January 26, 2008

• In Gandhian Mould
  26 January 2008, by SC
  Fiftyeight years have passed since our first Republic Day when we gave ourselves a Constitution and turned the country into a Republic that ensured the consolidation of the independence we had won two-and-a-half years prior to January 26, 1950  (...)
• The Economic South : Economic Wars or Economic Peace?
  26 January 2008, by Devaki Jain
  Before leaving for China on January 13th this year, 2008, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said: “Our bilateral relations are now poised to enter a vibrant and dynamic phase, based on a common recognition that the growth and development of both  (...)
• Letter to PM on his Trip to China
  26 January 2008, by V R Krishna Iyer
  Venerable Prime Minister,
  I have never regarded you as a mere politician, but ever considered you as a sheer statesman, but with basic differences. Your recent visit to China, if the media reports are correct, demonstrates your national vision  (...)
• Measuring the Colossus
  26 January 2008, by Nikhil Chakravartty
  The Republic of India is now thirtyeight years old. It has weathered many a storm and has come to be recognised as a functioning democracy. The tremendous interest of the voter to exercise his right to vote is taken as proof of the enduring  (...)
• More to Gandhi and Gandhism
  26 January 2008, by Abu Abraham
  On the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary Mahatma Gandhi’s martyrdom (January 30, 1948) we reproduce the following pieces that appeared in Mainstream exactly 20 years ago on January 26, 1988 when both Abu and N.C. were in our midst.
  I have  (...)
• Reflections on January 30
  26 January 2008, by Arvind Bhandari
  “Scarcely will future generations believe that such a man in flesh and blood walked upon the Earth.†Thus spoke Albert Einstein, whose name will always be remembered as one of the greatest scientists in human history, about Mahatma Gandhi.  (...)
• Should Bihar be Developed on a Gandhian Model?
  26 January 2008, by Shree Shankar Sharan
  Bihar has been through too much glory and too much ignominy not to be a sociologist’s or a political thinker’s puzzle. It proves a simple point that glory or prosperity is never permanent and can be lost by negligence or complacency. Does it also  (...)
• Why the Nuclear Energy Path is Suicidal
  26 January 2008, by Sailendra Nath Ghosh
  Dr Manmohan Singh, our Prime Minister, was at his compromising worst when he clubbed nuclear energy with the solar as the necessary energy path. At the Indian Science Congress’ inaugural session on January 3 this year, he declared that the  (...)
• India 2008 : Continuing Paradox
  26 January 2008, by Karuna Thakur
  A Constitution for India framed by the Indians was arguably the best gift to Indians on the eve of independence. The transcendent goal of racial revolution was presented by Jawaharlal Nehru to the members of the Constituent Assembly in the  (...)
• How GM Crops Endanger Environment and Agriculture
  26 January 2008, by Bharat Dogra
  Recent advances in genetic engineering have emerged as one of the most important influences on the future of agricultural and food systems. With genetically engineered crops spreading rapidly to millions of hectares in countries like the USA  (...)

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