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What Can Be The Lasting Cure For Festering Wound Called Kashmir?

The conflagration of the present must not lock us into myopic anger. What we must seek is an enduring solution.

Feb 21, 2019

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
Interview

Fidayeen Car-Bomb Is A New Kind Of Threat In J&K: CRPF DG

Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Director General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), says the paramilitary force will work on evolving measures to combat a “new kind of threat” following the Pulwama suicide attack.

Feb 21, 2019

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Opinion

Bowl A Long, Tight Spell

Continuous pressure on Pakistan will work better than one spectacular strike

Feb 21, 2019

| Lt Gen (retd) D.S. Hooda
Cover Story

Diplomatic Isolation Of Pakistan Or Direct Action? India's Call And Its Consequences

India walks a tightrope between diplomatic isolation of Pakistan and direct action against it

Feb 21, 2019

| Pranay Sharma
Cover Story

Kashmir: A State Of No Peace

Folks of a valley where peace looks like daily war hear how the nation talks of war and peace

Feb 21, 2019

| Naseer Ganai
Jump Cut

Our Normal Is In Stark Contrast To Yours

A 24-year-old Pulwama-based food blogger talks about the stark contrast between her life and the life of people who live outside the Valley.

Feb 21, 2019

| Najwa Shabir
Opinion

Importance Of Initiating Dialogue On Kashmir Is As Critical As Its Absence Is Dangerous

Branded anti-national, the only voices of reason that urge caution post Pulwama have gone unheard

Feb 21, 2019

| Siddiq Wahid
Opinion

Unity Of Elan Before Aggression

In blunting Pakistan’s asymmetric, ‘hybrid’ war on us, conventionally punitive measures have to mingle with counter-propaganda, cyber control

Feb 21, 2019

| Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha

Down South

Tamil Nadu’s Accidental CM Quietly Assembles A Strong Front

With the PMK, DMDK and a few minor parties ready to join the alliance, EPS would actually be leading a muscular front that cannot be discounted easily in spite of the anti-incumbency of the central and state governments.

Feb 20, 2019

| G.C. Shekhar
Citizenship Tangle

Bill Is Dead, Long Live The Bill

BJP goes back to old rhetoric that not many in the NE want to hear

Feb 20, 2019

| Abdul Gani
Ministry Of Ads

Winners And Losers In Naveen’s Blitzkrieg

Odisha sarkar’s ad spend is drawing more flak than ever

Feb 20, 2019

| Sandeep Sahu
Polls Apart

Can Opposition Parties Put Up A Credible Alliance To Take On BJP?

Most of the opposition leaders admit that they prefer state-wise alliances rather than a national alliance to strengthen their cadre base. Post-poll strategies could be worked out depending on the numbers, they say.

Feb 20, 2019

| Preetha Nair
Interview

I Don’t Think Lessons Are Taught By Exaggerated Surgical Strikes: P Chidambaram

Former Union home and finance minister P. Chidambaram talks to Outlook on a range of topics from the Pulwama terror attack, the grand opposition alliance to Rafale deal and cow vigilantes.

Feb 21, 2019

| Satish Padmanabhan

Labour Pangs

Why Female Participation In Workforce Is On The Decline In India?

Lack of work leads the reasons driving down women’s share in the workforce

Feb 20, 2019

| Lola Nayar
Ride Accessories

Suited, Booted And Going Full Throttle

Power-packed riding machines open up an Indian market for top-of-the-line biking gear

Feb 20, 2019

| Ajay Sukumaran

Picking Row

Space For A Bowler, Sir?

As cricket spells prestige and money, selectors are pressured in various ways to pick players

Feb 21, 2019

| Qaiser Mohammad Ali

Book Review

Shadowland Of Our Selves

A theory of autobiography, through inspection of famous examples, demands earthy inclusivity. A close textual-psychological study, however, is missing.

Feb 20, 2019

| R. Krishnaswamy
Book Review

Slippery Barbie Tattoo

Neon-lit, pulpy prose tracks the scapegrace Charlie in his myriad mishaps across Delhi

Feb 20, 2019

| Anjana Basu
Book Review

On The Racks

Thinking about what to read next? Here's a list of new releases.

Feb 20, 2019

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Deccan Chargers

Kattappa Goes To Kapurthala: Yawning Gap Between Bollywood And Regional Cinema Is Closing

The linguistic fences of our film industries collapse, giving rise to more pan-Indian stars

Feb 20, 2019

| Giridhar Jha
- Baahubali Has Opened Doors For Regional Cinema On Pan-India Level: Prabhas

Last Page

Abu Dhabi Diary

This week, a diary from Abu Dhabi on the visit of the Pope and the Imam and the 'new symbolic tolerance'.

Feb 20, 2019

| Shajahan Madampat

Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

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The Insider

Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Feb 20, 2019

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In & Around

The Subcontinental Menu

In The Subcontinental Menu this week, the story of a 20-year-old former Buddhist monk who is now the biggest star in the community to why that cow urine may be a reason for global warming, among many other interesting snippets.

Feb 20, 2019

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Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news