A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
Bollywood finally finds space for India’s ordinary Muslims
Anubhav Sinha’s Mulk makes you feel an ordinary Muslim family’s fears, dilemmas and anger, writes Shekhar Gupta in his weekly column ‘National Interest’. He argues that Mulk breaks Bollywood’s Sunny Deol-ised mould of the Muslim as a terrorist.
A peek into India’s IAS coaching factories
UPSC exams — gateway to the most coveted government jobs in the country — have spawned a thriving coaching industry worth Rs 3,000 crore whose claims are increasingly under the scanner, reports Kritika Sharma.
‘Make IITs exclusive post-graduate institutions’
IITs have suggested a radical idea that could change their very nature – make the premier engineering colleges post-graduate and research-centric institutions like the IIMs instead of focusing more on undergraduates as they currently do, writes Kritika Sharma.
Will Amit Shah be BJP’s 2024 PM projection?
Shivam Vij tracks BJP chief Amit Shah’s rise from being a backroom ‘master strategist’ to that of the voice of the government in the Rajya Sabha. He writes that the changing profile of Shah has made him more than just the party president and wonders if this is part of the BJP strategy to project him as the PM face in 2024.
Shashi Tharoor reasons why India needs a presidential system of govt
Advocating a presidential system of government in India, Shashi Tharoor argues that the Modi government’s two most dramatic decisions – demonetisation and the ‘surgical strikes’ across the LoC– were announced by the PM with a handful of unelected advisers rather than, as would be expected in a parliamentary system, by the cabinet.
Who is Rai Sahab — the man who has been spotted with many SP leaders
Kumar Anshuman reports how one Rai Sahab, believed to be in his 70s, has been part of nearly every SP meeting since April, advising party functionaries on what to do, how to behave to even telling them how to counter the BJP and the RSS.
Will top court stand up to Modi govt’s bullying?
It is incumbent upon the Supreme Court, especially those in the collegium, to stand up to the government on issues that concern the independence and integrity of the institution, opines Maneesh Chhibber.