Cambridge Analytica’s India inroads; the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill; Karnataka trans policy; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [Facebook-to-Votes Scandal Turns Spotlight on Cambridge Analytica’s India Inroads]( Anuj Srivas [For new-age election strategy firms like CA, the digital footprints that people leave behind while using social networks and mobile applications are the secret to influencing voter behaviour.]( [The Economics and Politics Behind Dravida Nadu or South Indian Subnationalism]( Nilakantan R.S. [In India, the levers of political power are skewing towards the demographic might of north India. That makes the south fear economic and cultural hegemony.]( [An Old TB Detection Test Gets a Much-Needed Makeover]( Sarah Iqbal [A new compound called DMN-Tre has been found to skip the errors encountered with other TB detection tests, and is more affordable, quick and versatile.]( [The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill Leaves a Lot to Be Desired]( Arvind Kurian Abraham [Various persons accused of economic offences have managed to flee due to the failure of the investigating agencies, not due to the lack of laws.]( [Circumventing the CRZ: Unlocking Mumbai's Coastal Real Estate]( Shweta Wagh and Hussain Indorewala [Every amendment made to the CRZ without public debate undermines a social contract between the central and state government, unions and interest groups to protect the social and ecological future of our coastlines.]( [Floundering in a Decentralised Polity, CPI(M) Takes a Back seat in Federal Front Politics]( Shikha Mukerjee [Earlier a mentor to new and relatively inexperienced parties, a now split CPI(M)'s shine has diminished greatly as regional parties take centre stage in forming a 'federal front'.]( [Karnataka Trans Policy May Be a Step in the Right Direction, But Needs Work]( Bindu Doddahatti [Public consultations with the community were held, however, the government dropped some of the vital inputs of prominent community groups from the final draft.]( [PNB Scam: Urjit Patel's Defence of the RBI Completely Misses the Mark]( Hemindra Hazari [Where it has powers, the RBI has refused to use them, even when serious lapses in management are detected.]( [A Two-Child Policy Won't Take India Closer to 'Vikas']( Kanika Sharma, Mohit Gandhi, Navneet Wadkar and Sayan Das [Multiple petitions in court are seeking a two-child cap on Indian families. This is a misplaced demand.]( 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](