Liberalism runs into national populism

The disenfranchised migrants

The delicate art of writing an obituary

And the tricky relationship between reporters and sources

Australia’s economic woes

It is time for property rights to be moved away from competing private owners to governments.

What is the right way of regulating social media?

Policy discussions involving the public, and not tech solutions alone, would help fight fake news.

Public health versus free speech

Tobacco companies will try their best to prevent pictorial warnings on cigarette packages in the U.S.

Democracy and its discontents

India needs to strengthen institutions that lie between the public sphere and formal government institutions

In Tamil Nadu, making power while the sun shines

The State needs a fair tariff-setting process for solar power.

Kashmir’s information vacuum

Legislative backing is being appropriated to normalise communication shutdowns

The Chief of Defence Staff needs an enabling institutional structure

The first incumbent will also need to create confidence in all three services that their legitimate and vital interests will not be compromised.

Cooking with gas, not wood

Under the PM Ujjwala Yojana, rural areas that still rely on solid fuel can be encouraged in three ways to use clean fuel

Rediscovering development banks

The agenda to set up a development bank is a welcome initiative, but questions remain on its design

Everyday voyeurism in a surveillance state

Privacy is at threat as data gathered from CCTV cameras in cities are being shared online

Remembering a painful past

The drive to rewrite the history of the Second World War also accentuates efforts to dilute the global security system

India’s culture of toxic masculinity

Violent masculinity is oppressive, exacerbates social conflict and is incompatible with democracy

Talking trade with the EU

Why it is important for India to hasten talks with the EU on a free trade agreement

A judicial overreach into matters of regulation

A PIL on Aadhaar sheds light on some problematic trends

Giving wings to better air connectivity

A cooperative federalism framework can provide the required impetus to the civil aviation sector

A bottom-up approach to conservation

The Western Ghats panel’s suggestions stressed the need to strengthen grass-roots governance

The importance of good data

In a democracy, it is important for government agencies to disseminate data in a timely manner

Privacy no longer supreme

Two years on, the judgment in ‘K.S. Puttaswamy’ has hardly resulted in a rights-based handling of personal data

As Malabar faces deadly landslides, debate shifts to ecologically sensitive areas and human intervention

As Malabar faces up to rain-related tragedies, the debate shifts to whether ecologically sensitive areas should be free of human intervention. S. Anandan reports on the plight of the displaced in the hills of north Kerala.

Questioning an Academy Award winner’s choices

No matter how big the celebrity, difficult questions need to be asked

Belt and roadblocks

Given mounting criticism of BRI, will China incorporate best practices in the project?

Should India tinker with its ‘No First Use’ policy?

There is no reason for India to change its policy, which is retaliation and not initiation

Increasing investment to stimulate growth

Attention needs to be paid to both cyclical and structural dimensions of India’s present economic slowdown

Taking a ‘Far East’ turn to deepen a friendship

During Modi’s visit to Vladivostok, India should signal more willingness to invest in a less-developed part of Russia

The risks of legalising cannabis

Commercialisation could be dangerous

The ‘Kerala Model’ is unsustainable

Over the years, parties have responded to commercial interests over the welfare of people

Sacrificing liberty for national security

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act could prove catastrophic for fundamental rights

Data on demonetisation's link to economic slowdown may have been suppressed

Task force report may have provided factual evidence for the debilitating impact of demonetisation on the formal corporate sector

After Hamza bin Laden

The collaboration of competing anti-Indian and pro-Islamic outfits and standalone clerics is a deadly prospect

Recognising fair criticism on 'The Lancet' editorial

The central focus of ‘The Lancet’ has always been on health, and the editorial on J&K is no different

The monk who shaped India’s secularism

Vivekananda was a proponent of a multicultural nation rooted in religious tolerance and modernity

A top post, its promise and peril

The post of CDS can lead either to a transformation of the defence forces or it could sink with a middling mandate

Crouching tiger, hidden data

The forest bureaucracy has ensured that tiger survey data continue to be withheld from independent scrutiny

Can a CDS act as a catalyst for further defence reforms?

In India, a strategic process delivers results only when it is backed by political heft, which this government can provide

Navarros on the ascendant

What explains the trend of economists taking odd policy positions, defying scholarly evidence?

Democracy under siege

Liberty, equality and fraternity are becoming subservient to a new idea of sovereignty

A lose-lose scenario

The Centre’s actions and plans for Jammu and Kashmir suffer from inherent infirmities.

A law for those who testify

The Centre is yet to act on a Supreme Court directive to legislate on witness protection

An intervention that leads to more questions

Revoking NFU does not necessarily mean giving up restraint, but it leaves India’s nuclear doctrine more ambiguous

Paddy, tube wells and depleting groundwater: Why Punjab’s water resources are under strain

Rice cultivation in Punjab, which thrived in the past due to the easy availability of water resources and free supply of electricity to farmers, is under considerable strain now. Vikas Vasudeva examines how overexploitation has made groundwater not only scarce but also increasingly alkaline.

Giving shape to an elusive strategic concept

The post of Chief of Defence Staff will enable more efficiency in defence planning and help civil-military relations.

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