- In the Hindu, K Venkataraman on how death sentences represent the jurisprudence of outrage.
- In the Indian Express, Tavleen Singh argues that Arnab Goswami, founder of Republic TV, breaks a journalistic rule: the media should not usurp the powers of the criminal justice system.
- Aakar Patel, in the Business Standard, questions why the Kashmir conflict stirs more emotions than violence in the states of the North East or Maost-affected areas.
- Anant Maringanti argues in the Hindu BLInk that the Sukma attack by Maoists has invoked nationalistic responses but should prompt dialogue.
- In the Economic Times, RK Vaidyanathan and Mansi Singh on how the draft rules for the no-fly list need to be more clear cut.
- In the Guardian, Anne McElvoy on Friday’s cyber-attack and the menace of large-scale hack.
- In the New York Times, Wajahat Ali on how the only only political option left to Muslims in the United States seems to be the Democratic party.
- Decades of American policy helped create the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, argues Bruce Cumings in the London Review of Books.
- Emily Schultheis dissects what went right with the French presidential polls in the Atlantic.
- After an earthquake devastated their country, 50,000 Haitians moved to the United States under special protections, reports Edwidge Danticat in the the New Yorker, now they may be forced to move back.
Reading
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The Indian media is acting like a Hindutva ally in its coverage of the violence in Canada
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‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
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Explained: Why Kenya cancelled Adani airport development deal after US indictment
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Jharkhand election results: JMM-led alliance crosses halfway mark, leading in 51 seats
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India’s food plate and palate have changed – but anxieties old and new persist
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‘A Tamilian trapped among three Punjabis’: Subhash Ghai rewinds to the ‘Taal’ soundtrack
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Screen time can involve several activities and not all of them are bad
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How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
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Interview: How the 16th-century Basilica of Bom Jesus became an icon of Goan identity
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Explainer: What does US law say about Adani’s indictment – and can he be charged in India?