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The Spectre Never Went Away
The word ‘secular’ is anathema to the supporters of Hindu rashtra but can a plural, diverse, multi-religious and democratic country be anything but secular? I admire…
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Will South Asia Go Blind?
If some Indians — not all —can find excuses to taunt, abuse, harm, hurt, terrorise or kill fellow Indians who are Muslims, will not Hindus and…
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One Pandemic, Many Casualties
Some governments have responded with courage and efficiency to the pandemic, while others, like the Indian government, have collapsed. The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Analysis
From Crisis to Catastrophe
Thanks to the incompetence of the Central government, the boast of “India is the pharmacy of the world” has vanished and, instead, we are pleading for…