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Playing It Again With Sam
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Playing It Again With Sam

India should retain its good relations with the US in the Trump era, but expand its options with other key players.

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June 19, 2017
ISIS Whispers In God's Own Country
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ISIS Whispers In God's Own Country

Young converts to Islam leaving their families behind stoke fears of extremist recruitment.

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June 19, 2017
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No Vaccine Against All This Apathy

In Rural Uttar Pradesh, The Central Government’s Immunisation Programme Needs A Reality Check

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May 08, 2017
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Red Bumps On The Highway

Delay in laying roads along a Maoist territory shows the maladies that continue to torpedo development 

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May 08, 2017
A State Of Two And A Half CMs
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A State Of Two And A Half CMs

The scramble to the top in post-Jayalalitha Tamil Nadu gets curiouser, throwing up possibilities such as a mid-term change of chief minister.

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June 19, 2017
A Food Strike, Not Hunger
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A Food Strike, Not Hunger

Post-UP loan waiver, Maharashtra farmers demand their due, and are refusing to budge until they get it

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June 19, 2017
A Deal On The Flip Side
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A Deal On The Flip Side

Snapdeal, a sinking ship, will soon be bought over by Flipkart, but only for the sake of investors, not assets

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June 19, 2017
Abandoned In Lotus Time
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Abandoned In Lotus Time

The coalition finally gives way, removing the semblance of federal order in Kashmir. Now, in direct line of Centre.

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July 02, 2018
GST OR GSTN'T?
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GST OR GSTN'T?

What hath GST wrought? Weighing up the tax reform’s impact one year later, we find a maze of issues to be navigated.

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July 02, 2018
NH 101
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NH 101

Has the One Hundred and First Amendment to the Constitution smoothed the passage of goods on our highways? Outlook’s correspondents clamber on to trucks across India to gauge.

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July 02, 2018
A People's Final Draft
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A People's Final Draft

Who is a citizen? Assam will unveil its verdict on June 30.

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July 02, 2018
Click G For Media Monopoly
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Click G For Media Monopoly

With many teeth in the information dissemination pie, Google has popped up as the new Big Media—without really creating any ‘content’

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January 22, 2018
Bloody Scrum, Glorious Victory
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Bloody Scrum, Glorious Victory

In an age of a secular system of mercenary soldiery, Koregaon was an inconclusive clash. Heroism was read into it first by the British, then by Ambedkar.

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January 22, 2018
Black Stash Of Secret Money
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Black Stash Of Secret Money

Money laundering haunts governments as they struggle to adapt to crypto-currencies

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January 22, 2018
Two ­Heroes, Twin Roles
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Two ­Heroes, Twin Roles

Kamalahaasan launches his party, Rajnikanth another movie

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March 12, 2018
The Blues Beckon
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The Blues Beckon

Their parents played cricket for India. Years later, their sons and daughters take guard and aim to break into the elitest of XIs.

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March 12, 2018
Survival Lessons From Grassroots
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Survival Lessons From Grassroots

Post-results drama brings former PM Deve Gowda back into national reckoning ahead of the 2019 polls

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June 04, 2018
Unity's Field Test
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Unity's Field Test

The battle against BJP brings Jats, Dalits and Muslims together in western UP

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June 04, 2018
Malhar For Nerves
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Malhar For Nerves

An immersion into classical music helps a vocalist face up to the most obdurate of modern maladies

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June 04, 2018
Scalpels In Air And Other Long Stays
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Scalpels In Air And Other Long Stays

A cashless healthcare scheme for the poor in Rajasthan is unconscionably milked by private hospitals

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June 11, 2018
Guzzle Grain, Go Hungry
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Guzzle Grain, Go Hungry

The move to let damaged crops be used for fossil fuel production may hurt food availability, price

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June 11, 2018
The Elephant In The Alley
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The Elephant In The Alley

As man-animal conflict worsens across states, a trip to ground zero: Dhenkanal in Odisha

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June 11, 2018
‘Nobody In Rome Will Mind A Videshi Translating Aeneid'
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‘Nobody In Rome Will Mind A Videshi Translating Aeneid'

Sheldon Pollock, one of the world’s most eminent Sanskritists and founder-editor, Murty Classical Library, was in the eye of a storm a few seasons ago. In India for a talk at Ashoka University, he reprises the themes in an interview with Sunil Menon.

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June 11, 2018
‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently'
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‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently'

‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently’

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February 12, 2018
Big Brother And A Little Black Goat
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Big Brother And A Little Black Goat

Perumal Murugan re-enters the world of letters with a novel that depicts an outlier's struggle to ­live and love in a society where privacy is history

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February 12, 2018
A Yogi for New India!
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A Yogi for New India!

The secret of Yogi Adityanath’s success could well be his appeal across castes.

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April 03, 2017
Ratan Naval Tata
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Ratan Naval Tata

A bachelor known for his low-profile lifestyle, Ratan Tata’s coup against his successor last year showed he’s still the boss.

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April 03, 2017
How The Boots Face The Sun
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How The Boots Face The Sun

The PLA marches to the party’s tune. Under Xi, they have their toughest conductor till date.

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August 28, 2017
Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees
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Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees

K.G. Satyamurthy, author Sujatha Gidla's uncle, was a young rebel in the '46-51 Telangana uprising. In this excerpt, Satya plunges right into the struggle.

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August 28, 2017
Split Between A Cross And A Jab
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Split Between A Cross And A Jab

Vijender corners pro-boxing glamour in India, as a fractured field prepares for a surge in interest

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August 28, 2017