It's the morning after the night before (well, a few nights before) and America is still reeling from the first Presidential debate. Emily Tamkin leads us through the fallout to both the debate and the Supreme Court's verdict on Donald Trump's partial immunity from prosecution, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat marvel at the eccentricity of American politics.
Reading
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Nine lakh people in Assam were denied Aadhaar for years. It turned out to be a mistake
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October nonfiction: A new book by Ramchandra Guha and five other works on India’s cultural legacy
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Human sacrifice, blood offerings, greed for gold: Why the 1970s Manwat murders continue to shock
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Ramachandra Guha: Indians must hold our government to account for aiding Israel’s murderous Gaza war
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October fiction: Five Indian books and a Nepali novel to read in this festive month
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In a new book, Devdutt Pattanaik argues that the Harappan civilisation persists in our memories
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‘Do we perceive the world or do we think it?’ Sundar Sarukkai on thinking in philosophy
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In Ladakh, a massive energy project is shrouded in mystery
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West Bengal junior doctors launch indefinite hunger strike, claim safety demands have not been met
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As a fighter and a peace broker, an Indian played a memorable role in Indonesia’s freedom struggle