FRONTLINE Magazine - March 27, 2020

In this issue

RIOT RASHTRA

Delhi Riots - Shape Of Things To Come

'The collusion between the government, communal aggressors, the police and activists of the ruling dispensation, which was all too evident in all the days of the Delhi riots, could well indicate what is in store for the country as a whole.

9 mins

SCARRED & SCARED

Frontline walks through the violence-hit areas in North East Delhi, where all that remains after the acts of hate are wounded bodies and psyches.

10+ mins

Running with the wolves

The police collaborated with the rioters in Delhi in most cases and apparently tortured anti-CAA protesters in custody.

5 mins

Woes of the wounded

When the public health services and the law and order machinery failed to rise to the occasion, community hospitals with limited resources stood as beacons of hope against the unjust system.

7 mins

Mosques as target

Over half a dozen mosques were set ablaze in North East Delhi on February 24 and 25, as Delhi Police personnel either remained inactive or, worse, colluded with the attackers.

8 mins

Global concern

The United Nations human rights body intervenes forcefully against the violence in Delhi, and Western and Muslim countries raise serious concern about the Indian government’s recent actions.

5 mins

RELIEF FOR NOW

The agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban on February 29, which will see the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan, may finally bring some relief to the long-suffering Afghan people.

8 mins

The Trump show

United States President Donald Trump turns a blind eye to the Narendra Modi regime’s handling of the Delhi violence as the two sides seal their military partnership and go ahead with bilateral military purchases.

7 mins

‘Othering' the Muslim on screen

Bollywood must work on its own conscious and unconscious biases while representing Indian Muslims and move beyond the image of the “Muslim other” as terrorist, invading barbarian and villain.

10+ mins

Crisis in legal studies

The problems plaguing the National Law Universities can be traced to a lack of financial support from the state, which also has the effect of passing the burden of higher fees on to students and effectively keeping out students from less privileged backgrounds.

10+ mins

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