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Haima Deshpande

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India
Retreat of the Rabble Rouser

Sadhvi Rithambara of Ramjanmabhoomi fame has dedicated herself to a new Hindu cause—a home for the homeless and a Durga temple

10 August 2012
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India
Pawar’s Real Problem Lies at Home

His nephew’s increasing clout is forcing him to focus on the state. The drama at the Centre is only a pretext

25 July 2012
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India
Appeal from the Heart

Uddhav Thackeray’s three blocked arteries bring him closer to estranged cousin Raj

19 July 2012
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India
The Name that Spells Terror

The usual suspects of just about every terror attack in India have one thing in common: the name Bhatkal

14 July 2012
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Books
‘There will never be another don like Dawood’

In a short conversation, writer S Hussain Zaidi offers an insight into the relevance of the underworld now that terrorists have given a new meaning to ‘crime’.

08 July 2012
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Books
Gangs of Mumbai

Dawood’s Rampuri knife as his first weapon, a love affair that led to a bitter fight with a Christian gang, and other such nuggets on the Mumbai mafia. In all, a thrilling read

08 July 2012
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India
Cops at War

The Ansari arrest and India’s squabbling police forces

05 July 2012
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India
The Rot Has Been Revealed

Now that Maharashtra’s irrigation projects have raised a stink, does the CM have it in him to act?

16 May 2012
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India
A Lacklustre Visit

Shorn of train rides or meals with Dalits, Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip was as subdued as it was ineffective

03 May 2012
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India
Vilasrao’s Dead End

Former chief minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh now has a Supreme Court censure and CAG report to live down. But will this finally spell the end of his political run?

16 April 2012

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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