October 13, 2007

• N-Deal : Behind the Aggression and Undue Haste
  16 October 2007, by SC
  Even though the UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US nuclear deal continues to function and its next meeting is slated for October 22, the Left is under attack from influential segments of the media as well as prominent columnists for its  (...)
• India holds the Key in NATO’s World View
  16 October 2007, by M K Bhadrakumar
  Summing up the 10-year ties between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), a Russian military analyst wrote:
  Relations between the two are a marriage of convenience, where husband and wife live together, often socialise with  (...)
• Erosion of our Democratic Values and Unconcern of Political Parties
  16 October 2007, by Chaturanan Mishra
  Despite the fact that more and more downtrodden people have begun to exercise their right of casting votes and there is a new consciousness among Dalits, tribals, women and Other Backward Castes which deepen the roots of our democracy, this in  (...)
• Challenge before the Left Parties
  16 October 2007, by N V K Murthy
  Never before in the history of free India have the Left parties had the influence they have now over the policies of the Central Government of India. How they are going to use this influence and enhance it in the days to come is likely to be a  (...)
• Land Reforms — Agenda For Action
  16 October 2007, by Bharat Dogra
  Land reforms should be put in the forefront of the efforts to reduce poverty, promote sustainable development of our rural areas and to bring enduring peace and justice to our people. For this we recommend the following four-point plan of  (...)
• Remembering JP Today
  16 October 2007, by Arvind Bhandari
  [(On the occasion of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan’s 105th birth anniversary on October 11, we are publishing the following articles. Besides the piece by senior journalist Arvind Bhandari, written specially for this occasion, the one by veteran  (...)
• JP : Some Reflections
  16 October 2007, by Analyst
  Jayaprakash Narayan has carried with him fulsome tributes from all political circles-his adherents and admirers, his adversaries and detractors. A life of ups and downs of heroic times and despairing moments Living beyond the Psalmist’s assigned  (...)
• JP’s Message
  16 October 2007, by Ajit Bhattacharjea
  Jayaprakash Narayan has left a heritage of unremitting intellectual and political pursuit of individual freedom and social justice. He campaigned for human rights everywhere, including Kashmir, Nagaland and Tibet. His transparent sincerity,  (...)
• Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: The Many-splendoured Figure
  16 October 2007, by G.S. Bhargava
  Very few, if at all, of the present generation Indians would have even heard of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, who was a pioneer among women participants in the Indian freedom movement. Braving a succession of domestic disasters—loss of parents,  (...)
• China : Where is the Red Star?
  16 October 2007, by Nikhil Dey
  Last week the Chinese people observed the fiftyeighth anniversary of their Revolution that transformed the face of the country in a short span of time. But what is the present reality in China? A well-known social activist explores.
  The  (...)

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