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October 2009
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President Obama’s Landmark Initiative towards World Peace and Security
5 October 2009, by Muchkund DubeyIn human history, the discovery of an offensive weapon has each time been followed by the quest for a defensive weapon against it. Moreover, offensive weapons can also serve the purpose of defence and the same weapon can and has been used for (...) -
Gandhi’s Words in Present Context
5 October 2009(On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s one hundred and fortieth birth anniversary on October 2 this year, we reproduce his following unforgettable words that are of abiding relevance in the current scenario.)
The purity of my striving will be put (...) -
Relevance of Gandhiji’s Message Today
5 October 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyOn October 2 this year India is celebrating the hundred and twentyfifth birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The Government of India has set up a special committee studded with VIPs of diffe-rent denominations and is chalking out an extensive (...) -
Deep Transpersonal Ecology: Gandhian Connection
5 October 2009, by C M BhandariAs history unfolds a trend is clearly visible that beyond a critical point simple patchwork solutions to some of our basic problems do not work. The only course then is either to accept the fate accompli or seek a holistic purposeful approach. (...) -
Remembering Somnath Lahiri on His Birth Centenary
5 October 2009, by SCLast month on September 1, the birth centenary of legendary Communist leader Somnath Lahiri passed almost unnoticed. The CPI, to which he belonged, did not deem it necessary to even hold a public meeting to pay homage to his abiding memory; yet (...) -
Chinese Intellectuals: State versus New Left
5 October 2009, by Ravindra SharmaThe following is based on interviews with Chinese intellectuals These interviews are part of a project entitled “Chinese Politics and Ideology since Tiananmen”, sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research. The author visited China (...) -
Maturity of Democracy in Japan or Acid Test for Hatoyama?
5 October 2009, by Rajaram PandaIn what was a political earthquake, Japan’s Opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), registered a stunning victory in the general elections held on August 30, 2009. The DPJ victory raised a significant shift in policy after more (...)