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ASEAN and the Rohingya Refugee Crisis: Time to Act
23 September 2017, by Bharti ChhibberSouth-East Asia cannot ignore the Rohingya crisis any longer as it is not only about Myanmar but it has repercussions for the whole regional scenario. Although the issue had been brewing up for quite a few years, the international community (...) -
Murder of Gauri Lankesh: An Attack on Media or Ideology?
23 September 2017, by Vidya Bhushan RawatThe Press Club of India did not have space to even stand yesterday (September 6, 2017). The outpouring of grief and anger in the street as well as on the social media on the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh compelled many veterans to join (...) -
The Politics of Sangh Parivar has Seeds of Violence in it
23 September 2017, by Sandeep PandeyThe Prime Minister’s birthday was celebrated by dedicating the Sardar Sarovar dam to the nation. There are 244 villages and one town that are going to be submerged by this dam. The cost of the dam is nearly Rs One lakh crore. Of this an (...) -
The Eloquence of Silence
23 September 2017by Samantak Das
About a month ago, a US-based cousin was driving back home from work when the car in front of her braked in such a way that she was forced to pull over. The driver of the car, a large White woman, got off her vehicle, came up to (...) -
Assassins of old were honest, modern ones are cowardly. But the cowards are destroying the Indian dream
23 September 2017, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
In the days of Nathuram Godse, things were straightforward and honest. When he shot Mahatma Gandhi there was no attempt to hide his identity. The courage of his conviction emboldened him to say bluntly, “I did fire the shots... I do (...) -
This Pain Should Become Anger!
23 September 2017by Varavara Rao
Shocking news! How much shock it would be for friends of Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru—a friend enquired whether I knew the news tweeted by Rajdeep Sardesai. Immediately I tried to contact Babayya, another friend from Bengaluru. But (...) -
India and the Evolving New World Order — II
23 September 2017, by Kobad GhandyThis article has been sent to us for publication by the eminent Marxist-Maoist thinker, Kobad Ghandy, from the Visakhapatnam Central Jail where he is currently lodged. He started writing it in Hyderabad Jail and completed it at the Visakhapatnam (...) -
The Changing Alignments
23 September 2017, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The prospect of a new configuration inside the Janata Pary has been advanced by the dramatic developments in UP. It is not just a change of incumbent for the post of Chief Minister that took place with Banarsi Das taking (...) -
In the Courtyard of Modi’s New India
23 September 2017by Arun Srivastava
We are at a time when ideas sale, ideas are used especially for the mobile and hi tech life-style. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a perfect businessman, has been in the business of selling ideas since 2014. During the (...) -
Assembly Elections: The Congress is not doing as badly as it seems, shows data
23 September 2017In various Assembly elections since its defeat in the 2014 general elections, the Congress has actually improved its strike-rate in terms of number of seats won as against the seats contested, although it has contested fewer seats. Not only (...)
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