I wonder why the Supreme Court hasn’t taken suo motu cognisance of “bulldozer justice”, now into its third year. Is it because the Court thinks it’s powerless to stop it? Or, more disturbingly, does it agree with the State destroying people’s homes on allegations of law-breaking?

In international diplomacy the normal practice on state visits is for both heads of state /govts to jointly address the press corps of both nations. Since 2014 it is a shameful embarrassment that only our press gets to ask questions of the other leader!

“It’s Not All Men” But it certainly is “All Women”, says Seema Goswami No man can understand what it means to live as a woman in this country: the constant vigilance, the fear that never goes away & the vulnerability. The less they understand the greater the danger of tragedies

"The media not only failed to make the distinction between India and the Indian government, it also failed to make the essential distinction between the job of the government and that of the media" I argue, in a piece on Indian punditry on #Bangladesh

How SEBI, RBI and IRDAI Turned a Blind Eye for Years as Reliance Capital Crumbled. Important backstory for the much-delayed action by SEBI. [Sucheta Dalal wrote this some years ago] m.thewire.in/article/busine…

Government blinks on pension benefits for central government employees. 50% of last drawn basic pay assured under unified pension scheme, akin to old pension scheme. Coalition matters.

The unpublished genocide diaries of Refaat Alareer | The Electronic Intifada electronicintifada.net/content/unpubl…

August 25 marks the seventh anniversary since the start of the Myanmar military’s crimes against humanity and acts of genocide. Now, Rohingya in Rakhine State are enduring abuses tragically reminiscent of the military’s atrocities in 2017. trib.al/uglzcjM

Tony Joseph No government has been so modest . Ever. Anywhere in the world.

Beyond Sarkari Hype of Modi in Eastern Europe: Ashutosh Bhardwaj in a thoughful piece on how Foreign Policy has been reduced to an optical illusion. thewire.in/diplomacy/beyo…

Janmashtami in Gaza, the World’s Largest Open Air Prison. Do read m.thewire.in/article/religi…

Amid Concerns by Experts, Kuno Cheetahs May Soon Be Set Free into the Wild This despite experts having expressed doubts on the animals’ fitness after almost a year in captivity, and their adaptation to local parasites, writes Aathira Perinchery thewire.in/environment/am…

Dead, Trapped and Waiting to Escape: Vipul Kumar, Neel Madhav meet the Indians Forced to Fight Russia's War Against Ukraine. thewire.in/rights/dead-tr…

चारधाम परियोजना: कोर्ट की समिति की सिफ़ारिश के उलट बीआरओ ने कहा- पर्यावरण मंज़ूरी की ज़रूरत नहीं thewirehindi.com/283373/chardha… via द वायर हिंदी

Two U Turns maketh a chakkar. ~ Old Cheeni proverb

Why Did Biren Singh – Caught in 'Manipur Tapes' Allegations – Hold a Presser on Jammu and Kashmir? Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty cracks it for you. thewire.in/politics/biren…

INTERVIEW | "Earlier, the govt had promised us [#Ladakh] Article 371. But it means nothing without a Legislature. For want of a Legislative Assembly, who will make the decisions? Obviously, the Lieutenant Governor." Sonam Wangchuk spoke to Ashutosh. frontline.thehindu.com/politics/sonam…

Kaante? Ocean's 11? Kabiran on how films pale before the real bank heist - looting public money - in India. Watch Cracknomics. youtu.be/TAdjwflqJ7E?si…

Sheikh Hasina Fled Bangladesh in the Manner that She Ruled, writes Jyoti Rehman thewire.in/south-asia/she…