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May 5, 2022
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The neta-police nexus must be dismantled

Converting our hard-earned democracy into a police state is simply unthinkable, and if the Assam Police is thinking about the same, the same is perverse thinking,” Barpeta sessions court...

April 22, 2022
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Bulldozer with an ominous message

“You can get quite far in a democracy if you can convince a majority that they are victims of a minority, and that only you can protect them.’ Garry...

April 21, 2022
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What the communal flare-ups manifest

You can get quite far in a democracy if you can convince a majority that they are victims of a minority, and that only you can protect them, Garry...

April 8, 2022
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Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas

These aren’t the best of times for cricketers turned netas in the sub-continent. In Pakistan, Imran Khan has been forced out of the prime ministerial chair after losing a...

April 7, 2022
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Why two nations bowled out two prominent netas

These aren’t the best of times for cricketers-turned-netas in the subcontinent. In Pakistan, Imran Khan has been forced out of the prime ministerial chair after losing a parliamentary majority....

March 25, 2022
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Kashmiri Pandits: Time for ‘Truth Files’ and Justice

Long before Kashmir Files, there was Parzania, a film that relives the trauma of a Parsee family who lost their teenage son in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Just before...

March 24, 2022
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The Kashmir Files: A tragedy retold

Long before The Kashmir Files, there was Parzania, a film that relives the trauma of a Parsi family that lost their son in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Just before...

March 12, 2022
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Rise of a ‘new’ BJP in a ‘new’ India

If a week can be a long time in Indian politics, a decade is truly an eternity. Just jog back to Uttar Pradesh 2012 when the BJP won a...

February 25, 2022
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BJP has clear edge in UP battle

In the narrow lane from the Hanumangarhi temple to the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya, the local shopkeepers are visibly upset. Their shops will be demolished as the town...