- India’s richest man is turning cautious. In Bloomberg, Andy Mukherjee explains why this is a bad sign for the Indian economy.
- In the Telegraph, Ramachandra Guha explains the Gandhian view on Kashmir.
- The Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibilities when it comes to the fundamental rights of Kashmiris, writes Pratap Bhanu Mehta in the Indian Express.
- If India is, indeed, a country that celebrates its federalism, then every state should have its own flag, argues Indrajit Hazra in the Economic Times.
- The post of Chief of Defence Staff will enable more efficiency in defence planning and help civil-military relations, argues PS Raghavan in the Hindu.
- United States President Donald Trump is soon slated to announce a withdrawal of American armed forces from Afghanisation. In the Atlantic, Jim Golby and Peter Feaver explain how the next battle for the Trump government will be one of public perception: selling the Afghan invasion as a victory.
- On Language and Humanity: In the MIT Press Reader, Amy Brand interviews one of the world’s leading intellectuals, Noam Chomsky.
- Secular modernity requires the weeding out of all the baloney. Yet it’s not clear that we are any less credulous than before, writes Emily Ogden in Aeon.
- In Dissent, Quinn Slobodian and William Callison explain how left-wing nationalism failed in Germany.
- What happens if you fall into a black hole? Petr Stepanek explains on Quanta Magazine.
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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The Tamil Nadu voter who views the BJP as a threat to the education system
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Trial court judge apologises before Allahabad High Court for discriminating against Muslim lawyer
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‘Being coerced into joining BJP’, alleges former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Ground report: Why this Muslim nomadic tribe in Uttarakhand has little to gain from elections
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Commonwealth Short Story Prize: Indian writers Ajay Patri, Bharath Kumar, Sanjana Thakur shortlisted