Frontline – July 05, 2019

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ECONOMY
Growthstoryin shreds 29

FREEDOMOF
EXPRESSION

U.P.:Unlawful arrests 32

CRIME
Speedyjusticein
the Kathuacase 35

EDUCATION
Privatisationpushin
the draftpolicy 38

ELECTIONCOMMISSION

In EVMdo we trust? 42

WORLDAFFAIRS
Sudan:Armycrackdownon
pro-democracy protesters 49
Leadersre-elected
in three countries 52

U.S. & Russia:
Closeencountersin
NorthPacific region 55

WILDLIFE

Cannibalism amongtigers 58

COVERSTORY

Distressanddivide

Muslimshavebecomethenewbogey-

man for majoritarian politics in Sri

Lanka, and the communal divide is

likelytowidenaspoliticiansappearto

be keen on taking advantage of the

hardeningsocialidentities. 4

RELATED STORIES

Interviews

A.L.M.Sabeelof NFGG 10

DouglasDevananda of EPDP 12

FormerPresident MahindaRajapaksa 17

RauffHakeem,SMLCleader 23

Intrusivewatch 14

Home-bred terror 15

Tourismin tatters 20

Troubledneighbour 26

INTERVIEW

AkeelBilgrami:

Crisisof liberalism- Part II 72

UzmaAslam Khan:

Pakistaniwriter 97

OBITUARY

GirishKarnad:

Irrepressiblestoryteller 99

Targetof the Right 102

JAMMU& KASHMIR

Delimitationplan:

BJP’sdevious design 105

CONTROVERSY

Karnataka:

Imposinga foodculture 107

SPOTLIGHT

Freeride for women on

DTC busesand Metro 110

COLUMN

C.P. Chandrasekhar:

Towardsa meltdown 46

SCIENCE NOTEBOOK 112

BOOKS 88

LETTERS 114

On the Cover

Aftera mobattackon a Muslim’sshopat MinuwangodanearNegombo,

Sri Lanka,on May 5.

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