REVIEW ARTICLE
Politics of Inclusion: Castes, Minorities and Affirmative Action by Zoya Hasan; OUP, Delhi; 2009; pp. 302 + xiv; Price (Hardback): Rs 675.
Hierarchical inequality in India, as exemplified by a social order based on the caste (...)
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September 2009
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Affirmative Action: State’s Contrasting Approach towards Castes and Minorities
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Crisis in Indian Journalism
21 September 2009, by Kamal WadhwaIndian journalism is at a crossroads today. It is caught in the trauma of having to reconcile the traditions of the past as espoused by the many distinguished senior journalists, who currently control the editorial boards of newspapers and (...) -
Afghan War reaches a Tipping Point
21 September 2009, by M K BhadrakumarThe North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) handed down to the Taliban a big political victory as a result of the air strikes in the northern province of Kunduz on September 4, which left over 100 people dead and injured. The Taliban (...) -
India’s Look-East Policy and Vietnam
21 September 2009, by Baladas GhoshalThe 64th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day was observed on September 2, 2009. On that occasion the embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam brought out a publication Vietnam-India in Focus. The following article, appearing in the (...) -
On Opposition to the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill
21 September 2009, by Vasudha DhagamwarRejoinder
D. Bandyopadhyay has written a short but hard-hitting piece entitled ‘Why We Must Oppose the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill of 2009’. (Mainstream, August 14, 2009) First of all the Bill is still dated 2007. But that is a small matter, (...) -
Disturbing Developments
12 September 2009, by SCThe massive crowds that accompanied the body of former Andhra Pradesh CM Dr Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash on September 2, when it was brought to Hyderabad and later when it was taken to his village for the last rites (...) -
Chief Justices’ Conference 2009
12 September 2009, by Rajindar SacharNo ‘My Lord’, the Chief Justice of India (or should it be ‘your Honour’ reiterating the 1971 decision by the present Supreme Court?), the judiciary does not “impliedly obey” the law passed by Parliament—the judiciary owes allegiance only to the (...) -
At Random
12 September 2009, by K. Natwar SinghIt never rains but pours. There is a severe drought in large parts of the country, but there is no political drought. The Bharatiya Janata Party is hell-bent on committing political hara-kiri. Such disarray has never been witnessed in our (...) -
Was Jinnah Secular and Solely Responsible for Partition?
12 September 2009, by Balraj PuriJaswant Singh’s expulsion from the BJP for writing a book on Jinnah raises a number of issues. First is the manner it was done. He was conveyed the decision by party President Rajnath Singh on telephone when he arrived at Shimla to attend the (...) -
Jinnah and Nehru
12 September 2009, by P.K. NigamJaswant Singh wrote that Jinnah was a great man. Advani considered that Jinnah was secular. The BJP leaders have been enamoured of Jinnah and his greatness. But, their bete noire is Nehru. He was pseudo-secular. What are the facts? (...)