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Foreign Policy Perspectives and the American Scene
27 November 2011, by P N Haksar[(November 27 this year marks the thirteenth death anniversary of P.N. Haksar, the eminent administrator and distinguished diplomat as well as one of the country’s foremost thinkers. He was the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Deputy (...) -
Quit Asia!
27 November 2011, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
The mere fact that President Johnson ordered the halting of bombing of most of North Vietnam and simultaneously announced his decision not to seek re-election to the office wherefrom he has wrought unprecedented havoc, is no (...) -
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan: An Indian Free Thinker
27 November 2011by MIRATUN NAHAR
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, known as the father of the Aligarh Movement, was born in a highly respectable family in 1817, the very year in which the Hindu College was established in Calcutta. Sir Syed, in his childhood, did not display (...) -
We Have Several Million ‘Clean’ Leaders; Our Unclean System Keeps Them Out
27 November 2011, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Here’s a brand new idea aired by our brand new messiah. All clean and non-corrupt politicians must leave their political parties and come together to form a new independent party, says Anna Hazare. It sounds like an old idea. (...) -
Time to Reset the Reform Agenda
27 November 2011, by Sanjay PulipakaThe intense debate on the Jan Lokpal Bill should not overshadow the multiple approaches that are available to combat corruption and, more importantly, the larger issue of governance reforms in India. India definitely needs an independent (...) -
Congress Party and the Irrepressible Mani Shankar Aiyar
27 November 2011by SANJAY MISHRA
Mani Shankar Aiyar is not new to controversies. Indeed, over the years, he has perfected the art of creating and courting controversies. It is really intriguing to note the absence of diplomacy or, for that matter, euphemism in (...) -
Enriching Existing Literature on Kashmir Politics and Indo-Pak Relations
27 November 2011BOOK REVIEW
by SAJAD PADDER
Kashmir: Identity, Autonomy and Self-Rule by Dr Gull Wani; Apple Books, Srinagar; 2011; pages: 218.
The quest for identity as a basic human urge has received specific academic recognition in the post-modern (...) -
India Delivers, It’s Obama’s Turn Now
27 November 2011, by M K BhadrakumarTiming is three-fourths in international diplomacy. The spectacular display of three happy coincidences on the eve of PM Manmohan Singh’s pow-vow with US President Barack Obama in Bali is near-perfect in timing:
• India successfully test-firing (...) -
Narendra Modi adds a New Lesson to the Fundamentalists’ History
27 November 2011by ANAND MUTTUNGAL
The constitutional experts say that the Chief Minister who rules the State on behalf of the Governor before going for a fast in any nature will have to seek the permission from the Governor; if the Governor refuses permission (...) -
Asserting the Rule of Law
21 November 2011, by SCLast week a special riots court in Gujarat created history by sentencing the maximum number of people to life imprisonment in a single case. The court adjudicating the 2002 riots cases convicted 31 persons, mostly landed Patels, for the carnage (...)
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