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Unallied

The increasing impossibility of an anti-Modi coalition

20 Aug, 2021 - 27 Aug, 2021
Vol 11 | Issue 96

STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

The Quiet Unamerican

S Prasannarajan

Biden’s Out-of-Afghanistan is a crime against civilisation

The Cautious Indian Condition

Madhavankutty Pillai

The Government’s ₹6 lakh crore asset monetisation plan doesn’t push the envelope far enough

An Unlikely Rockstar: Charlie Watts (1941-2021)

Lhendup G Bhutia

The understated Rolling Stones drummer kept the band together and gave it a steady rhythm

Lament for a Lost City

Nanditha Krishna

August, the foundation month of Madras, is a time for reminiscing about the beauty that can no longer be found in Chennai

Chaos in Kabul

Swapan Dasgupta

While the termination of a “forever war” was necessary, it should have been preceded by a conscious policy of empowering the Ashraf Ghani government and the Afghan National Army

The Politics of Caste Census

Siddharth Singh

What Modi has done over time, especially by providing public goods that were earlier local in nature, is to greatly weaken the salience of caste-based politics

Will the Taliban Change?

Jayanta Ghosal

Hizbul Mujahideen leader Syed Salahuddin, meanwhile, stated that the Taliban’s success should inspire the Kashmir movement

Independence to Republicanism

Dipankar Gupta

The contrasting styles of nationalism and citizenship

The increasing impossibility of an anti-Modi coalition

PR Ramesh and Ullekh NP

Opposition unity remains elusive with Congress hurtling from crisis to crisis as old and potential allies grow more suspicious

Faith Uninterrupted

Rahul Pandita

A pandemic lesson in crowd management from the Puri Rath Yatra

The Mystery of the Indus Valley Language

Lhendup G Bhutia

Could a word for elephant in ancient Mesopotamia be the elusive connect between Harappans and Dravidians?

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