On Special Status
A Resolution of the Goa Legislative Assembly and a Memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister last year seek special status for Goa under Article 371 of the Constitution of India. This special status...
View ArticleCoalition Politics and Impending Poll
From N.C.'s WritingsThe dragging-on of the Presidential talks with leaders of different political parties has no doubt exasperated the patience of the average citizen as much as the President himself....
View ArticleAn Open Letter to the Left Forces
Dear Friends,During these critical times before the crucial general elections sincere and dedicated supporters and members of various Left formations are distressed at the growing marginalisation of...
View ArticleBest Homage to Shahid Bhagat Singh is to Build Unity of Left Forces
Search for a Genuine Political Alternative ContinuesThe people of India observe the martyrdom day of Shahid Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev every year on March 23. This year this day comes at a time...
View ArticleBhagat Singh : A Tribute
Eightythree years ago on March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh and his comrades, Sukhdev and Rajguru, were executed by the British Raj at Lahore Central Jail. On this occasion we reproduce excerpts from an AIR...
View ArticleWhere Are The Emile Zolas of Our Times?: On Minority Rights and State Violence
Each one has his reasons: for one, art is a flight; for another, a means of conquering. But one can flee into a hermitage, into madness, into death. One can conquer by arms. Why does it have to be...
View ArticleLohia Line on Destruction of the Caste System
Dr Rammanohar Lohia was the theorist of seven revolutions in the context of creating a new world order on the basis of socialism. The programme of seven revolutions included confrontation with...
View ArticleLeft Unity: Lohia's Approach
by Ravindranath and Ayub SyedAn encounter with the socialist leader would be rather extraordinary without some rough weather but we were not prepared for the squall we ran into the moment we sat down...
View ArticleMeaning of Modern Civilisation
Dr Rammanohar Lohia's 104th birth anniversary falls on March 23 this year. Since his birthday coincided with the day of martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru, he never wanted his followers to...
View ArticleJagat Singh Mehta
TRIBUTEJagat Singh Mehta, a renowned diplomat, a skilful negotiator, a prolific writer and social worker, passed away quietly at his ancestral home in Udaipur on March 6, 2014. By his vision, sense of...
View ArticleRussian Spring in Crimea
Till a fortnight back nobody could ever imagine that the Ukrainian crisis, triggered by the ultra-nationalists in connivance with the West through an armed coup that overthrew the legitimate President...
View ArticleThe Godfather {par excellence}
TRIBUTEI had met the famous Sardar of “... malice towards one and all” fame under trying circumstances in Mumbai, then Bombay. It was an otherwise pleasant winter afternoon but the occasion was as...
View ArticleNeville Maxwell and Brooks' Report
I was the correspondent of The Times, published from London, when Neville Maxwell was its South Asia correspondent. He operated from New Delhi and we often discussed matters con-cerning India and other...
View ArticleVaranasi Muslims see Hope in Kejriwal's Announcement
by Abdul Hayi AnsariFollowing the declaration of Modi as the BJP's candidate [in the Lok Sabha elections] for Varanasi, Kejriwal's announcement that he may contest against Modi, has given incentive to...
View ArticleElection Scene : Advantage Modi, but...
EDITORIALAs we go to press, news has come that several important personalities from other parties have been making a beeline for the BJP.The Congress has been worst hit by such defections, a phenomenon...
View ArticleNon-binding Gestures
The voting pattern on the United Nations forums invariably gives some indication of policy directions of member-states. On the face of it, India took a similar stance of abstention on two high-profile...
View ArticleMessiah of the Middle Class or Demogogue?
by Arun SrivastavaNarendra Modi's supporters and admirers claim that he is the most talented politician of our time. They may be right. Their perception is based on his oratorical skill and style to...
View ArticleTony Benn's Death marks End of an Era
communicationWith the passing of Anthony Wedgewood Benn (Tony Benn) an era has come to an end for radical socialism in Britain.Though he was born in an aristocratic family Mr Benn renounced his peerage...
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Implementation of Millennium Development Goals by UNDP
by Portia B. ConradIn 2002, the Government of Pakistan became one of the first countries in the world to establish a national public-private partnership devoted to achieving the Millennium Development...
View ArticleNo Record of Surrogate Mother and Child at Regional and National Levels
by Sonali KusumSurrogacy is a $ US 2.8 billion trade across the world and India's commercial surrogacy is a $ 2.5 billion industry in the country.1 This is as per the estimate of the Confederation of...
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