Close Encounters

In the path of the polar bears: what it’s like to be an Arctic scientist

Stay alert, make lots of noise, and if all else fails, carry a big gun.

Crispin Halsall, The Conversation
· Sep 07, 2015 · 02:30 pm
Shoot and pay: why compensation for encounter killings has begun to feel like hush money

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court asked the Manipur government why it had given money to families for what it claimed was a valid encounter with insurgents

Ipsita Chakravarty
· Aug 25, 2015 · 09:00 am