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Security Smoke Screen

A heavier wallet to splurge at the cost of social security may. 

We'll Go Back To Barracks Once Things Stabilise

As the General-officer-Commanding (GoC) of the Indian Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen Anil Kumar Bhatt is the man in charge of counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir. In an exclusive interview to Outlook’s Naseer Ganai, Lt Gen Bhatt speaks on a range of issues related to insurgency—from Pakistan’s proxy war, increasing number of Kashmiri youth being lured to militancy, civilian casualties during operations and on the need for the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in the Valley. Excerpts:

Bangalore Torpedo Rewired

Karnataka by polls are a matter of morale for the ruling coalition.

Back To The Future

Revival of an anti­foreigner stir sets the tone for tense days in Assam.

No Muslim Voice In Poll Bound States

Far from being ‘appeased’, Muslims are out of the reckoning in three states.

Architect Of Their Happiness

High on idealism, popularity, Bhutan’s PM Lotay Tshering seeks to fulfil his promises.

Women In Kerala Are Pushing The 'Lakshmana Rekha'

The Sabarimala and Franco fiascos are emblematic of the patriarchy’s resistance to women’s rights.

CBI Scandal: Are The Political Masters To Blame?

Infighting within the top rungs of the CBI blows up into an unprecedented crisis of credibility for India’s premier investigation agency, often derided as a political parrot.

Look Before You Take The Investment Leap

Take a look at other items eligible for tax deduction before considering tax saving investments.

It Runs Through...The Chambal

The BJP is on the backfoot in Gwalior-Morena, where Dalits and elite castes are both a disgruntled lot.

Many Returns Of Manto's Fool

Among the victims in Kashmir is a special category: people with mental issues, dying while wandering.

Cats' Rocked Cradles

Tiger conservation is not about numbers. Avni’s killing stresses the need for curating the big cat eco-system with greater care.

The Mizo Church Light

Every church sings its own soft part. In Mizoram, the faithful looks up to it for guidance and for free and fair polls.

Move To A Higher Gear On The Growth Expressway

Disciplined regular investing, periodic step-ups of investment amounts and performance reviews, hold the key to ample savings for your child’s future.

The Friend Zone Blahs

With ally troubles mounting, BJP needs some soul-searching ahead of general elections.

The Thing About Kohli's Bouncers

India’s pace pack—the most lethal in the world—has the ability to demolish the best batting fastnesses.

How Does Vegan-Land Really Look Like?

Not just a different menu, but an alternative way of relating to the living world—this ism is a hit.

Are The New E-Commerce Rules Consumer-Unfriendly?

New e-commerce rules could shake up the market and put consumers at disadvantage.

India: A Danse Penumbral

Leave aside the Constitution, the hardware of the State. The Republic was in reality brought into being by an elite consensus around a ‘pure’ culture, what it should have and what must be left out. And Exhibit-A is dance.

The Expired Lightness Of Being

The old grammar of aesthetics boiled things down to their essence. Expansivist Hindu ‘Kultur’ killed that delicate dance.

Women Of The Cloth And Cup

Disposable Pads Are A Hazard. A Look At Some Alternatives.

Those Folk Memes

From Baul Songs To Lavani, To Old Rites Of Passage, Red Is Positive And Life-Affirming

Seeds Of Politics In Debt-Trap Farm

Will the spate of loan write-offs help India’s heavily indebted farming communty?

No Country For Old Reserves

For these colossuses of domestic cricket the call to national duty came in dribs and drabs, naught to some. Still, the love for the game keeps these gifted hands going.

The Eternal Rebel Friend

Knowing George, who always held people and justice over politics

The Face For The Other Side Of U.P.

Priyanka Gandhi formally enters politics from home ground. First impressions from eastern UP.

BJP's Southern Discomfort

Five states. One UT. 130 seats. Crucial numbers these. PM Modi and BJP president Amit Shah are driving the saffron chariot into the BJP’s last frontier.

Modi, Mamata In A Matua Matrix

BJP and Trinamool sprint to catch a largely immigrant but influential community’s vote

Centre Stage Esplanade

Mamata’s stand against the CBI’s Calcutta foray brought anti-BJP parties a platform of fire and fury

Pashmina's Purple Patch

Young entrepreneurs are flocking home to revitalise the weaves of Ladakh