Surat’s diamond industry has a suicide problem. Police to bosses, nobody wants to join the dots
At least eight diamond workers in Surat have died by suicide in the past three months with about 15,000 laid off while the industry’s losses have increased from 1% to 15-20% annually in the last five years. Read Bismee Taskin’s report.
Sita Ram Diwan Chand, Paharganj’s one-dish restaurant selling Lahori chole bhature since 1947
Sitaram’s modest stall in Imperial Cinema, set up after Partition, made his venture a part of the refugee ecosystem in Paharganj. His business only grew thereon, reports Nutan Manmohan.
Takeaways from Modi’s address to Congress — Quad, ‘shadows’ in Indo-Pacific & a ‘Samosa Caucus’ joke
In his address to US Congress, Modi — the only Indian PM to do so twice — called US one of most important defence partners and https://theprint.in/opinion/attacking-modi-in-us-shows-iamc-using-indian-muslims-as-pawns/1638885/highlighted how Ukraine war affected developing countries, reports Pia Krishnankutty.
Modi critics are rejoicing Indian failure abroad a bit too much. It’s pathological
Those who harbour ill will towards PM Modi derive satisfaction from witnessing India facing criticism on the global stage, writes Dilip Mandal.
Why a confident Modi government took on Obama. It’s called leverage
The attacks BJP leaders led against Obama’s comments on Modi government’s treatment of minorities shows Modi cannot be touched, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
Attacking Modi in US shows IAMC using Indian Muslims as pawns
Narratives propagated by the likes of IAMC often rely on select stories, and it is concerning that the Western media accepts them without delving into the ground realities, writes Amana Begam.
Complex Manipur, clueless BJP: Modi govt runs out of ideas in our most ungovernable state
Anarchy prevails in Manipur when India has its strongest central govt since Indira Gandhi’s. Not even writ of omnipotent BJP high command runs there, Biren Singh drama suggests, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.