Table of Contents, Mainstream, July 16, 2022

In this issue:

• Letter to the Readers, Mainstream, July 16, 2022
• Political Parties and 75 years of Indian Democracy | P.S. Jayaramu
• New Cooperative Ministry in India: Its implications | Chatukulam and Jose
• Sri Lanka Economic Crisis & Popular Revolt | B Skanthakumar
• Sri Lankan Crisis: Lessons to be learnt | Ram Puniyani
• Sri Lanka Crisis Caused by Majoritarianism, Authoritarianism, and Minority Bashing Offers Lessons for India | S N Sahu
• Presidential election; Modi on the mission to break opposition unity to ensure Sinha’s defeat | Arun Srivastava
• Need for Caution & Wide Consultation on Public Health Bill | Bharat Dogra
• CPI Statement in solidarity with Sri Lankan People
• Withdraw FIR against Medha Patkar - Stop Persecution of Activists
• Recent Civilian Killings and Civil Society in Kashmir | Gull Mohammad Wani
• Justice, Poetry and Good Looks | Papri Sri Raman
• Cartoon: Pythagoras Theorem & Karnataka Education Policy | Jayaraj Vellur
• Photo: Writer Amitav Ghosh standing by a Calcutta Tramway | Robert Nickelsberg
• Israel’s secret weapon | Pervez Hoodbhoy
• Shinzo Abe: A controversial visionary | MK Bhadrakumar
• Book Review: Narmada Struggle | M.R. Narayan Swamy
• Audio: Rightwing ideologues & Putin’s dream of an expansionist Russia | Juliette Faure
• Music: Franz Schubert, Trio op. 100 - Andante con moto

Editors Pick:

• Avabai Wadia: The lawyer who became India’s family planning pioneer
• The Guardian view on Satyajit Ray: a genius of cinema
• Jan Douwe van der Ploeg on Right wing farmers’ protests in the Netherlands
• New Scientific Report about 2022 Heat Wave in India and Pakistan

* (Cover Page Artwork Credits: Abraham Regino Vigo - 1957 Strike in Sea Port Coal Workers Industrial Argentina - Published by IZOGIZ publishers, USSR, 1957)