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Cavils without Context

TCA Srinivasa Raghavan

Tharoor doesn’t even try to get into Modi’s mind

Which Way Will Behenji Go?

For now, Mayawati has decided to ditch the Congress in assembly elections for three states. But her 2019 plan is under wraps

Art of the Possible

Politics, the perils of democratic systems and the role of institutions

The Conqueror of Destiny

A search in Benares for Brahmins, the twice-born, leads to an encounter with a young member of the aristocracy of the mind

Dissent in the Desert

The irony of Jamal Khashoggi’s dissent doesn’t minimise the tribal brutalism of the Kingdom

KT Rama Rao: Chief Executive of a Startup State

KT Rama Rao, the heir apparent in Telangana, wants to set a national example on welfare

Deborah Baker: Portraits of Passion

The lives of poets and explorers in the twilight of the Raj

The Right Honourable Holy Cow

The senselessness of a ministry for one animal in Madhya Pradesh

Maldives: Leap of Freedom

As democracy returns to the Maldives, fresh hope has arisen in a country that had lapsed into dictatorship. Omkar Khandekar reports from the victor’s exile camp in Colombo

A Study in Greatness

Gandhi and Mandela show us a path that remains ever relevant

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