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Guided by RSS discipline, this reordering privileges\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E08-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/dwaipayan-bhattacharyya\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EDwaipayan Bhattacharyya\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/citizens-suspects-and-portable-border\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/07\/27\/lead-image-19-1785125748.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/citizens-suspects-and-portable-border\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ECitizens, Suspects, and the Portable Border\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EIndia\u2019s eastern border sustains two political imaginations: a security frontier and a labour frontier of everyday survival. With the security logic now dominating, categories meant for foreigners\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E27-Jul-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/kabir-rana\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EKabir Rana\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/kumar-rana\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EKumar Rana\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-2\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/what-conservation-cannot-see\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/11\/lead-image-37-1786454562.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/environment\/what-conservation-cannot-see\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EWhat Conservation Cannot See\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EConservation law has no register to value landscapes sustained by a community\u0026#039;s sense of duty. The default instinct to fold these landscapes into familiar administrative categories erases the\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E11-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/sanjana-krishnan\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ESanjana Krishnan\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/failed-promises-higher-education-india\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/05\/lead-image-30-1785917449.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/education\/failed-promises-higher-education-india\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EThe Failed Promise of Higher Education\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EIndian families invest in higher education, trusting it will deliver good jobs for their children. But with jobs growing scarce, work that is available matching neither qualifications nor aspirations\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E05-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/krishna-priya\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EKrishna Priya\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/rosa-abraham\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ERosa Abraham\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n          \u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-row clearfix row-3\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/society\/digital-satire-more-dissent\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/07\/lead-image-34-1786072590.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/society\/digital-satire-more-dissent\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EWhen Digital Satire Becomes Dissent\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EThe CJP refuses to fit old categories: apolitical versus political, satire versus protest, virtual versus physical, domestic versus diasporic. This is exactly what makes it a bellwether for how young\u2026\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E05-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/sanam-roohi\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003ESanam Roohi\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022tif-border views-col col-2\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-nothing\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-article-item\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field-field-image\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-img\u0022\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/boy-man-who-beat-dravidian-model\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/featured_thumbnail\/public\/field\/image\/2026\/08\/04\/lead-image-28-1785847859.png.webp\u0022 width=\u0022190\u0022 height=\u0022200\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 typeof=\u0022Image\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-featured-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022featured-meta\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022field-content dog-ear-style\u0022\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022views-field views-field-title-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022field-content\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/politics\/boy-man-who-beat-dravidian-model\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EThe Boy-Man Who Beat the Dravidian Model\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022summary\u0022\u003EVijay\u2019s carefully constructed boy-man image made him a point of intersection for different kinds of voter discontents in Tamil Nadu, explaining why the DMK lost in the state.\u003Cdiv class=\u0022display-inline-block\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022date-arrow\u0022\u003E\u0026#9654;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022inline-date\u0022\u003E04-Aug-2026\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022second-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/authors\/v-geetha\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003EV. 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