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The problem with India’s censor board is its morally conservative outlook

Abhinav Chandrachud -
However, censorship and certification by the censor board before the release of a film isn't necessarily against the right to free speech 
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Political correctness has morphed into an undemocratic censor in India

Mini Chandran -
The mob as censor is a convenient clamp-down weapon for democratic governments
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The RSS roadmap is clear after Mohan Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
At his foundation day/Dussehra speech in Nagpur, chief Mohan Bhagwat has shown the roadmap, and it’s clear that RSS is here to stay and excel.
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India’s traditional refugee policy shows why it’s unlikely to give Rohingyas sanctuary

Dhruva Jaishankar -
Over the years, the Indian government has provided assistance to the likes of Bangladeshis and Afghans fleeing war and persecution, but has created disincentives for them to stay on in India permanently.
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Collegium system back under scanner after Justice Patel and Justice Shakdher’s cases

Raju Ramachandran -
The assumption that the independence of the judiciary is entirely safe in the hands of judges is now in question again.
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Women can finally drive in Saudi Arabia, but other anti-women laws will remain in force

Taslima Nasreen -
Saudi Arabia has gone from being the poorest to being the richest country in the world. But they have learnt nothing of women’s equality.
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Growth with inequality

TN Ninan -
While GDP growth has been discussed there has been a lack of debate about a recent paper about sharply growing inequality in India.
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Surgical strikes showed India had exhausted its strategic patience

Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd) -
What India needs to do is ensure that Pakistan’s ‘high effect low cost war’ becomes a ‘low effect high cost war’.
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Surgical strikes had great propaganda value, but has only made things worse

Lt Gen Muhammad Masood Aslam -
In the short term, the strikes had great propaganda value that can be used for political gains, and stirring nationalistic fervour.
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Despite lack of details, surgical strikes signalled Modi’s aggressive diplomacy

Zahid Hussain -
The calculation that India can afford this brinkmanship like surgical strikes is a costly gamble.
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The US birthright citizenship dilemma—What makes a citizen?

R Jagannathan -
Political sentiment is clearly moving against easier immigration, let alone granting of citizenship to “people not like us”.

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

Amitav Ghosh wants to fight climate change with faith, not reason

Economy

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson steps down amid turbulent times, to remain till successor is announced

Esha Mishra -
Development comes days after Air India’s biggest rival IndiGo hired aviation industry veteran Willie Walsh as its next CEO replacing Peter Elbers.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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