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Trump on Surge, Redeems Pledge on Russia Ties
16 July 2017, by M K BhadrakumarPartisan tribalism is so intense among the US elites that a consensus is impossible to reach as regards the main topic of discussion at the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 (...) -
BJP approach to Cattle-trading will hurt the Economy; but who cares since the idea is to create Vote-banks
16 July 2017IMPRESSIONS
It’s clear: The cow dominates India. The world is changing in radical ways and life-and-death issues confront our country—GST‘s impact on everyday life, the ”dirty war” in Kashmir, rising attacks on women, crisis in the IT industry, (...) -
Hatred For Gandhi is a Fundamental Element of Hindutva Discourse
16 July 2017, by Shamsul IslamAmit Shah is no ordinary Indian ruler. He is the President of the BJP which rules the Centre and a majority of the Indian States. Most importantly, he is the other half of our PM, Modi; they together rule as the most powerful duo ever to rule (...) -
Japan’s Emperor Akihito to Abdicate— First in 200 Years
16 July 2017by Rajaram Panda
Context
June 16, 2017 emerged as an important date in the history of Japan’s imperial family. It was on this day that the special one-time law, passed on June 9 allowing the Emperor to abdicate, was promulgated by the National (...) -
Imbecility and Impudence: The Emergency and RSS
16 July 2017by Navneet Sharma and Anamica
“Imbecility of men, history teaches us, always invites the impudence of power.” —Late (Justice) H. R. Khanna
June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977 is the blackest period in the history of Indian democracy, liberty and (...) -
Hindutva and Cow Agenda: Love for Cow or Hatred for “Others”?
16 July 2017by Ram Puniyani
There have been several brutal lynchings of Muslims and beatings of Dalits on the issue of Holy cow. Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri, Pehlu Khan in Mewat being just two of the cases from the long list. In these cases some pretext is (...) -
We Are All Saying . . . . . . . Not In My Name
16 July 2017by Binoy Viswam
The Sabarmati Ashram speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was widely discussed in the country. The speech and the place he chose to deliver it definitely reflect the cunningness of RSS politics. Without any hesitation the Prime (...) -
Bold Appraisal of Crisis of Constitutionalism
16 July 2017BOOK REVIEW
by Vijay Kumar
The Constitution Of India: Miracle, Surrender, Hope by Rajeev Dhavan; Lexis Nexis in collaboration with Universal Law Publishing; pages: 173; Price: Rs 325.
Rajeev Dhavan’s recent book, The Constitution of India : (...) -
The Extended LAC
16 July 2017by Bhartendu Kumar Singh
Until now, India had only one Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China. But if things work well as per the Chinese strategy, the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) could soon double up as another LAC. At least this (...) -
New Turn in Bengal Politics
16 July 2017, by Arup Kumar SenExplosive exchange of words took place between the West Bengal Governor, Keshari Nath Tripathi, and State Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, over the recent communal flare-up in Baduria and adjacent areas, including Basirhat, Swarupnagar and (...)
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