Counterpoint
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Counterpoint: Solving India’s judicial backlog requires a nuanced conversation
Any long-term measures for judicial reform should revolve around increasing transparency and accountability of the system, especially of judges.
Prashant Reddy T
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Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work
Isn’t respecting the choices and autonomy of women at the core of what it means to be a feminist?
Meena Saraswathi Seshu
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Food for thought: If Bt cotton technology is not working, why support its use by Indian companies?
Responding to concerns expressed by Kavitha Kuruganti in her piece on government regulation of the price of Bt cotton seeds.
Prashant Reddy
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?
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Counterpoint: The government is well within its rights to regulate the price of Bt cotton seeds
Two recent pieces criticising Vandana Shiva’s defence of the government’s right to regulate the price of Bt cotton seeds miss an important point she makes.
Kavitha Kuruganti
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Why Flavia Agnes ends up on the same side as the anti-women Muslim Personal Law Board: Javed Anand
Contrary to her argument, the so-called concessions in the Board’s affidavit to the apex court is a tactical move for survival and continued relevance.
Javed Anand
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Counterpoint: Is it really so difficult to hear what Kashmiris are saying?
Chitralekha Zutshi’s argument that the new wave of militancy in Kashmir is devoid of politics is riddled with generalisations.
Mohamad Junaid
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Why is it difficult to defend tradition and autonomy within the Indian constitutional state?
The jallikattu and Sabrimala debates reveal that we have failed to bring about a public discourse where cultural arguments are addressed on their own terms.
Mathew John
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Why we keep calling you Presstitutes: A message from the rest of us
A rejoinder to the Scroll piece that took exception to the use of the word “presstitutes” to describe members of the media.
Arvind Agrawal
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The cyclist and the Marxist: Why everything should not be reduced to class conflict
A rejoinder to Sanjay Srivastava's view in Scroll that sports bicycle should not be a symbol of urban renewal and that the new helmet-wearing recreational cyclist is part of the problem.
Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Why writing Hindi in Roman rather than Devanagri would be a disaster
Shoaib Daniyal’s eccentric quest to prove that the country should follow Rahul Gandhi’s choice of script was too free with both facts and logic.
Keshava Guha
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No, Smriti Irani is not wasting your money on the IITians
Joining issue with an earlier piece that argued against subsidies to 'those who don't deserve it'.
Nivvedan Senthamil Selvan