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The Tragedy of Flight AI 171

Air India crash leaves a nation in mourning

06 Jun, 2025 - 13 Jun, 2025
Vol 4 | Issue 25

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In the Beginning Was the Hunt…

S Prasannarajan

Keeping pace with Frederick Forsyth’s Jackal

Harvey Weinstein: Consent

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The Dreamliner That Didn’t Climb

V Shoba

The crash of AI171 exposes the narrow margin between flight and failure and the unforgiving nature of take-off

The Tragedy of Flight AI171

Ullekh NP

India in mourning after the Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London crashes moments after take-off, raising questions about aviation safety. Lone survivor among 242 aboard, many students of BJ Medical College feared killed as the plane on fire crashes into their dining hall

The Caste Survey that Backfired

V Shoba

Anarchist High Noon in LA

Rahul Shivshankar

Sympathy will accrue to President Trump on this one. Americans see illegal immigrants as striking at the heart of fairness. It is easily observed that illegal immigration rewards rule breakers while lawful citizens wait

Jaishankar Goes to Europe

Rajeev Deshpande

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has had to negotiate some rough weather following Trump’s self-adulatory comments but patient handling seems to have paid off

Poll Tax

Madhavankutty Pillai

Election freebies are bad news for liquor drinkers

A Bigger Middle East War?

Sudeep Paul

The Pentagon’s UFOs | A Musical Genius

Washington’s India Policy

Swapan Dasgupta

The inability to read the tea leaves

Swaraj versus Jihad

Makarand R Paranjape

The freedom movement was a struggle for the subcontinent’s soul

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