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Darkness Falls On Our Democracy
19 September 2017, by Sudhir VombatkereAs darkness fell on September 5, noted activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh was entering her home in Bengaluru, and unknown gunmen extinguished the life of a courageous and outspoken upholder of democracy and opponent of communalism. Gauri is the (...) -
Adieu...Comrade Gauri!
19 September 2017by K. Ramachandran
“If Gauri had not attacked the RSS, she would have been alive today”—that was BJP MLA from Chikmagaluru C.D. Ravi. Kannada TV channels were flashing this statement made on September 7, 2017 repeatedly. The RSS-BJP people also (...) -
India’s Army Chief and his Public Posturing on China
19 September 2017by Gautam Sen
General Bipin Rawat, India’s Army Chief of Staff, has spoken twice publicly on India’s ability to wage a two-front war against China and Pakistan, inter-alia stating that internal insurrection, Maoists, etc. can be controlled (...) -
I Shall Not Be Silenced
19 September 2017To the men —
Cage me if you wish.
You can bind my hands and legs
But not my thoughts and ambitions
Remember that ideas are bulletproof.
To the society —
Condemn me if you wish.
You can insult and ostracise me
But you cannot close your eyes (...) -
For My Sister, Gauri Lankesh
19 September 2017, by Sagari ChhabraTonight I write the saddest lines,
They killed my sister, last night.
As she came back from work,
Parked the car
To open the gate to her house,
They pumped three bullets
Into her forehead,
And there she lay
Bleeding, oh! so forlorn.
They sped (...) -
Another Effort to Revive Bigotism
19 September 2017, by Kuldip NayarWith a clutch of followers, Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat was about to storm into Kolkata when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled the use of a hall which the RSS had hired for him to address a meeting. He (...) -
US-Russia ties are heading south
19 September 2017, by M K BhadrakumarThe US-Russia diplomatic tit-for-tat escalated with the announcement in Washington on August 31 ordering the Russians to shut down their consulate in San Francisco as well as two trade annexes. Moscow has regretted “the escalation of tensions” (...) -
India and the Evolving New World Order
18 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 (...) -
Green is the Colour of Indo-US Ties
18 September 2017by Shreya Upadhyay
The Indo-US strategic partnership is broad-based and has found resonance in shared values, democratic principles as well as geopolitical interests. Both the countries over the years have taken innovative steps and exceptional (...) -
Bankruptcy Writ Large
18 September 2017, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Even if the Finance Minister’s wishes were horses, there is no escape from the economic blizzard that India is about to encounter. Without claiming to be a pundit one can without much difficulty discern from Venkataraman’s (...)
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