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Love, with an albatross attached: Part II
A personal essay about coming of age in the world of hypercompetitive education in 1990s India.
Aparna Gopalan | May 18, 2018
Diaspora Direct Investment and the ‘growth story’
The push for DDI is an extension of the economic logic of our times.
Latha Varadarajan | Dec 24, 2014
Gulf return
Far from riches and social acclaim, most migrant workers in West Asia eventually find dislocation and lack of gratitude from the host country.
Deepak Unnikrishnan | Dec 01, 2010
New nationalism and neo-liberal cruelty
A review of 'Scarred: Experiments with Violence in Gujarat' by Dionne Bunsha.
Vijay Prashad | Aug 01, 2006
Ayodhya’s anniversary: Donations for barbarism
A US-based scholar concludes that overseas Hindutva is using pretence to raise the cash that funds mayhem at home.
Vijay Prashad | Dec 01, 2002
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With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election
How a unique language survives in Kashmir’s tiny Burusho community
Despite being a small population, the Burusho community has been able to preserve their language through intergenerational communication and by prioritising their mother tongue over other languages in Kashmir
Pakistan needs to go beyond the 18th amendment to end the military’s role in politics
Reviving the 2010 reform process can be key to resolving Pakistan’s continued crises, but the reforms need to also target the military's massive business empire
