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    Chattisgarh’s torture cells exposed  –  (social issues) ·   No food and water for two days while being produced in courts, no doctor to treat sick inmates, no possibility of meeting or speaking to family members. These are some of…

Editorial: The sprouting of the ‘Look West’ Policy  –  (International relations)       • Narasimha Rao’s “Look East” Policy succeeded because South-East Asia began to “look West” to India, seeking a balancer to         China. Mr.…

    Going beyond Inflation Targeting  –  (Economics) The draft Indian financial code bill states that the primary goal of RBI should be inflation targeting. An argument for inflation targeting is that in the long run there is no trade-off…

PM makes a statement with mosque visit  –   (International Relations) ·         Modi in the UAE says West Asian nation is a mini-India, adds that he wants it to be India’s foremost trade ally. ·         The high point of the first…

EC suspends Aadhaar linkage initiative  –  (Governance)   ·         Following the Supreme Court’s August 11 orders on Aadhaar, the Election Commission of India issued notices on Thursday suspending “with immediate effect till further orders” all activities to collect and feed…

Farmers may get Modi’s I-Day gift  ·         The poor crop insurance cover is among the reasons for suicide by farmers in distress. ·         The Agriculture Ministry has said that 3,313 farmers had committed suicide for agrarian reasons in the past…

Re-imagining India’s iconography  –   (social  issues) ·         A diverse nation needs a diverse iconography. Let us not fall into a trap of narrow-mindedness and sectarianism while scripting our nation’s autobiography and commemorating important events and cultural icons ·         There…

    Action stayed against 27 judges in land case  –   (International Relations) ·         The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the orders passed by the Gujarat High Court to proceed against 27 sitting and retired judges of the apex…

    A bird, a dam and a belief  –   (Environment) ·         The NyamjangChhu dam will inundate Zemithang Valley, the winter home of the black-necked crane that’s sacred to Buddhists. Can development override nature and faith? ·         One of…

Stifling democratic debate  –   (Indian polity) ·         The show cause notices issued to three television channels by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday for their coverage of the Yakub Memon issue and events in the run-up to his execution,…