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In conversation with Tariq Ali
The New World Disorder
Tariq Ali, in this exclusive interview, seamlessly switches from contemporary historian to scholar-at-large to polemicist to raconteur, as he tackles many of the impinging issues of our times. By SASHI KUMAR
Nuclear Power
Ready to run
With the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project reaching criticality on July 13, a project that was envisaged some 25 years ago draws close to fruition. By T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
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‘There is no openness’
Governance
Ordinance route
The ordinance-making power of the executive needs to be suitably restrained to create a balance of power between the executive and the legislature in India and to check the misuse of the same. By ANIRUDH BURMAN
Disinvestment
A twist in the sale
The Centre’s decision to sell 5 per cent of its stake in the NLC faces stiff opposition, but the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister steps in and saves the day for the employees and the State. By T.S. SUBRAMANIAN in Neyveli
Cantonment and City
The ‘other’ Bangalore
Paul Fernandes’ cartoons capture the delightful transitional era of post-Independence Bangalore Cantonment, revelling in the afterglow of the British Empire for decades. By VIKHAR AHMED SAYEED
Jammu & Kashmir
‘A living hell’
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This is how a resident describes life in the twin villages of Kunan and Poshpora where the alleged rape of some 50 women by Indian Army soldiers 22 years ago continues to haunt the people. By SEEMA MUSTAFA
Sikkim
Monsoon memories
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Unregulated development projects add to the potential of natural factors to devastate the mountains and valleys of north Sikkim which are rich in biodiversity. Text and photographs by A.J.T. JOHNSINGH
Public Health
Private care?
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The National Advisory Council recommendations seem to be making a strong case for a major role for the private sector in the delivery of health care. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI
Data Card
Corruption Barometer
More than half the respondents in a global survey think corruption has grown in the past two years. By R. SURESH
The Nation
Nothing left to chance
Nuclear reactors at Kudankulam will not harm marine life or displace any more people, say experts. The plant is also designed to withstand disasters, natural or otherwise. By T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
‘There is no openness’
Missing the purpose
Half-baked scheme
Partners for plunder
Okay to dance
Sanitation concerns
Shadow of fear
Judicial overreach?
End of a tradition
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The Judiciary
Judicial overreach?
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Three recent judgments by the Supreme Court and one interim order by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court have a direct impact on the functioning of Indian democracy. By V. VENKATESAN in New Delhi
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‘The judgment will create awareness’
Biotechnology Bill
Missing the purpose
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Critics of the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill say that instead of providing a framework for regulation it seems geared to promoting biotechnology. By T.K. RAJALAKSHMI
Space
In mission mode
ISRO has 12 missions lined up over the next eight months. K. Radhakrishnan, its Chairman, speaks on two major ones coming up: the GSLV launch with an indigenous cryogenic engine and the Mars Orbiter Mission. By T.S. SUBRAMANIAN
Tennis
Crazy Wimbledon
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Andy Murray gives Britain its long-awaited victory in the men’s final, while Marion Bartoli of France wins her first Grand Slam. By NARESH KUMAR
World Affairs
Islamist riposte
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After the military coup, the Muslim Brotherhood goes on the offensive and the political divide in Egypt deepens further. By ATUL ANEJA in Cairo
Futility at Guantanamo
Cat and mouse
On shaky ground
Warning vote
Historic verdicts
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Sikkim: Biodiversity in peril
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Columns
ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Foreign hand
An RBI survey suggests that foreign firms that entered India in the era of liberalisation with the p
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PREOCCUPATIONS
Jayati Ghosh
On a lost woman
German soprano Diana Damrau as Violetta in Verdi’s “La Traviata” at the Metropolitan Opera in New Yo
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THROUGH MY WINDOW
K.Satchidanandan
Geographies of imagination
Almost Island, a writers’ collective with a rich online literary background, has made a mark on the
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Books
A tale of two economies
A collection of essays that provides a comparative analysis of how the economies of India and China coped with serious challenges following liberalisation. By SAGNIK DUTTA
Author:
Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Anthony P. D’Costa
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2012
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Rs.895
Turning point in ties with China
Calcutta of yore
Strategic triangle
Queen of gardens
Labour history of Madras
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