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A Pretender to the Throne
7 December 2014, by P.B. SawantEver since the day Devendra Fadnavis, at present holding the office of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, failed to establish his majority in the State Assembly according to law, he has been running the government illegally and (...) -
Stocktaking before the Fifteenth Indo-Russian Summit
7 December 2014, by Arun MohantyRussian President Vladimir Putin would pay an official visit to India from December 10 to 12, 2014 to participate in the fifteenth Indo-Russian annual summit. Russia is the first country and was the only state till a few years back with which we (...) -
The Curse of Caste
7 December 2014, by Kuldip NayarBy any yardstick, the participation of US President Barrack Obama at the Republic Day parade in January is the recognition of India’s growing stature. His phone call to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was, no doubt, an effort to make amends (...) -
Would Kashmir’s ‘overwhelming desire for change’ bring about a Change for the Better?
7 December 2014, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
The good news is that the first round of polling in Jammu and Kashmir saw the highest turnout in the State’s electoral history. The overall percentage was 71 but in some constituencies it went up to 77 and 80. Leh in Ladakh saw a (...) -
Arbitrary Budget Cuts in Social Sectors
7 December 2014, by Bharat DograRecently several reports in leading news-papers have drawn attention to the possibility of significant but arbitrary cuts in budgetary allocations for social sectors. On November 27, The Hindu reported: “To meet the fiscal deficit target for this (...) -
To Hoodwink and Much More
7 December 2014, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Lately this particular news report has hit: 53 per cent of the prison population in India is that of Muslims, Dalits and tribals. Shocking! For two reasons—for one, these three communities are the most disadvantaged and stand deprived on (...) -
His Master’s Voices: They Are Loud
7 December 2014, by Badri RainaAh, those cocksure voices on prime time, strident and self-righteous in their condemnation of whatever be politically out of season—most of all, even the least suggestion that what is with nauseating insistence peddled as the “national interest” (...) -
West Bengal: Khagragarh Blast — A New Challenge for Security and Harmony
7 December 2014, by Pramothes MukherjeeBurdwan Episode
The of grenade explosion in the first floor of a rented house at Khagragarh in West Bengal’s Burdwan town on October 2, 2014, in between the Durga Puja and Iduzzuha festivals, is alarming for many obvious reasons. The two persons (...) -
State Terrorism
7 December 2014by Shahnawaz Mantoo
Terrorism is not new and it has been used since the beginning of recorded history. Terrorism is the most hated and feared term with its different manifestations. It is very difficult to define it precisely but there are some (...) -
Road to Dhaka ; Bright or Ugly?
7 December 2014, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The PM has returned after attending the 18th SAARC Summit in Kathmandu. Against this backdrop it is worthwhile to recall the past. In this context we reproduce two pieces by N.C.—both ‘Editor’s Notebook’ published in this (...)
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