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Episode 370 April 18, 2023

Opposition needs much more than caste census to make a national case (18 April)Subscriber Only

Be it by courting non-dominant groups within the OBC category, or the most deprived or less mobilised sub-castes within the SCs, or by now reaching out to Pasmanda or backward caste Muslims with its labharthi...

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Episode 369 April 17, 2023

In UP, has Encounter Raj come home? (17 April)Subscriber Only

At the heart of due process is the political will to ensure it. With the Atiq and Ashraf Ahmed killings, what is visible is its stark contrast

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Episode 368 April 14, 2023

Dissent over its Karnataka candidates will test BJP’s managerial skills (14 April)Subscriber Only

The open rebellion over seat distribution points to the absence of assertive state leadership. The party's attempts to expand its footprint by encouraging defections from rival parties have contributed to the mess.

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Episode 367 April 13, 2023

Express View: New list of national parties (13 April)Subscriber Only

AAP, India's newest national party is evidently eyeing a bigger playground. But taking centre-stage is still a long haul

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Episode 366 April 12, 2023

NASA search for extra-terrestrial life: The JUICE of the matter (12 April)Subscriber Only

The possibility of another object within the solar system hosting life forms would, statistically speaking, mean that extra-terrestrial life is extremely common in the universe, not rare. Our solar system, after all, is little more...

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Episode 365 April 11, 2023

Kicking the Pilot can frame Congress challenge (11 April)Subscriber Only

Congress needs to recognise the importance of organisation if it hopes to do the battle on the ground. Grandstanding on democracy has to be followed by hard work

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Episode 364 April 10, 2023

NCF suggestion to break boundaries between arts, science and commerce is welcome (10 April)Subscriber Only

Current system encourages rote learning and does very little to develop critical skills or provide children foundational knowledge to deal with the pressing challenges of today

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Episode 363 April 7, 2023

In Media One verdict, SC does some much-needed plain-speaking on national security (7 April)Subscriber Only

In this instance, as in so many others, the Supreme Court has moved the needle for greater openness and more freedom, without which both justice and democracy are incomplete.

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Episode 362 April 6, 2023

Express View on textbook deletions (6 April)Subscriber Only

They invite the charge that not only does the government wish to escape unpalatable facts, but it also wants to ensure that the students do not engage with social and political realities with a critical...

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Episode 361 April 5, 2023

Poverty estimation in India: Mind the data gaps (5 April)Subscriber Only

Trends in poverty and inequality remain contentious terrain. The country's statistical system needs to be strengthened.

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Episode 360 April 3, 2023

Pakistan striking down sedition: A bold message from Lahore (3 April)Subscriber Only

While a High Court ruling is open to review and may be challenged in the Supreme Court, the bold move to do away with a 153-year-old law, for which there should be no place in...

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Episode 359 March 31, 2023

Express View: Global economic slowdown (31 March)Subscriber Only

Policymakers will have to rededicate themselves to sustained economic reforms by boosting the productive capacity of the economy through bettering the physical and social infrastructure

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Episode 358 March 30, 2023

Institutions of Eminence, mired in red tape (30 March)Subscriber Only

Government’s promises, spirit of NEP are hobbled by regulatory cholesterol

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Episode 357 March 29, 2023

Return of quota debate may change the tone of election campaign in Karnataka (29 March)Subscriber Only

Protests by the Banjara community against the proposal for subcategories within the SC segment is a sign of the undoing of calculations of political parties.

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Episode 356 March 28, 2023

Principles underlying tax architecture need wider debate (28 March)Subscriber Only

Not only are there different rates of taxation for different asset classes, but even the holding period for differentiating between short-and long-term capital gains varies across assets.

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Episode 355 March 27, 2023

SC order on UAPA lowers the bar for state when restricting freedoms (27 March)Subscriber Only

The question that flows from the verdict is how the state can charge an individual for “membership”? Follows a troubling trend where the Court extends executive’s powers giving it the benefit of doubt

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Episode 354 March 22, 2023

Express View: Obsession with Khalistan finds little resonance in Punjab (22 March)Subscriber Only

It was Punjab's youth that paid the highest price during the years of militancy and many in the state today have not forgotten that dark chapter.

