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Against Redistribution

Almost all physical systems on this earth naturally tend towards a condition of equilibrium or “equalisation” and there is a…

Durgapur clash, Durgapur BJP, Durgapur BJP clash, West Bengal police

Dalits versus Marathas

Bhim Rao Ambedkar (1891-1956) remarked in his famous tract Annihilation of Caste (1936) that Hindu society has evolved in the…

MeToo hashtag, harassment, workplace

Misery at work, and at home

It has been a year full of revelations. Some of them have been shocking: the corrupt dealings of some political…

World Trade Organisation, MC11, Buenos Aires, Commerce Minister, Suresh Prabhu

Takeaways from a failed conference

On the completion of World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) 11th Ministerial Conference (MC11) at Buenos Aires, India might have returned empty…

South Korea seized the ship

The turgid river

The Ganga originates in the glacial peaks of Gangotri and flows to a point below Farakka, where it bifurcates. The…

Bangladesh, online predators, Cyber crimes

Bangladesh’s online predators

Yeanur Rahman came to Dhaka with big dreams. She studied hard, aced her final exams maintaining a good GPA and…

Delhi HC, CBI, 2G spectrum acquittal, 2G scam, A Raja

Three verdicts

Through December CBI, Special Courts have been in the news. Verdicts handed down in infamous scams spanning two decades have…

Amit Shah, BJP President, Sampark se Samarthan, Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, BJP-Shiv Sena

Shah effect in Parliament

The Amit Shah effect is visible in Parliament. The presence of the all powerful BJP president who was elected to…

Washington, US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Netanyahu

Quietly, Trump packs American courts

While President Donald Trump for most of the year struggled on the legislative front, his administration was quietly succeeding at…