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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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97
September 7, 2022
Targeting of Arshdeep Singh: Cricketers and haters (7 September)Subscriber Only
Campaign against Arshdeep Singh for a slip-up on the field is reprehensible, goes against letter and spirit of the game.
Episode
96
September 6, 2022
The Carnatic maestro: T V Sankaranarayanan (6 September)Subscriber Only
TV Sankaranarayanan epitomised the classical grandeur of the Madurai Mani Iyer school.
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95
September 6, 2022
PM Sheikh Hasina in India (6 September)Subscriber Only
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's supporters and opponents back home will be tracking her India visit to see if it makes headway on Teesta water-sharing.
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94
September 6, 2022
Sitharaman and Dubey’s run-ins with bureaucrats draw unflattering attention (6 September)Subscriber Only
Charging an official with sedition for what appears to be a legitimate complaint against an MP, or pulling up an officer in an Opposition-ruled state for not toeing the Centre’s political line, flies in the...
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93
September 5, 2022
Congress should make presidential elections’ electoral rolls public (5 September)Subscriber Only
Leaders such as Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari, Prithviraj Chavan and Pradyut Bordoloi, some of them potential candidates, insist that making the rolls public is an essential step to ensuring transparency in the election process.
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92
September 5, 2022
In a post-pandemic classroom, students will require individual attention (5 September)Subscriber Only
The last two decades have seen an explosion of aspirations and a manifold rise in the demand for education, but the country’s education system has not kept pace with this social reality.
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91
September 1, 2022
A CEO’s advice to young workers to put in 18-hour days sounds ill-fitting and out of step (1 September)Subscriber Only
Among the problems highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic was that of excessively demanding workplaces and burnout.
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90
September 1, 2022
Gorbachev legacy of all-round change in the Soviet Union (31 August)Subscriber Only
Three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, many of Mikhail Gorbachev’s presumed triumphs have turned out to be ephemeral.
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89
September 1, 2022
Cameras show entitlement and boorishness in Gurgaon and Noida highrises (31 August)Subscriber Only
It is easy to get swayed by the current of justifiable outrage at the reprehensible behaviour displayed in the videos.
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88
September 1, 2022
Floods in Pakistan bear similarities to those in India, it’s time to work together (31 August)Subscriber Only
Floods in Pakistan bear similarities to those in India. It’s time for a collaborative mechanism to deal with extreme weather events
Episode
87
August 30, 2022
Demolition Day (30 August)Subscriber Only
As Supertech towers crashed down, a mass of private tragedies became a public spectacle. At the Supertech demolition site, it was easy to forget, perhaps, that the two towers were once the brick-and-mortar embodiment of...
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86
August 30, 2022
Change of guard (30 August)Subscriber Only
Challenge for new CPM secretary M V Govindan in Kerala: To hone and amplify party’s voice in its last citadel. Kerala is the last citadel of the CPM, the only state in India where left...
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85
August 30, 2022
Tighter still (30 August)Subscriber Only
US Fed signals more rate hikes ahead: As global macroeconomic environment becomes more uncertain, RBI must tread carefully. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the Fed would “use our tools forcefully” to tackle inflation
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84
August 29, 2022
Rocking the ship (29 August)Subscriber Only
India-China war of words shows Beijing in poor light — for trying to pull into its tensions with US a country struggling to survive. If Beijing is really a steadfast friend of Sri Lanka, the...
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83
August 29, 2022
On shaky ground (29 August)Subscriber Only
Jharkhand’s CM Soren has invited serious allegations of misuse of office that do disservice to his office and state. There can be little doubt that Hemant Soren has severely undermined his position as Jharkhand CM....
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82
August 26, 2022
Minding your accents (26 August)Subscriber Only
What the software to erase accents of call centre employees for convenience of US and UK customers gets wrong
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81
August 26, 2022
Finland PM’s ‘partygate’ episode frames larger issues and blurred lines (26 August)Subscriber Only
Sanna Marin has now apologised — she had also issued an apology for a visit to a club in December 2021 after being exposed to a Covid-positive person.
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80
August 26, 2022
CJI Ramana’s legacy has high points for his successor to build on (26 August)Subscriber Only
Thursday was a crowded day but CJI Ramana’s tenure has also been marked by what might have been.
Episode
79
August 26, 2022
Brazil President Bolsonaro holds out threat of not accepting electoral verdict (25 August)Subscriber Only
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro — like Donald Trump, who he seems to have styled himself after – has been described as a “strongman”.
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78
August 26, 2022
Arif Mohammed Khan’s outburst against Irfan Habib lowers dignity of his office (25 August)Subscriber Only
Of course, Arif Mohammed Khan is far from being the first incumbent of a Raj Bhawan to court controversy.
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77
August 26, 2022
Nitish and Tejashwi are in charge — and under watch (25 August)Subscriber Only
To begin with, the JD(U)-RJD coalition will need to find a brand new internal equilibrium, one that includes the arithmetic but also goes beyond it
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76
August 24, 2022
Acreage deficit in rice points to need to monitor crop status, production, stocks (24 August)Subscriber Only
Farmers in Punjab and Haryana — where rice yields average 4-4.5 tonnes per hectare —have been reporting a disease resulting in stunting of paddy. This “dwarfing” disease can potentially impact production in the most productive...
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75
August 24, 2022
Allying with civil society, Congress is acting like an NGO (24 Aug)Subscriber Only
In government, as the UPA, Congress was once accused of outsourcing policy to unelected and unaccountable civil society groups in the National Advisory Council. Now, as the party of the Opposition, Congress is trying to...
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74
August 24, 2022
Nayyara Noor’s gentle voice and old-world charm (23 August)Subscriber Only
Noor never sang in the thick or robust or nasal voice that was then in fashion. She did not embellish her songs with many classical elements either. She was averse to complicated taans used by...
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73
August 23, 2022
More women are making a career in science (23 Aug)Subscriber Only
While the social sciences and humanities still register a larger presence of women researchers, numbers have increased appreciably in the sciences as well. Health sciences is now pegged at 24.5 per cent, natural sciences and...