Interview: ‘There is no data that shows large-scale religious conversions in India’

Claim of forcible conversions is fictitious, says senior lawyer Colin Gonsalves. The Supreme Court recently described conversions as ‘a serious issue’.

Smitha Nair

· Dec 08, 2022 · 11:30 am

Interview: How China’s propaganda machine kept criticism of harsh Covid measures at bay – until now

The carefully built narrative has now hit a wall, says Manoj Kewalramani, author of ‘Smokeless War’, a book that documented China’s Covid-19 response.

Smitha Nair

· Nov 29, 2022 · 05:00 pm

Interview: ‘Police officers who dithered over Shraddha Walkar letter about Aftab must be prosecuted’

Intimate partner violence is dealt with casually by the police, says Supreme Court lawyer Shobha Gupta. In most cases, women are persuaded to settle the matter.

Smitha Nair

· Nov 25, 2022 · 11:30 am

Video: Will Imran Khan’s showdown with the army change civil-military relations in Pakistan?

The army’s hold over Pakistan’s polity will remain, but can’t underestimate the import of questioning the army, says Sharat Sabharwal, former envoy to Pakistan.

Smitha Nair

· Nov 12, 2022 · 07:30 am

Interview: ‘Vehicles cause 50% of Delhi’s local pollution. Public transport is still inadequate’

There is a need to enable behavioural change, steer Delhiites to use public transport, says Anumita Roychowdhury of the Centre for Science and Environment.

Smitha Nair

· Nov 04, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Interview: Why medical courses in non-English languages will burden students and create barriers

With India’s linguistic diversity as well as the global dominance of English, teaching in medicine in Hindi or regional languages will serve little purpose.

Smitha Nair

· Oct 29, 2022 · 06:30 am

Video: Mallikarjun Kharge is the new Congress president. What role will Rahul Gandhi play?

He is the first non-Gandhi Congress president in 24 years, but Kharge, a loyalist, will maintain status quo, says political commentator Radhika Ramaseshan.

Smitha Nair

· Oct 19, 2022 · 05:00 pm

Interview: Why Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians should be included among the Scheduled Castes

Their lived reality, enduring violence, daily humiliations, is well documented, says Khalid Anis Ansari, Associate Professor, Sociology, Azim Premji University.

Smitha Nair

· Oct 16, 2022 · 06:00 pm

Interview: ‘Despite SC judgement, access to abortion will not be at the will of the pregnant woman’

Discretion of doctors, who operate under the fear of criminal law, will continue to impede abortion access, says Gauri Pillai, reproductive rights expert.

Smitha Nair

· Oct 01, 2022 · 03:30 pm

Grandmaster RB Ramesh interview: How cheating happens in chess, Magnus Carlsen’s claims and more

World Champion Carlsen recently issued a statement on the issue of cheating in chess, calling it an existential threat to the game.

Smitha Nair

· Sep 29, 2022 · 09:30 am

Interview: Indian doctors are driving drug resistance with tendency to prescribe antibiotics

A growing number of infections are becoming harder to treat as antibiotics become less effective, says ICMR scientist Kamini Walia

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· Sep 23, 2022 · 11:30 am

‘Muslim women caught between BJP’s abstract Uniform Civil Code and clergy’s inviolable personal law’

Divorce and Democracy, a new book by legal historian Saumya Saxena, explores the interplay between law, religion, minority rights, gender and politics.

Smitha Nair

· Sep 16, 2022 · 03:30 pm