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The Origins

Lhendup G Bhutia

The debate on Aryan migration has long divided Indian academics into opposing camps. Two recent genetic studies appear to have solved the mystery of where we come from by offering fresh insight into who the people of the Indus Valley Civilisation really were

Gig Jobs: The Slump Card

Moinak Mitra

The dawn of white-collar gig jobs in a slowdown

Better Days Are Ahead

Ashok V Desai

Investment is recovering and so will the economy

The Economy: How Bad Is It?

Ullekh NP and Siddharth Singh

With necessary reforms, India can ride out the storm

Master of Parliament

MJ Akbar

Wherever Arun Jaitley sat became the centre of Central Hall

The Death of a Gentleman

Virendra Kapoor

Anecdotes from a generous life that enjoyed good friends and good food

Kashmir: Beware the Street

Ahsan I Butt

And that’s what Pakistan is hoping for

Will the Milk Come to a Boil in J&K?

Rahul Pandita

Two days in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir

Good Morning Kashmir

PR Ramesh + Ullekh NP + Siddharth Singh

Correction and redemption in the sudden death of Article 370

Image Perception: Brand Builder

Rahul Pandita

Modi knows how to craft his own legend. It is not only masculinity that Modi portrays. Through different acts, he provides an image of himself that is steely, tender, and spiritual