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The latest editorials in podcast form by leading writers and columnists from the pages of the Indian Express.
Express ViewThe latest editorials in podcast form by leading writers and columnists from the pages of the Indian Express.
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122
September 22, 2022
India’s epidemic of road accidents needs urgent redress (22 September)Subscriber Only
The conversation should be as much about nudging the automobile user into using the basic safety features in the vehicle as also about putting in place facilities that make roads and highways risk-free. They must...
Episode
121
September 22, 2022
Fair presidential contest could help dismantle Congress’ high command culture (22 September)Subscriber Only
The longevity of the Congress owed much to the party's ability to accommodate multiple voices and interest groups within a broad ideological framework and under a collective leadership. Revival is a long road but there...
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120
September 21, 2022
The infamous five: Why sanitising classics is not a good move (21 September)Subscriber Only
Blyton's works can and should be questioned for their implicit prejudices. But we have to remember, “protecting children” from bad influences has been the refrain of almost every prudish censor.
Episode
119
September 21, 2022
The Governor-government stand-off in Kerala diminishes their offices (21 September)Subscriber Only
Opposition parties today see the Governor's office as ready to destabilise their governments at the instance of the Centre. This trust deficit has to be bridged at the earliest.
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118
September 21, 2022
Supreme Court’s initiative to raise the bar on capital punishment is welcome (21 September)Subscriber Only
This is a crucial opportunity to bring consistency in practice and, thus, ensure that those facing capital punishment get a hearing that's fair, humane — and just. For, it's about life and death.
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117
September 20, 2022
Lifting the veil: Headscarf as a symbol of dissent in Iran (20 September)Subscriber Only
Context is everything, but the bottom line is this: When a powerful state gets into citizens' wardrobes, there is usually a reaction from those who are affected. There are some valuable lessons here for India...
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116
September 20, 2022
A centralised market in power sector (20 September)Subscriber Only
Considering the system-wide ramifications of this move, the changes to the operations, systems and infrastructure of the players involved, and that this framework is under scrutiny around the world, there is need to tread cautiously....
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115
September 20, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral (20 September)Subscriber Only
Who would have imagined that a monarch would have such a strong hold over a modern democracy that its life practically grinds to a halt? But perhaps it’s not just the loss of a queen...
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114
September 19, 2022
Cheetah’s comeback to India has led to important debates (19 September)Subscriber Only
The introduction of the new species has led to conversations on human-animal conflict — a problem that doesn’t always get the attention it requires.
Episode
113
September 19, 2022
SCO meet highlighted flux in Eurasia (19 September)Subscriber Only
Although the SCO has become more attractive to a large number of regional countries that want to be associated with it, there are new lines of fracture emerging within it.
Episode
112
September 16, 2022
What India’s National Health Accounts figure reveals about healthcare sector (16 September)Subscriber Only
The NHA data show that India has a long way to go to attain the WHO yardstick of keeping out-of-pocket health expenditure to 15-20 per cent of the country’s GDP.
Episode
111
September 15, 2022
Goa defections frame the Opposition’s challenge (15 September)Subscriber Only
The inflow into the BJP is as much a result of the Opposition's failure to offer hope to ambitious leaders in its ranks as it is the outcome of the former's approach of winner should...
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110
September 14, 2022
Jean-Luc Godard did not make films for a lazy audience (14 September)Subscriber Only
He punched at the four walls within which a film was supposed to be contained, daring cinegoers to recognise the artifice that was cinema and take pleasure not just in the finished product but the...
Episode
109
September 13, 2022
Varanasi court order on Gyanvapi frames a challenge that lies outside the court too (13 September)Subscriber Only
Over time, shrine politics – its culmination the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 – has been enmeshed with narratives of nationhood and Hindu self-pride that frame Muslims as outsiders. As the legal battle...
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108
September 12, 2022
What are hurting Indian agriculture? (12 September)Subscriber Only
The restrictions imposed now relate only to non-parboiled non-basmati rice, on which a 20 per cent export duty has been slapped.
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107
September 12, 2022
Disengagement on LAC is a welcome start (12 September)Subscriber Only
On its part, India imposed a series of economic measures against China and matched the PLA deployments on the border.
Episode
106
September 9, 2022
From Kartavya Path, PM Modi frames his grand project of erasure and construction (9 September)Subscriber Only
For all its clarion call to the more empowered India of the future, the Central Vista project seems far too preoccupied with a past that has either lost its power to cramp the nation's present...
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105
September 9, 2022
Souring MSME loans speak of a continuing distress in labour markets (9 September)Subscriber Only
Most of the loans that have turned bad were under the first tranche of the scheme. This is worrying as it points towards the possibility of more pain surfacing in the months ahead.
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104
September 9, 2022
Why are young people in China dressing up like civil servants? (9 September)Subscriber Only
Beyond the mechanics of the fashion cycle — in today, out tomorrow, back in day-after — can be read the signs of a society and culture in flux.
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103
September 9, 2022
Sheikh Hasina’s visit signalled deepening India-Bangladesh ties (9 September)Subscriber Only
PM Hasina has done much to deal with terrorism, and to deny a haven to anti-India groups, despite the anti-Bangladeshi rhetoric from the highest political echelons in India. But that doesn't mean that Delhi should...
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102
September 8, 2022
Japanese man earns by being there for others (8 September)Subscriber Only
That so many are willing to pay for the companionship that, in a less disconnected world, would be freely available, speaks of a profound malaise.
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101
September 8, 2022
Bharat Biotech’s nasal vaccine for covid could be a game-changer (8 September)Subscriber Only
Vaccines such as iNCOVACC can prevent mild cases of Covid and break the line of transmission of the disease.
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100
September 8, 2022
Plight of India’s flooded tech capital is striking (8 September)Subscriber Only
The net result of omissions in urban planning is on show in Bengaluru, where, as an IT czar put it, technology professionals are forced to be on the road for hours to design apps that...
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99
September 7, 2022
Lumpy skin disease is not a normal viral outbreak (7 September)Subscriber Only
The dairy sector, which accounts for over a fifth of the gross value added from Indian agriculture, needs to be prepared for a fresh resurgence of LSD, with deadlier consequences.
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98
September 7, 2022
What the latest trade figures reveal: Dip and fall (7 September)Subscriber Only
Imports remain robust as exports slow down sharply. Slowing global economy and trade suggest subdued outlook.