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How Democracy Works in India | Arup Kumar Sen
16 December 2022, by Arup Kumar SenIn her seminal book, Democracy and Authoritarianism in South Asia (Cambridge University Press, 1995), Ayesha Jalal warned us: “Far from representing a neat and sharp dichotomy, democracy and authoritarianism are reflective of ongoing struggles (...) -
1992 demolition of Babri Masjid was a blow to the Idea of India | Humra Quraishi
16 December 2022, by Humra Quraishi6 December 2022
I’m writing this column as 6th December fades into another day. I’m reminded of this day of 1992, when thirty years back the Babri Masjid was destroyed by political villains. A painful day…unleashing turbulence, divides,violence (...) -
Ambedkar and Savarkar: Opposite Poles of Indian Political Spectrum | Ram Puniyani
16 December 2022, by Ram Puniyaniby Ram Puniyani
Ram Madhav, the RSS leader in his article “Know your History” (I.E. December 3, 2022) argues that Rahul Gandhi (RG) does not understand about Ambedkar and Savarkar. He was criticizing R G’s statement in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, birth (...) -
Crony Capitalism System Perfected | Sandeep Pandey
16 December 2022, by Sandeep PandeyIn last five years Rs. 10,09,510 crores taken as loans by various companies from banks in India has been declared as Non Performing Assets, an euphemism for writing them off. Out of this State Bank of India alone wrote off Rs. 2,04,486 crores. (...) -
Pakistan: Imran Aslam, the veteran thespian journalist bows out | Beena Sarwar
16 December 2022by Beena Sarwar
Dec 3, 2022
Imran Aslam (January 05, 1952 – December 02, 2022) It would be hard to find a more unassuming ‘President’ of anything. No imposing office for the lanky Imran Aslam, President of Geo TV and Jang Group. His perch was a (...) -
Good Strikes, Bad Strikes and Double Standards of British Prime Minister | Bhabani Shankar Nayak
16 December 2022by Bhabani Shankar Nayak *
Rishi Sunak’s electoral victory within the Conservative Party and his entry into the 10 Downing Street as the PM of United Kingdom is celebrated across the political and ideological isles as a case for post racial (...) -
Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate ’told to turn down award’ | Charlie Haynes & Lucy Pawle - BBC Report
16 December 2022BBC News
By Charlie Haynes & Lucy Pawle
BBC HARDtalk
The Russian co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has said Kremlin authorities told him to turn down the award.
Yan Rachinsky, who heads Memorial, said he was told not to accept the prize (...) -
Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir and the ‘Balance of Fear’ | S.G.Vombatkere
16 December 2022, by S G VombatkerePakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK)
India’s official claim is to the entire region of the pre-Independence “Princely State of Kashmir & Jammu” — namely, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh — as an integral part of India. This includes Pakistan-Occupied (...) -
IRGAC Volume on Global Authoritarianism - Perspectives from the South
16 December 2022Contents Preface................................................................................. 7 Foreword Verónica Gago .................................................................... 9 Introduction International Research Group on (...) -
How the brain tunes in to unfamiliar voices while you’re sleeping – and why it matters | Jakke Tamminen
16 December 2022by Jakke Tamminen *
Have you ever watched a duck sleep and wondered how it keeps one eye open? Ducks, like many other birds, sleep with one half of the brain awake while the other half sleeps. This is called “unihemispheric sleep” and allows the (...)