India’s draft telecom policy; significance of Telugu voters in Karnataka elections; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [In Karnataka’s Davanagere, Government Apathy Is Pushing Its Mandakki Makers to the Edge]( Vasanthi Hariprakash [The state's puffed rice manufacturing units were promised over Rs 300 crore as part of the Modi government's Smart City mission. But two years later, the scheme seems to exist only on paper.]( [The Significance of Telugu Voters in Karnataka Elections]( Omkar Poojari [The presence of a sizeable Telugu speaking population in Karnataka and the political ambitions of the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana may have a bearing on the upcoming Assembly polls.]( [India’s Draft Telecom Policy Needs to Bridge the Gap Between Intent and Execution]( Anubha Sinha [While the document is high on aspirations, like many of its previous versions it remains open-ended in terms of how the details will actually evolve.]( [As Push for Global E-Commerce Rules Gain Pace, India Starts Taking a Stand]( Noor Mohammad [Push for WTO negotiations on e-commerce is gaining traction with members, giving rise to the fear that India could isolate itself. If that happens, it could be a failure of Modi government’s trade diplomacy.]( [What Lies Behind the Indonesian Brand of Tolerance?]( Caleb Clayton [Jeremy Menchik's book 'Islam and Democracy in Indonesia: Tolerance without Liberalism' argues that Indonesia showcases a truncated form of pluralism with the privileging of religious orthodoxy.]( [Review: How Reliable Is Interpretation of Poetry?]( Kuldeep Kumar [In 'The Evolution of Ghalib', the author Hasan Abdullah attempts to portray Ghalib as 'numer uno'.]( [Bats Could Guide Humans to Clean Drinking Water in Places Where It’s Scarce]( Theresa Laverty [Scientists often use animals and plants as indicators to assess whether ecosystems are polluted. Tracking bats, which cover wide areas and need clean water, could become a way to find potable water.]( [The Life of Labour: Manual Scavenging in Lutyens’ Delhi, National Policy for Domestic Workers]( Venkat T., Srividya Tadepalli & Thomas Manuel [Latest news updates from the world of work.]( 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](