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Kerry becomes first War Casualty
22 September 2013, by M K BhadrakumarThis article was written before the attack on Syria was deferred in view of the Russian initiative, in response to Kerry’s suggestion, on the table. Launching the military attack against a far-away country in real slow motion is not an easy thing (...) -
The Problem of Kashmir
22 September 2013, by Kuldip NayarZubin Mehta, before leaving for Srinagar to conduct his orchestra, said: “There will be no violence.” German Ambassador Michael Steiner, who facilitated the concert, said at Srinagar that the world was watching Kashmir. Both observations have a (...) -
India Facing Economic Emergency
22 September 2013by Pranjit Agarwala
India is facing an economic emergency with the free fall of the rupee and a high rate of food and fuel inflation despite comparative stability in the global crude oil and commodity markets. Fluctuations in the international (...) -
Modi’s ’Vanzara’ Moment: Encounter Killings as State Policy?
22 September 2013, by Subhash GatadeThis article was written before the BJP leadership formally decided to make Narendra Modi its prime ministerial candidate.
Resignation letters of suspended officers—who are in jail under serious charges—are never a cause of concern for the powers (...) -
Letter from Germany: Social Democrats Face a Tough Task in the Federal Elections
22 September 2013by Arani Basu
This article reached us sometime ago but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons.
With federal elections round the corner, it is a matter of concern for the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (...) -
Agenda that Failed: Left Politics in Post-colonial India
22 September 2013by Abhijit Ghosh
Introduction Is sixtyfive years (1947-2012) enough time to declare that any political agenda has failed? But more than half-a-century is a reasonable period to dissect any political agenda. Left politics in these sixtyfive (...) -
Vinod Raina
22 September 2013, by Bharat DograTRIBUTE
Vinod Raina, the eminent educationist who made a significant contribution to the right to education legislation and to enriching science education at the grassroots, breathed his last in Delhi on September 12. He had been suffering from (...) -
Dr Sanjay Kumar Biswas (1945-2013)
22 September 2013, by Ambrose PintoTRIBUTE
Sanjay was a Professor at the Indian Institute of Science and I was a teacher at St. Joseph’s College. He was a mechanical engineer and I taught political science. While he was a Communist, I was a Jesuit, a member of the Catholic Church. (...) -
Message from a Lady of Exceptional Courage
22 September 2013TRIBUTE
Vivek Kumar Srivastava
Why is the killing of Sushmita Banerjee so impactful for India, the world and women in particular? Not for the reason that she was assassinated in a gruesome manner by those people who still symbolise primitiveness (...) -
My Second Innings: “Battling” for Urdu with the Chief Minister of Delhi
22 September 2013by Ather Farouqui
Distinguished readers of Mainstream may remember my article, “Urdu Needs Kiss of Life and Not Myopic Policies” (vol. L, no.33, August 4, 2012), which was very critical of the policies of the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila (...)
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