Jammu and Kashmir: From Political to Economic Dispossession

Economic dispossession has come on top of the political dispossession of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Modi government has found many pretexts to put off elections to the assembly while its record on bringing growth to the region has been dismal.▶03-Apr-2023
Radha Kumar

April 7, 2023

Jammu and Kashmir's economic dispossesion; Media control in India; Tiger-charmers of the Sundarbans; and more

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A Sensitive Portrayal of Kashmir after '5 August'

An intense narrative of recent transformations in Jammu and Kashmir’s socio-political and economic landscape keeps the focus on the region’s hapless people.
▶05-Apr-2023
Kapil Kak

Jammu and Kashmir: From Political to Economic Dispossession

Economic dispossession has come on top of the political dispossession of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir. The Modi government has found many pretexts to put off elections to the assembly while its…
▶03-Apr-2023
Radha Kumar
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A Flawed Biography of Vivekananda

It is a poor account of Vivekananda's life that is written without studying the Bengali writings on him, that downplays the Ramakrishna-Narendranath relationship and that pays only little…
▶29-Mar-2023
Rudrangshu Mukherjee

Ukraine Changed, As Did They: The Human Cost of War

Conversations with a handful of Ukrainian women from which this account is woven, throw light on the grim reality most ordinary Ukrainians have had to live through since Russia attacked the country…
▶28-Mar-2023
Rishabh Kachroo

A New Era for Women’s Cricket or a Poor Sequel?

The ongoing Women’s Premier League shows that creating a tournament with a high standard of competition has taken a backseat as gimmickry takes over cricket. Much like the IPL was pitched as an “…
▶22-Mar-2023
Priyansh

India’s Geo-Economic Foreign Policy

Economic considerations are now driving India’s seemingly adroit steps in the foreign policy arena. Foreign policy has become a tool through which India is absorbing critical economic pressures, and…
▶20-Mar-2023
Karthik Nachiappan

How India’s First Conservation Success Came to Be

India’s first conservation success - the rhino in Kaziranga - came from sustained measures by Assam’s political class and by accommodating rural rights. In the 1970s, such models gave way to more…
▶20-Mar-2023
Biswajit Sarmah

Caution Needed in Developing Lithium Deposits in Jammu and Kashmir

Proving India’s lithium deposits would be a boost in the arm for the country’s ambitious net-zero-emissions plans. But lithium mining could itself contribute to ecological degradation.
▶17-Mar-2023
Ajmal Khan A.T.
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Do India’s Urban Poor Have a Distinct Politics of Their Own?

To counter the exclusionary nature of the state, the urban poor have to constantly develop new tactics to claim citizenship and welfare benefits.
▶14-Mar-2023
Chavali Phanisri Soumya

Contours of Media Control in India

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government continues to aim for narrative control of the media. Since print and television news have already been coopted and no longer pose a problem, the effort now…
▶14-Mar-2023
Sevanti Ninan