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Other Side of Transactions in a Violent System
19 April 2010, by Sumanta BanerjeeIt is understandable that human rights/civil liberties organisations should come out with statements deploring the killing of security forces (for example, the PUDR press statement on the wiping out of 75-odd CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh on (...) -
Unpublished Letters of P.C. Joshi
19 April 2010The year 2009 marked the fiftieth year of the publication of Lokayata, a seminal work on Indian materialist philosophy from the Marxist point of view. Its author, distinguished philosopher-scholar Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya (1918-1993), was a (...) -
Climate Change and Justice
19 April 2010, by Bharat DograWhile the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions adequately and with the greatest urgency is widely recognised, this extremely important issue has not yet become an issue of mass mobilisation particularly among weaker sections. The (...) -
No Honour in “Honour Killing”
19 April 2010, by Sunita VakilIt is a matter of national shame when arguments condoning crimes like “honour killings” come in the form of tradition.
A. Marten says: “If we would know the political and moral condition of a state we must ask what rank women hold in it.” It (...) -
The US War Machine—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
19 April 2010, by S G VombatkereThe Tone of the Third Millennium
The reprehensible Al-Qaeda attack on New York (WTC) and Washington (Pentagon) in the USA on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, set the stage for the Third Millennium in its very first year. This audacious attack on (...) -
Directionless in Agriculture
19 April 2010, by Bharat JhunjhunwalaThe growth rate of agriculture was three per cent and that of manufacturing was 4.5 per cent during the first three decades after independence. The growth rate for agriculture has slipped to 2.8 per cent while that for manufacturing has (...) -
Should Dalit Christians/Muslims be excluded from Reservation?
19 April 2010, by Ambrose PintoThe Ranganath Mishra Commission Report was tabled in December 2009 in Parliament. Some of its important recommendations are 15 per cent reservation to minorities in education, Central and State Government jobs and social welfare schemes in the (...) -
In Quest for a Proactive Approach
19 April 2010, by B K Roy BurmanHarmonising the Gandhian Orientation for Constructive Engagement with Self-patronising Bureaucratic Narcissism on the One Hand and Militant Left Radicalism on the Other
On April 12, the Statesman News Service (SNS) flashed the observation of a (...) -
Washington’s Motive in Central Asia and its Track Record
19 April 2010, by Benjamin ToddThe strategic importance of Central Asia, a region rich in oil, gas and other resources while being located in between Russia, China and the Indian subcontinent, is growing with every passing day. And the US is doggedly persisting with its (...) -
The US War Machine—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
19 April 2010, by S G VombatkereThe Tone of the Third Millennium
The reprehensible Al-Qaeda attack on New York (WTC) and Washington (Pentagon) in the USA on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, set the stage for the Third Millennium in its very first year. This audacious attack on (...)
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