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A Christmas Story in the Modi Era
26 December 2015, by John DayalLast year, the then brand new government of India declared 25th December to be Good Governance Day in honour of Atal Behari Vajpayee, a bachelor activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a founder of the Jana Sangh and its successor, the (...) -
Partition Museum sans Britain
26 December 2015, by Kuldip NayarI liked the idea of a Museum on Partition. There was a lot of enthusiasm for it. But I find to my horror that the Partition Museum would be a branch of the British Museum, which would also supervise it. The whole purpose is defeated because the (...) -
A Mountain of Darkness surrounds Disappearance of the Koh-i-Noor from India
26 December 2015, by A K BiswasCOMMUNICATION
This is a mystery of history. Veteran columnist and author Kuldip Nayar want us to believe that the Koh-i-Noor ”belongs to them (British) and that Lord Dalhousie fraudulently took it away from Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s son, Dilip (...) -
In Paris Summit Rich West evaded responsibility for Global Warming
26 December 2015, by Soma S. MarlaThe 21st Conference of Parties (or CoP 21) has just ended. Signed by negotiators from nearly 200 countries a legal agreement has set ambitious goals to limit temperature rises and hold govern-ments to account for reaching those targets. Perhaps (...) -
Global Warming: After Paris, What?
26 December 2015by Binoy Viswam
Finally the world has come to an agreement in Paris. It was the outcome of intense negotiations for two weeks, with representatives of 190 countries attempting to find ways and means to face the challenge of global warming. The (...) -
Bullet Trains: A Costly Toy India Can Ill Afford
26 December 2015, by Barun Das GuptaAs part of his overall policy to counter China in the Indian Ocean region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widening and deepening Indo-Japanese cooperation. It spans a wide area, from defence to nuclear power generation; from high-speed rail (...) -
Land and People: 1894 To 2015
26 December 2015, by S G VombatkereControl over Land
Land is a non-renewable resource. Along with water, it is essential for survival of human and non-human species. It is not merely a source of food and livelihood for the food-producers, but also a socio-cultural basis of life, (...) -
Hunger and Distress Peak towards Alarming Levels in Bundelkhand
26 December 2015, by Bharat DograWhile hunger, deprivation, mass distress and migration have been widely reported from Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh in recent years, this year has seen the peaking of these distress conditions. Adverse weather conditions have worsened due (...) -
Democratic Decentralisation in J&K: Gender and Political Change
26 December 2015by Gull Wani and Effat Yasmin
Introduction
The democratic renewal globally has created opportunities for more decentralisation of economic and political power. Panchayati Raj Institutions or democratic decentralisation is the development of the (...) -
Candidly Baring out the Stark Realities of Kashmir
26 December 2015, by Humra QuraishiBOOK REVIEW
The Many Faces of Kashmiri Nationalism—From the Cold War to the Present Day by Nandita Haksar; Speaking Tiger, New Delhi; 2015; pages: 335; Price: Rs 350.
The Many Faces Of Kashmiri Nationalism— From The Cold War To The Present Day (...)