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Episode 353 March 21, 2023

BJP cannot distance itself from hate speech at Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha (21 March)Subscriber Only

Ever since the realignment of political forces following the rebellion in Shiv Sena ranks in June last year, Hindutva agendas have become more strident in the state

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Episode 352 March 20, 2023

Why India’s exports and imports have been contracting (20 March)Subscriber Only

Trade data points to slowing momentum in the economy. Sluggish exports, tight monetary policy likely to drag down growth further

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Episode 351 March 17, 2023

The Indian male is stuck in a man-hunts-woman-nests stereotype (17 March)Subscriber Only

Indian women are rapidly making up for a long history of being rendered “the second sex”, leaving their male partners at a loss in a world that is, almost suddenly, no longer theirs to inherit

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Episode 350 March 16, 2023

Delhi Metro reinforces ban on reels (16 March)Subscriber Only

Authorities have tried to tell passengers that public transport is not the place for reels and videos. It may be a losing battle

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Episode 350 March 15, 2023

Centre’s affidavit on same-sex marriage (15 March)Subscriber Only

It shows that the path to equality is fraught with obstacles long past their sell-by date.

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Episode 349 March 14, 2023

See you at the Oval (14 March)Subscriber Only

After home high, Team India will be tested in England when they meet Australia in WTC final.

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Episode 348 March 13, 2023

The China hand in Saudi-Iran diplomacy (12 March)Subscriber Only

Saudi-Iran deal changes the dynamic in West Asia, Beijing’s entry complicates Delhi’s choices.

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Episode 347 March 10, 2023

NAAC’s top official’s resignation (10 March)Subscriber Only

UGC must take corrective action and work with the NAAC to improve the quality of education.

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Express View - Page 2

Opposition needs much more than caste census to make a national case (18 April)Subscriber Only

In UP, has Encounter Raj come home? (17 April)Subscriber Only

Dissent over its Karnataka candidates will test BJP’s managerial skills (14 April)Subscriber Only

Express View: New list of national parties (13 April)Subscriber Only

NASA search for extra-terrestrial life: The JUICE of the matter (12 April)Subscriber Only

Kicking the Pilot can frame Congress challenge (11 April)Subscriber Only

NCF suggestion to break boundaries between arts, science and commerce is welcome (10 April)Subscriber Only

In Media One verdict, SC does some much-needed plain-speaking on national security (7 April)Subscriber Only

Express View on textbook deletions (6 April)Subscriber Only

Poverty estimation in India: Mind the data gaps (5 April)Subscriber Only

Pakistan striking down sedition: A bold message from Lahore (3 April)Subscriber Only

Express View: Global economic slowdown (31 March)Subscriber Only

Institutions of Eminence, mired in red tape (30 March)Subscriber Only

Return of quota debate may change the tone of election campaign in Karnataka (29 March)Subscriber Only

Principles underlying tax architecture need wider debate (28 March)Subscriber Only

SC order on UAPA lowers the bar for state when restricting freedoms (27 March)Subscriber Only

Express View: Obsession with Khalistan finds little resonance in Punjab (22 March)Subscriber Only

BJP cannot distance itself from hate speech at Hindu Jan Aakrosh Morcha (21 March)Subscriber Only

Why India’s exports and imports have been contracting (20 March)Subscriber Only

The Indian male is stuck in a man-hunts-woman-nests stereotype (17 March)Subscriber Only

Delhi Metro reinforces ban on reels (16 March)Subscriber Only

Centre’s affidavit on same-sex marriage (15 March)Subscriber Only

See you at the Oval (14 March)Subscriber Only

The China hand in Saudi-Iran diplomacy (12 March)Subscriber Only

NAAC’s top official’s resignation (10 March)Subscriber Only