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‘Danger to Constitutional Values’ - Statement by Retired Civil Servants
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Prime Minister’s Predicament
4 April 2016, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Robin Raphel came and went as was expected at the present state of Indo-US relations. The visit of a junior officer of the US State Department was played up by a section of the establishment as if this country has chosen to (...) -
The Sinking Sundarbans: But How Will the Government Correct Its Own Folly?
4 April 2016by Sanhita Mukherjee
Recently there was a frightening report in a mass circulated vernacular daily of Kolkata. The report indicated that the Ghoramara island of the Sundarbans, situated just three miles away from the Bay of Bengal, is now on its (...) -
Russia: Economic Crisis — Causes and Consequences
4 April 2016by R.G. Gidadhubli
Russia is facing a major economic crisis. The magnitude of the economic crisis is evident from the following. In 2015, as per official sources, the GDP declined by 3.7 per cent, while a few experts contend that the fall was (...) -
US President in Cuba: Obama gets Mojito, Havana Cigar, but no Fidel
4 April 2016, by M K Bhadrakumar“There is bound to be lingering doubt at the end of the day whether President Barack Obama’s trip to Cuba measured up as a ‘historic visit’. What is Cuba’s history without Fidel Castro? Except for a last-minute drama, the possibility of Fidel (...) -
Bengali Work Culture: Continuity in Change
4 April 2016by Arunava Narayan Mukherjee
“Work culture has to come from within”, “China and Japan have progressed owing to their work culture, while we cannot progress as we do not possess it to their level.” Division Bench of Arun Mishra, Chief Justice, and (...) -
Preserve the Legacy
28 March 2016, by SCEDITORIAL
Today is March 23, the eightyfifth anniversary of Bhagat Singh’s martyrdom. On this day in 1931 three intrepid revolutionaries—Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru—were hanged in Lahore Central Jail by British imperialism, an event that (...) -
Will the Real Nationalists please Stand Up?
28 March 2016, by Kobad GhandyThe following is the latest article written by Kobad Ghandy, the noted Marxist-Maoist thinker, now lodged in Tihar Jail 3. He first sent it to The Indian Express requesting them for publication at the earliest as it is topical—linked to the JNU (...) -
Recalling Gandhi in Narendra Modi’s India
28 March 2016, by Sumanta Banerjee“People must everywhere learn to defend themselves against misbehaving individuals, no matter who they are. The question of non-violence and violence does not arise. No doubt the non-violent is always the best, but where that does not come (...) -
Supreme Court Owes an Apology
28 March 2016, by Kuldip NayarThe judiciary in India has a long way to go to retrieve its reputation. One judgment by the Allahabad High Court which said that dissent should be “protected” cannot rub off the stigma it acquired during the Emergency. This is still beyond my (...)
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