Counterpoint
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Yes, sexual exploitation and slavery exist. But they are not the same as sex work
Isn’t respecting the choices and autonomy of women at the core of what it means to be a feminist?
Meena Saraswathi Seshu
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Food for thought: If Bt cotton technology is not working, why support its use by Indian companies?
Responding to concerns expressed by Kavitha Kuruganti in her piece on government regulation of the price of Bt cotton seeds.
Prashant Reddy
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Counterpoint: The government is well within its rights to regulate the price of Bt cotton seeds
Two recent pieces criticising Vandana Shiva’s defence of the government’s right to regulate the price of Bt cotton seeds miss an important point she makes.
Kavitha Kuruganti
Trending
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Coronavirus: Centre increases Delhi’s oxygen supply after top hospitals flag shortage for second day
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Narendra Modi used India’s media elite for his own advantage. Sanjaya Baru explains how he did it
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India’s decision to liberalise vaccine sales likely to push up prices – and block access to millions
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‘Unilateral decision’: States are unhappy with Modi’s decision to pass buck on vaccine costs
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Pakistani YouTubers to release a Pashto version of blockbuster Turkish show ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’
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Why Flavia Agnes ends up on the same side as the anti-women Muslim Personal Law Board: Javed Anand
Contrary to her argument, the so-called concessions in the Board’s affidavit to the apex court is a tactical move for survival and continued relevance.
Javed Anand
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Counterpoint: Is it really so difficult to hear what Kashmiris are saying?
Chitralekha Zutshi’s argument that the new wave of militancy in Kashmir is devoid of politics is riddled with generalisations.
Mohamad Junaid
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Why is it difficult to defend tradition and autonomy within the Indian constitutional state?
The jallikattu and Sabrimala debates reveal that we have failed to bring about a public discourse where cultural arguments are addressed on their own terms.
Mathew John
Video
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Fox News anchor laughs hysterically in response to officer criticising Chauvin, condemns verdict
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Watch: US activists launch ‘joints for jabs’, giving away free marijuana to vaccinated people
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George Floyd murder: Crowd cheers after US police officer Derek Chauvin is pronounced guilty
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Covid-19 catastrophe: Crematoriums, graveyards across India struggle, search for oxygen continues
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‘Watch any old speech on YouTube, same information’: Danish Sait’s conversations on PM Modi’s speech
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Why we keep calling you Presstitutes: A message from the rest of us
A rejoinder to the Scroll piece that took exception to the use of the word “presstitutes” to describe members of the media.
Arvind Agrawal
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The cyclist and the Marxist: Why everything should not be reduced to class conflict
A rejoinder to Sanjay Srivastava's view in Scroll that sports bicycle should not be a symbol of urban renewal and that the new helmet-wearing recreational cyclist is part of the problem.
Jonathan Shapiro Anjaria
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Why writing Hindi in Roman rather than Devanagri would be a disaster
Shoaib Daniyal’s eccentric quest to prove that the country should follow Rahul Gandhi’s choice of script was too free with both facts and logic.
Keshava Guha
The Reel
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‘Sardar Ka Grandson’ trailer: Neena Gupta plays a grandmother who has one last wish
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Covid-19 effect: Salman Khan’s ‘Radhe’ opts for multiplatform release
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‘Out of Love’ season 2 trailer: Rasika Dugal and Purab Kohli are back, this time for revenge
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Watch: Darshan starrer ‘Roberrt’ will be on Amazon Prime Video on April 25
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The secrets behind ‘Geeli Pucchi’, the most loved film in ‘Ajeeb Daastaans’