Muslim Women and Minority Rights in India
by MONICA MUNJIAL and POONAM KAUSHIKIndia is one of the largest democracies in the world. It also has one of the largest minorities. A true democracy ensures not only individual rights but also rights...
View ArticleThe Devaluation of Women's Work
by JAYANTI ALAMOf all the Human Rights a woman or the “inferior” human being can think of, it is the right to work or an income-generating work that can perhaps give her an upward social mobility and...
View ArticleWhy Harass and Penalise the Buyers?
COMMUNICATIONChidambaram's proposal to burden the buyer with the requirement of deducting tax at source at one per cent, where the value of immovable property purchased exceeds Rs 50 lakhs, will be a...
View ArticleA Book-keeper's Exercise
FROM N.C.'S WRITINGSIt's like a political rope trick, Chidambaram's maiden Budget as the Finance Minister of the United Front Government. Everyone from V.P. Singh and Somnath Chatterjee to the captains...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2013 - 2014: Look at the Components of Fiscal Deficit, Mr...
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram stressed during presentation of the Budget that the fiscal deficit should be kept in control in order to attain high growth rates. He has not made large increases in...
View ArticleUnion Budget 2013-14: Farmers' Expectation of Result Orientation
The Finance Minister has announced a number of facilities for the farm sector. But as per past experience, farmers do not realise what is ensured in the Budget. This is because the system is not well...
View ArticleWhen Budgets are Made by Politicians, they become Missed Opportunities
IMPRESSIONSThere is an accepted way to handle Budgets —and there is the Indian way. Our Budgets are the handiwork of politicians, not financial experts or railway specialists. They do not seek...
View ArticleReturning the Kohinoor to Where It Belonged
British Prime Minister David Cameron has exhibited once again England's imperial side when he came to discuss the Kohninoor. He said at Amritsar during his visit that his country “controls” the...
View ArticleViva Chavez
You looked the bully in the eye,And called his bluff,Till millions rose around youTo say enough is enough.You spoke to them of the thingsThat were all their own;Till they said, lead us, brother...
View ArticleHugo Chavez, A Consistent Life
TRIBUTEWhile mourning the untimely demise of Hugo Chavez we offer our sincere tribute to that indomitable personality. We are reproducing here the following profile of the Venezuelan leader issued and...
View ArticleSyrian Crisis: Way Out of the Blind Alley
Western diplomatic circles are becoming increasingly pessimistic about what they term as the “Syrian revolution”. They are now contemplating changes in their policy of handling the Syrian crisis. Syria...
View ArticleDisquieting Developments
EDITORIALThe two-day meeting of the BJP National Council in New Delhi had been called to endorse and ratify the appointment of Rajnath Singh as the party's President. However, the meeting turned into...
View ArticleTwo Poems
The following are two poems which were composed by leading figures in Bangladesh's literary circles during the struggle for the country's liberation in 1971. Shaheedulla Quaiser was killed by the...
View ArticleWhat does the War Crimes Trial portend for the Future of Bangladesh?
by SMRUTI S. PATTANAIKMore than forty years after the independence of Bangladesh, the war crimes trial has assumed newer significance. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), that was formed in 2009...
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Political Economy of Fundamentalism in Bangladesh
by ABUL BARKATAbstract: The genesis of Islam reveals the liberal and humanistic origin of Islam in East Bengal. But this liberal-humanistic Islam has turned into “Political Islam” mainly due to three...
View ArticleTerrible Impact of Cold-blooded Massacres
From N.C.'s WritingsThe following lines were written by N.C. fortyone years ago after his first visit to Dacca (as it was than spelled) following the liberation of East Pakistan and emergence of the...
View ArticleIndia-Bangladesh Energy Cooperation: Historic Newer Trends
by MAHENDRA P. LAMAEnergy security is emerging to be one of the most critical issues in the South Asia region. Disruption of power and other energy supplies can lead to serious crisis affecting both...
View ArticleIndo-Bangladesh Economic Relations
Economics has played a significant role in the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh. The economic relations between the two countries have been multifaceted, embracing trade transactions,...
View ArticleBehind BNP-Jamaat's Onslaughts on the Shahbag Movement
The euphoria that the Shahbag Square movement had generated all over Bangladesh over a month ago is clearly on the wane in the face of murderous onslaughts unleashed by the pro-Pakistani Islamists who...
View ArticleFrom People's Court To Shahbag Square
by SHAHRIAR KABIRThe mass upsurge of Shahbag has passed 30 days. Not only at Shahbag, the people's rally has maintained continuity from Chittagong to Dinajpur and from Sylhet to Khulna, that is, in...
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