- In the Indian Express, Shradha Chhetri on the Gorkhaland movement’s search for a credible leader.
- In the Hindu, Rakesh Sood points out that, despite the sudden bonhomie on display during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel, close India-Israel ties are not a new development.
- In the Economic Times, Sandip Roy scrutinises Netanyahu’s description of India-Israel ties as a “marriage made in heaven”.
- In the Telegraph, Mukul Kesavan writes on lynch mobs and their apologists, in early 20th century America and in present-day India.
- In the Hindu BLInk, Riyaz Wani takes stock of Kashmir a year after Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed and notes that his death has changed the course of militancy in the Valley.
- In Mint, Manu Joseph on the Indian love for disorder.
- In the Statesman, Arunabha Bagchi on Meira Kumar’s candidature for the presidential elections and the burial of ideology.
- In the Guardian, Jonathan Freedland examines the G20 summit to find that America, under the erratic leadership of President Donald Trump, is losing its soft power and its friends.
- In the New Yorker, John Cassidy on the “bromance” between Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- In the Atlantic, Marina Koren explains how the Milky Way’s fastest stars may be stolen.
Reading
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‘Chikkamma Tours Pvt Ltd’: A cosy Bangalore murder mystery with a realistic portrayal of queer lives
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All we are and all we aspire to be: C Premkumar on the appeal of his fan favourite ‘Meiyazhagan’
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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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Crushing cycle of poverty, trafficking, domestic violence: Underbelly of Assam’s verdant tea gardens
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Sunday book pick: The horrifying effects of the failure of language in ‘A Cage in Search of a Bird’
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Interview: Who holds the cards in the Maharashtra election?
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Interview: How the 16th-century Basilica of Bom Jesus became an icon of Goan identity
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Are Adivasi voters in Jharkhand swayed by the BJP’s infiltration narrative?
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‘The Menstrual Coupé’: These experimental stories about women’s lives and sexuality are a revelation