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• Hatred For Gandhi is a Fundamental Element of Hindutva Discourse

  16 July, by Shamsul Islam
  Amit Shah is no ordinary Indian ruler. He is the President of the BJP which rules the Centre and a majority of the Indian States. Most importantly, he is the other half of our PM, Modi; they together rule as the most powerful duo ever to rule  (...)

• Japan’s Emperor Akihito to Abdicate— First in 200 Years

  16 July
  by Rajaram Panda
  Context
  June 16, 2017 emerged as an important date in the history of Japan’s imperial family. It was on this day that the special one-time law, passed on June 9 allowing the Emperor to abdicate, was promulgated by the National  (...)

• Imbecility and Impudence: The Emergency and RSS

  16 July
  by Navneet Sharma and Anamica
  “Imbecility of men, history teaches us, always invites the impudence of power.” —Late (Justice) H. R. Khanna
  June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977 is the blackest period in the history of Indian democracy, liberty and  (...)

• Hindutva and Cow Agenda: Love for Cow or Hatred for “Others”?

  16 July
  by Ram Puniyani
  There have been several brutal lynchings of Muslims and beatings of Dalits on the issue of Holy cow. Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, Pehlu Khan in Mewat being just two of the cases from the long list. In these cases some pretext is  (...)

• We Are All Saying . . . . . . . Not In My Name

  16 July
  by Binoy Viswam
  The Sabarmati Ashram speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was widely discussed in the country. The speech and the place he chose to deliver it definitely reflect the cunningness of RSS politics. Without any hesitation the Prime  (...)

• Bold Appraisal of Crisis of Constitutionalism

  16 July
  BOOK REVIEW
  by Vijay Kumar
  The Constitution Of India: Miracle, Surrender, Hope by Rajeev Dhavan; Lexis Nexis in collaboration with Universal Law Publishing; pages: 173; Price: Rs 325.
  Rajeev Dhavan’s recent book, The Constitution of India :  (...)

• The Extended LAC

  16 July
  by Bhartendu Kumar Singh
  Until now, India had only one Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. But if things work well as per the Chinese strategy, the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could soon double up as another LAC. At least this  (...)

• New Turn in Bengal Politics

  16 July, by Arup Kumar Sen
  Explosive exchange of words took place between the West Bengal Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi, and State Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, over the recent communal flare-up in Baduria and adjacent areas, including Basirhat, Swarupnagar and  (...)
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  Modi in Israel, China’s Muscle-flexing in Doko La

  11 July
  POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
  India’s traditional foreign policy is getting distorted beyond recognition under Narendra Modi who has become the de facto Foreign Minister, relegating Sushma Swaraj, the actual incumbent of that office, to an obscure  (...)

• Modi’s Trump Card

  11 July, by Kuldip Nayar
  Every statement or a visit by a foreign dignitary has to be related to our attitude on Pakistan. Even if there is no mention of Islamabad, we stretch the observation to the point where it is meant to be so. American Presidents have so far been  (...)

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