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Kamal Mitra Chenoy

Kamal Mitra Chenoy

Professor, JNU

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The writer is an academic and activist.

By Kamal Mitra Chenoy

Silence, Brazenness and the Congress' Collapse: How the BJP rammed through the abrogation of Article 370

All the politics added up to favour the BJP in the revocation of Article 370. But what follows in our political culture now doesn't look favourable.

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Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, MM Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh killed: Why no one cares for the naked proof

The authorities have ignored the links that easily take them to the murderers.

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Pledge no 'anti-national' activity: Why Yogi Adityanath's campus ordinance should scare us all

Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were booked for sedition. Charges could never be proved and yet they suffered. This ordinance could only worsen that scenario.

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Dire Straits: The Indian economy is in a major slowdown. Can Nirmala Sitharaman fix it?

With economic growth at its lowest and unemployment at its highest in several quarters, alongside a likely delayed monsoon, the FM's task is only uphill.

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How the BJP's critics and opponents got it totally wrong

The opposition couldn't stop the Modi-Shah duo. Clearly, their strategy was on the softer side.

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The rise and rise of BJP: And what its opponents simply can't learn

The Bhartiya Janata Party's sweep at the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 has a lot to do with the failings of the Congress-led secular parties.

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Shadows of NRC: 35 years after 1983's Nellie massacre, why the issue of ‘foreigners’ in Assam is boiling

BJP president Amit Shah says NRC should be implemented nationwide. It has meanwhile hit problems even in Assam, which has faced the 'locals versus foreigners' debate for decades now.

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What Champagne Socialism?! The Reality of Kanhaiya Kumar's Campaign

Those hurling charges of Kanhaiya's supporters being limelight-seekers have missed the real light this campaign has spread.

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No More Tears: Mayawati and Mulayam Singh bury their grudges. The national parties have much to worry about

Despite an extremely bitter and fractious past, Mayawati and Mulayam Singh's rapprochement holds nothing but dread for the Congress and BJP.

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Why Kanhaiya Kumar's battle in Begusarai represents a strong new hope for Indian politics

Caught between communalists and criminals, Begusarai sees more than a single ray of light in these student leaders.

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NYAY is a well-meaning scheme but also a hasty move. Here's why

India's poverty data is mind-boggling and its challenges are massive. These need a comprehensive, data-backed govt responses. There are valuable suggestions from experts. The netas must listen.

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Murders Most Foul: Years later, why are investigations of the deadly killings of rationalists and activists still pending?

There is reportedly evidence linking groups like Sanatan Sanstha and HJS to the killings of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare. Yet, while the organisations continue to operate, there are no answers to crucial questions.

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Just like the Ayodhya issue, why can't troubled Kashmir see some mediation too?

Kashmiris have been targeted time and again, and now repeatedly in the aftermath of Pulwama too. It's time to reach out to them.

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IAF air-strikes: Why Modi can’t blame Congress over Rafale

The Prime Minister must answer why his government brought down the number of Rafale fighter jets to be brought from 126 to 36.

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Why I object to my JNU colleague's statements against Mehbooba Mufti on Pulwama

In an environment where all Indians are grieving and some are being unfairly targeted, why are academics who should know much better adding to the chaos, even to hatred?

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Pulwama: After this terrible act, we must examine ground realities in Kashmir

Severe repression is not the answer to violence. The Valley needs trust-building measures.

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We may never know whether there has been any corruption in the Rafale deal

Despite all the suppositions, accusations and revelations, only a clear money trail would establish any criminal culpability in l'affaire Rafale.

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Students in India are under attack from the BJP government. It is time for them to join forces

From scholarship cuts to lack of jobs, students must bury differences and come together to make the government accountable on every issue.

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Few jobs. And fake statistics?

Even as a triumphant Budget is announced, the data backing several government claims is deeply worrying, as it shows the politicisation of statistics to suit narratives and overlook ground realities.

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Target JNU: How the sedition case is being used ahead of 2019's Lok Sabha polls

Three years down the line, there is still no solid evidence and instead, certain facts are being kept from the public sphere. With a high-stakes election nearing, will JNU students be collateral damage?

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No, it's not sedition: Why the charge against Kanhaiya Kumar and other JNU students looks utterly motivated

In a 1995 judgment, the Supreme Court had said even a slogan like ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ doesn’t merit charges of sedition. Then why are the students of JNU being tried on absurd, and shaky, grounds?

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Why 10 per cent quota for the upper castes' 'economically weak' is a bad idea

Surely our country can do much better than going down the quota route time and again.

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Why it is time Modi government apologises for the demonetisation disaster

The move inflicted avoidable pain on farmers, daily wage labourers and small enterprises. Also, it served a huge blow to economic growth.

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There is data to show extreme poverty, malnourishment in India. Why is no one talking about it?

Even as the number of millionaires in India is rising, the picture on the other end of the spectrum is stark.

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The mysterious case of murdered rationalists and their missing killers

What is troubling is the lack of a sustained attempt by the Maharashtra police and government to find the killers of Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare.

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Gautam Navlakha has been released but is everything okay in democratic India?

The Supreme Court passed the buck on the release of detained 'urban Naxals' to a lower court.

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There is still some room for discussion on Aadhaar with J Chandrachud's forceful dissent

Justice DY Chandrachud's minority judgment is unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry.

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Human rights activists' arrest: Will this be another case of justice delayed?

The arguments heard recently in the Supreme Court raise strong questions over the role of the police, the media and charges of disputable evidence. As the trial proceeds, those accused of being 'urban Naxals' have no option but to await justice.

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ABVP created ruckus during JNU Students Union election because it saw defeat coming

The university is a bugbear for the Narendra Modi government and its supporters.

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Simply a hysterical farce: The 2016 JNU sedition row lingers lacking real evidence

Even after 900 days, there have only been arrests in the case, but no charges.

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