An Open Letter to Communists
Dear Friends and Comrades,Greetings.This letter is being written when the communist movement in India is passing through very difficult and depressing times; but this is precisely the reason why the...
View ArticleLessons in Tripura
by Samit KarThe defeat of the Manik Sarkar Government in Tripura is a big lesson to the Left in general, and the CPI-M in particular. It is revealing to note, the extent of poverty in Tripura is as low...
View ArticleStatues are Not Safe in India
by L.K. SharmaViolent political activists in India, used to attacking fellow humans, have now turned their attention to statues. Within a week they demolished or damaged the statues of Lenin, Ambedkar,...
View ArticleAn Ode to Jigisha
I did have a dream, not the dream to walk on the ramp or on the red carpet,or to be bracketed with Freida.Never dreamt of becomingprinces of the fairyland,and marrying the prince or to have the world...
View ArticleIndia's Entry into NSG: What it Means for India and Nuclear Non-Proliferation...
by Muzaffar Ahmad Ganaie and Sajad Hussain WaniIntroductionThe Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), formerly known as the London Club, is a group of 48 countries formed in 1975 in response to India's nuclear...
View ArticleWhat is Fundamentalism?
From N.C.'s WritingsFundamentalism has become a much-used term today—in politics and in the academia. And there are in vogue various types of the so-called fundamentalists—political, religious and...
View ArticleReflecting on Sir Syed
The following is the text of the author's Sir Syed Memorial Lecture delivered on October 17, 2007. It was organised under the auspices of the Sir Syed Foundatin, New Delhi at the Jamia Millia Islamia....
View ArticleThe Power of Periyar and the Unravelling of the NDA
When the old man, Akhlaque, was done to death inside his house, allegedly for storing beef in his refrigerator by a murderous, vandalising, vigilante mob, the Supremos said nothing. Sundry satraps said...
View ArticleLeft Must Team with Congress (and others) to Save Democracy
The drubbing that the Communist Party of India-Marxist just received in Tripura deepens the crisis the Indian Left has been facing. Is the Left's demise in the country inevitable? Will the Tripura...
View ArticleWho is Terrorising Whom? Who is a Terrorist?
MUSINGSAs encounters and encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh are ongoing—as many as 1142 encounters were recorded between March 2017 and January 2018, and 38 alleged criminals were killed—I have been...
View ArticleIndia is Paying for Partition
There is a grain of truth in Kashmir leader Farooq Abdullah's statement that Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not responsible for partition. But Farooq is wrong to blame Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel for...
View ArticleRed Long March of Maharashtra Farmers
EDITORIALIt was a remarkable march in many respects, as openly acknowledged in several newspapers. The Hindu described the farmers' action, originally aimed at gheraoing the Maharashtra Assembly to...
View ArticleA Lovely Easterly Blows
These are the Ides of March,A hint of Spring is in the air;An Easterly from GorakhpurSings “Tyranny's end is near.”A scent of flowers from PhulpurSweetens, spreads the Easterly;Araria says “I stand my...
View ArticleTensions in the Gulf
Tiny Qatar of 300,000 people is getting into problems with its neighbors of the Gulf Co-operation Council. It has gone into a frenzy of buying warplanes for its Air Force. In December it purchased from...
View ArticleWhat Standards? Double Standards!
MUSINGSDuring the recent election campaign in the North-East the BJP made promises to send senior citizens of Nagaland on religious trips, all the way to Jerusalem! Blatant wooing of the majority...
View ArticleStop the Release of Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
COMMUNICATIONAccording to recent media reports, small-scale trials of release of genetically modified mosquitoes were conducted in Maharashtra and it is likely that preparations are now being made for...
View ArticleWhy does China Want Everybody to Look Away from the Maldives Crisis?
by Bhartendu Kumar SinghThe ongoing domestic political crisis in Maldives could be a concern for the international community but China thinks otherwise! In recent times, China has issued a series of...
View ArticleAssam: NRC and Illegal Migrants Controversy
by Pranjit AgarwalaFor four decades in the interests of vote-bank politics both the State and Central governments have indulged in political brinkmanship on the vital issue of illegal influx from...
View ArticleIncredible India
by Sardar Amjad AliIt is the best of times, it is the worst of times for Incredible India.Best, for those who after a period of 64 years could get a magnificent mandate of the Indian electorate to rule...
View ArticleIn the Name of Ram
From N.C.'s WritingsThe following lines were written by N.C. after the demolition of the Babri Masjid at Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. These are being reproduced now when feverish attempts are underway...
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