French Presidential Elections 2017: Macron's Victory offers a Much-needed...
by Harsh KapoorIn the April 23 first round of the French elections, the established parties were eliminated, leaving two final contenders in the final round of May 7—one was Emmanuel Macron (a former...
View ArticleICJ Speaks Out in Jadhav Case
EDITORIALThe International Court of Justice has spoken out loud and clear.Today it instructed Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer convicted of alleged espionage and...
View ArticleJawaharlal Nehru and the Strength of our Secular Democracy
by Sukumaran C. V.“Nehru Dead! Nehru Dead!! Nehru Dead!!!”The teleprinter message was hammering away in my brain. At 2 pm on Wednesday, May 27, 1964, each one of us, four hundred and fifty million...
View ArticleSecularism and the State: Categorising the Nehru Model
I. The “Nehru Models”: The Historical Nehru Model and the Posthumous Nehru ModelIn most circles where opinion-making on behalf of minorities takes place, one of the reasons for appreciation of...
View ArticleSecular Outlook
by Rafiq ZakariaThe following is a tribute to Nehru offered by the author as a member of the Nationl Committee set up for Nehru's birth centenary. This contribution was included in a book published on...
View ArticleNehru and Minorities
by S. GopalThe following contribution from Nehru's biographer, Dr S. Gopal, was published in Mainstream (November 12, 1988). It was based on the Ansari Memorial Lecture which he delivered at the Jamia...
View ArticleThe If-ing of Nehru
by M. Chalapathi RauThe following article appeared in Mainstream on November 10, 1962, to mark Jawaharlal Nehru's 73rd birth anniversary on November 14 that year. This took place during the Chinese...
View ArticleExcerpts from Nehru's writings and interviews
May 27 this year marks the fiftythird death anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru. On this occasion we are reproducing the following excerpts from Nehru's writings and interviews that are of exceptional...
View ArticleHindu Rashtra: {Is it Good for Hindus?
by Ram PuniyaniHindu Rashtra is the goal of Hindu nationalist politics, which is also called Hindutva. In contrast to Hinduism, Hindutva is politics in the name of Hinduism with Brahmanism as the core...
View ArticleTagore and the October Revolution
by Jayanta Kumar GhosalThe 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore was observed this month on May 9. This year will also mark the centenary of the Great October Revolution. The following article...
View ArticleA Jallianwala Bagh-like Situation
Hashimpura is as deep a tragedy as the anti-Sikh riots in 1984. Both minorities have not allowed the wounds to heal because they go on reminding them of the killings at that time. The perpetrators, the...
View ArticleDalit Mobilisation, Indo-Pak Tension, J & K
EDITORIALIn recent times one special feature of the Indian political situation is the fact that Dalits are asserting themselves across the country. This has been the result of persisting attacks on...
View ArticleFor Researchers Who Need Help In Tracking Print Media
Researchers often need help in tracking subjects of their special interest in print media due to the large number of news-papers and magazines in India. To support such need we provide...
View ArticleThirtysix Months of Hate and Communal Violence
COMMUNICATIONWe are really proud of the most distinctive features of our country, that is, it is the largest parliamentary democracy of the world, the abode of the highly precious national composite...
View ArticlePublic Intellectual in Changing India Today
BOOK REVIEWby Aejaz Ahmad wWaniThe Public Intellectual in India by Romila Thapar, et al.; edited by: Chandra Chari and Uma Iyengar: Aleph Book Company; 2015; pages: 170+xxxiv; Price: Rs 499.The Public...
View ArticleApproval of GM Crops ignores Growing Scientific Evidence against Them
Are multinational companies pressurising the government to adopt undesirable agricultural policies, particularly those policies which are ecologically harmful? Are they exerting undue pressure to sell...
View ArticleDhola-Sadiya Bridge: India's Strategic Corridor to China?
by Jajati K. PattnaikIndia's longest bridge, Dhola-Sadiya, which was built over Lohit, a tributary of the Brahmaputra river in the Tinsukia district of Assam bordering Arunachal Pradesh, was...
View ArticleIndia-Sri Lanka Fishermen‘s Issues: Are Joint Cooperatives the Solution?
by Gautam SenThe problem of Indian fishermen crossing the median boundary line in the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Straits and Palk Bay and intruding into Sri Lankan territorial waters, has been existing for a...
View ArticleCivic Polls expose Bjp's Vulnerability
The myth, assiduously created by the BJP's propaganda machinery working overtime, that the party is unbeatable in any election is exploding. The results of several elections and bye-elections in civic...
View ArticleBijbehara: A Challenge to Nation's Conscience
From N.C.'s WritingsAutumn has set in—the chinar in its gorgeous robe. But it is an autumn of bitter sorrow for the hapless people of Kashmir. The Valley, which was known as the paradise on earth, has...
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