Death Be Not Proud
As the memory of the massacre at Dhaka recedes, examples of bravery are coming to the fore. One of them is that of Faraaz Hossain. He was on a vacation at Dhaka from his college in the US where he was...
View ArticleWhy Increasing Violence Needs a New, Fresh Approach to Find Durable Solutions
As the entire world grows increasingly concerned about the rising toll of many-sided violence, three regions have emerged as the biggest areas of concern—West Asia, North Africa and South Asia. In all...
View ArticleBJP's Anti-Dalit Face Unmasked
EDITORIALThe BJP is clearly on the backfoot. Attacks on minorities and Dalits have recorded a steep rise ever since the BJP-led NDA Government (wherein the BJP enjoys absolute majority) was formed at...
View ArticleVivid Portrayal of Massive Human Tragedy
BOOK REVIEWNew Songs of the Survivors: The Exodus of Indians from Burma by Yvonne Vaz Ezdani; Speaking Tiger, New Delhi; 2016; price: Rs 350 (paperback).Human memory of any important incident or event...
View ArticleAn Issue Far Beyond Brexit
by Sanjal Shastri“Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or Leave the European Union?” While the answer to this question is a mere yes or no, the issues this question throws up...
View ArticleLeft Rethink Post-Assembly Elections
The Left parties did not do very well in the Assembly elections in West Bengal. Sections among the CPI-M who did not favour any alliance or understanding with the Congress in West Bengal have been...
View ArticleNational Policy on Education
by S.N. SahuThe new National Policy on Education begins its Introduction by referring to the Gurukul System of Education of ancient India which never permitted development of an atmosphere for asking...
View ArticleDebate on Uniform Civil Code
When the Prime Minister of the country makes a request to the Law Commission to examine the case of uniform civil code, like many others I wonder whether there are ulterior motives given his commitment...
View ArticleBangladesh: Look at the Iceberg and Not its Tip
by Aparupa BhattacherjeeDo the recent attacks in Bangladesh (by seven young men in a Dhaka café killing several foreigners and the subsequent bomb blast on the day of Eid) signify the tip of a far...
View ArticleA Strong National Alliance is Needed for Survival of Farmers
by Avik SahaToday, farmers and farming are in crisis. Farming has become a loss-making proposition. Although input costs of farming are continuously increasing and cost of living is also rising, prices...
View ArticleHistoric Departures
by Vinita ChandraSwaraj Abhiyan arose out of a historic split in the AAP, a party which itself was the product of a ‘split' in opinions among the leaders of the India Against Corruption movement....
View ArticleFighting Corruption, Communal Fascism: Swaraj Abhiyan's Perspective
Swaraj Abhiyan, launched by anti-corruption activists on April 14, 2015 as a platform for participatory democracy through alternative politics, is organising its Second National Convention at New Delhi...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Vehicles: Sadhvi's Motorcycle and Rubina's Car
by Ram PuniyaniCan there be two types of justice delivery system in the same country? This question came to one's mind with the U-turn taken by the NIA in the cases related to terror acts in which many...
View ArticleLet's Await Court's Ruling
There is a vast difference between perception and evidence. When Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi says that the RSS is responsible for the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, he is conveying the...
View ArticleThe Supreme Court Speaks: Ending impunity for the Armed Forces
In a historic ruling, Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice U.U. Lalit of the Hon'ble Supreme Court have spoken out in favour of democracy. The judgment came on a plea by hundreds of families in the...
View ArticleSolution to the Kashmir Problem
On July 8, 2016, the Supreme Court said that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958, in force in parts of the North-East and J&K, cannot be an excuse for extrajudicial killing—whenever such...
View ArticleKashmir: Nearing Zero Hour
From N.C.'s WritingsKashmir today has become the touchstone of Indian statesmanship. The crisis that has emerged there can no longer be managed by conventional methods of settling political acrimony....
View ArticleIntegral Part
Integral part requiresPolice and pellets;Integral people couldDo without bullets.Integral part impliesBoundary overrides bloodlIntegral people meansWe too die when youAre dead.Integral part saysForget...
View ArticleKashmir Scenario Today
MUSINGSBan on newspapers in the Valley. No news, no reports, no views, no comments. Pumping pellets right into connectivity. A complete black out as mobile and internet connections are snapped. Reeking...
View ArticleBJP and Cow Brigade
EDITORIALAs we go to press, news has come that yesterday two Muslim women, suspected of carrying beef, were beaten up and abused at a railway station in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur district. The police...
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