Vedanta's charm offensive; social insurance in India; Dalit protests in Kerala; and more.

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [As Tuticorin Bleeds Over Sterlite Unit, a Look at Vedanta’s Charm Offensive in India]( The Wire Analysis [Vedanta has oscillated between being criticised as one of India Inc’s worst violators of environmental and human rights regulations and being a valuable partner of the Modi government’s development agenda.]( [Whether It's Health or Crops, India Isn't Doing Social Insurance Right]( Satya N. Mohanty [The Modi government is pushing insurance schemes in both health and agriculture. But are they really making a difference?]( [The Centre Is Defeating Itself in Kashmir]( Emily Tallo [The government's retaliatory approach in the region has been ineffective, which warrants a reassessment of its strategy.]( [Will the 15th Finance Commission Give Delhi its Due on Central Taxes?]( Akshay Marathe [If the Centre can include Puducherry as a constituent of the FC-XV, why should Delhi not be treated similarly?]( [Patent Protection: What Monsanto can Learn From Tesla]( Shalini Bhutani [Like Tesla, the American seeds major needs to move away from GM products to more sustainable technologies, and go patent-free to spur innovation.]( [Let's Talk About Clean India’s Unspeakable Secret]( Assa Doron and Robin Jeffrey [In India, caste and practices related to caste are inescapable in the waste-management conundrum.]( [With Trump Ignoring EU Interests in Iran, the Western Alliance Gets Weaker]( Dilip Hiro [About 37% of Iran’s oil exports go to European destinations. All told, the EU is Iran’s number one trading partner.]( [Facing Eviction for National Highway Construction, Dalits Protest in Kerala]( Rejimon K. [“Where are we supposed to go? We were born here. We won’t leave this place."]( [Asked to 'Control' Content Critical of Thai Government: Ousted Bangkok Post Editor]( Devirupa Mitra [In an interview with The Wire, Umesh Pandey outlines the circumstances under which he was forced to step down, the media atmosphere in Thailand and more.]( Copyright © 2018 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book](//thewire.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6b988b13445248b1268a308f2&id=4808224841) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](