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A campaign in Kerala to subvert an alternative path

S. Ramachandran Pillai

The Opposition’s move against the Left aims to destabilise the only non-neo-liberal way of development in India

PARLEY | Comment

Can the NEP aid access to universal education?

D. Suresh Kumar

An Indian fisherman arrives at a railway station in Karachi on April 14, 2019, after being released by Pakistan from Malir jail.

Straying into troubled waters

Jatin Desai Imprisoned fishermen in both India and Pakistan need to be released and their boats returned

Notebook | Comment

Verify before reporting

Suhasini Haidar How rumours in 2002 on a smuggled weapon from Pakistan turned out to be false

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GROUND ZERO | Telangana

The return of the Maoists in Telangana

A campaign in Kerala to subvert an alternative path

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Academic research is necessary, but not sufficient

Notebook | Comment

Verify before reporting

PARLEY | Comment

Can the NEP aid access to universal education?

Straying into troubled waters

Taking nuclear vulnerabilities seriously

All nuclear weapon states have admitted to the possibility that deterrence could fail

How to pay for the stimulus

Money financing is a viable route to take us back to pre-COVID-19 levels of output

Secular fundamentalism in a time of bhoomi pujan

The Congress would be better advised to fight for its own principled ‘Idea of a secular India’, whatever the electoral cost

Books, not bullets in J&K

The Centre’s focus on quality education and the NEP 2020 will help young minds in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh

Redefining the medical examination system: COVID-19 and beyond

As in developed countries, the graduate and post-graduate theory examinations should be implemented and follow a uniform pattern across the country

Violating human rights in the Valley

Unchecked preventive detention and difficulty in accessing information are matters of grave concern

J&K and Ladakh, a year on

The government views the removal of Article 370 as a key vehicle to usher in transformational development in the region

The meaning of Gandhi’s silence

Gandhi’s silence on the 1945 bombings suggests how he transformed a tragedy into spiritual action

Lessons from mediating Ayodhya

Among many learnings about the nature of public disputes is an urgent need to create a centre for moderating dialogue

The conservative challenge to Hindutva

Hindu conservatism is the last bastion that right-wing populism seeks to vanquish effectively

A big departure from the past

Sri Lankan Tamil political parties have realised that their bargaining power is tied to the economic progress of the Tamils

Profiteering during a pandemic

Overcharging the public should be made a punishable offence under the Disaster Management Act

A change that hit federalism, inclusion

The idea that Article 370 weakened the Indian Union is erroneous and against basic understanding of democracy

A policy with many a right intention

The NEP has several innovative ideas and daring proposals, but also makes a few problematic assumptions

Parents, the first and natural tutors

How low-income parents can start getting more involved in early childhood care and education

In Assam, a trail of broken barriers

Flood waters have breached dykes and embankments time and again, wreaking havoc on the State. Rahul Karmakar reports on a vulnerable State’s struggle to mitigate the damage

The COVID-19 crisis as a metropolitan battle

The absence of comprehensive and integrated urban planning is starkly visible in the pandemic

Not the right time to open gyms

The virus spreads faster in closed, crowded spaces that have poor ventilation facilities

Reporting sans spectators

Sports writing loses colour and atmosphere when there are no fans

An education policy that is sweeping in its vision

The National Education Policy 2020 provides the ingredients and the right receipe; what we make of it depends on us

Should the government go easy on the telecom sector?

The imbroglio over adjusted gross revenues has shaken the once-booming sector’s foundations

Fewer species, more disease

Ecosystem integrity will restrict the transmission of pathogens from one species to another

Shaping the digital world

India’s passivity in influencing global tech rules must end

The limits of Rahul as Gandhi

He thinks he can further his politics by merely being a moral force but he cannot be a Gandhi in today’s India

A quest for order amid cyber insecurity

Better arrangements and intense partnerships, but with extra safeguards, are needed in a more contested domain

Meeting China’s intransigence with air power

The forward posture adopted by the IAF is key to India’s capability to bargain at the diplomatic table

The South Asian-Gulf migrant crisis

The South Asian labour force forms the backbone of the Gulf economies, but has no social security protection or labour rights

Protecting artists and the arts

This is an opportunity to create a cultural economy that helps performers move away from agriculture

RIC, a triangle that is still important

Calls for a westward shift in India’s foreign policy appear misplaced as engagement with Russia and China does matter

The majority cannot afford a balanced diet

Even millions who are above the poverty line do not have access to healthy or nutritious food in India

Reports for posterity: on examining riots

The reports of committees examining riots are often ignored by the state but they are useful

Modern tools, age-old wisdom: on India-Sri Lanka relations

The pandemic presents an opportunity for Sri Lanka and India to focus on the revitalisation of partnerships

Coronavirus | An opportunity to reshape health care

The COVID-19 pandemic may have unwittingly led to some desirable changes; the challenge is to build on this

The fall of Hong Kong

The National Security Law has turned Hong Kong into a colonial city again, with Beijing calling the shots

A revolution in policy mindset

With the pandemic derailing us, we need big initiatives to achieve sustainable development goals

A motorcycle and the art of court management

In contempt of court cases, one must tread carefully, or not at all; there are questions for the judiciary too

The spectre of crowds in the COVID city

Post-pandemic habitations must resist retreating into a closeted isolation that only the privileged can afford

Towards national security and peace in Hong Kong

It is in India’s interest to maintain stability in the Hong Kong SAR given their close economic and trade ties

Can open book examinations offer an alternative?

Such a system requires a different pedagogy and cannot be force-fitted into the present apparatus

Deepening India-South Korea ties

People from the two countries need to overcome cultural biases and move closer to each other

The headline challenge

Rules are to be followed even while trying to be creative

Are people in J&K citizens or subjects?

It’s nearly a year since they have had 4G Internet and the Supreme Court has done little to enforce its writ

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