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The 1980s were a decade of memorable incidents for the world in general and India in particular. The efficiency of the market economy, propagated by Thatcher and Reagan, was receiving immense political (...)
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Competition for Inefficiency: An Indian Perspective
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A Gorkhaland State: How Justified?
14 October 2013by Saumitra Mohan
At a time when the Indian economy is in a tailspin with the rupee maintaining a sustained southward penchant to Newtonian forces, it is really quite disturbing and disconcerting to see some dormant Statehood movements rearing (...) -
Was a New State Justified?
14 October 2013, by Kuldip NayarApparently, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who okayed the creation of Telangana for formal decision by the Union Cabinet, did not anticipate angry reaction of the rest of Andhra, called Seemandhra. When there is blackout, no water supply, no (...) -
On Prof G.D. Aggarwal’s Indefinite Fast
14 October 2013, by Bharat DograCOMMUNICATION
At the time of writing this, Prof G.D. Aggarwal has completed 105 days of his indefinite fast to protect the Ganga river in the Himalyan region from indiscriminate construction of dams. Without necessarily agreeing with all that (...) -
Russian Proposal enjoys Global Support to the Chagrin of Warmongers
14 October 2013, by Benjamin ToddSyria Russia’s proposal to bring Syrian chemical weapons under control has been supported by the international community and several countries precisely because it has been regarded as a viable alternative to the US’ military project. The (...) -
Reply to Anil Rajimwale’s “Rejoinder”
14 October 2013COMMUNICATION
Mr Rajimwale (Mainstream April 27, 2013) claims that I have not responded to the points he has made in his criticism of my book on Nikita Khrushchev’s infamous “Secret Speech”.
I believe that I did reply to the points he made. But (...) -
Sea Change in National Polity
9 October 2013, by SCEDITORIAL
Former Bihar CM, erstwhile Union Railway Minister and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav has been sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined Rs 25 lakhs in the 17-year-old fodder scam case. Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra has also been (...) -
The Experiment
9 October 2013, by Mukul DubeOne of the first things that came to mind when I read and heard about the recent violence in Muzaffarnagar was the many parallels with Gujarat in 2002. As I heard and read more, it became increasingly difficult to deny that history was repeating (...) -
Muzaffarnagar: Bloody Path of Political Agenda — Footprints of Evil Designs
9 October 2013by BHASHA SINGH
The following is a reportage by a senior journalist after a visit to UP’s riot-stricken Muzaffarnagar.
‘Nobody burnt those houses.’ In a very dim light and highly surcharged environment they accept only 100 houses were burnt, but (...) -
Indo-Pak Relations: Going Back to the Future
9 October 2013, by Uttam SenAs is often the case, the restrained acumen of the unassuming observer, rather than the bluff and bluster of the mover and shaker, is really winning the day in the subcontinent. A panelist on a public service broadcast station (Lok Sabha TV) was (...)
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