From N.C.’s Writings
We as a nation are proud of the fact that we are a secular democracy. The test of our secularism does not consist in our protestations, however loud these may be, but in the manner we conduct ourselves towards the minorities (...)
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Secularism on Trial
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Tribute to Professor Randhir Singh and his Politics
12 March 2017by Kadayam Subramanian
Professor Randhir Singh, who passed away on January 31, 2016, was a truly eminent Professor of Political Theory in the University of Delhi. The first anniversary of his passing away was fittingly observed with the First (...) -
One who Won Over even Those Disagreeing with Him
12 March 2017TRIBUTE
by Mahtab Alam
In Delhi, the Panj Pira Qabristan adjacent to Delhi’s Nizamuddin Basti, 82-year-old Syed Shahabuddin was laid to rest on Saturday (March 4, 2017) afternoon.
Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Lieutenant Governor of Delhi (...) -
Bigotry Must be Condemned—in India or America
12 March 2017, by M K BhadrakumarThere have been three recent incidents of attacks on Indians in the United States and it remains to be seen whether they are the manifestation of a “new normal”. A combustible mix is forming in America’s political economy.
The racial bigotry in (...) -
Face of BJP’s Diabolical Project
5 March 2017, by SCEDITORIAL
While the BJP stalwarts, including PM Narendra Modi, continue their communally polarising campaign in the last phases of the UP Assembly elections, the RSS’ student wing, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), has resorted to (...) -
PM Modi’s Muslim Bashing in UP Elections
5 March 2017, by Shamsul IslamAs the multi-phased UP Assembly elections progress, PM Modi as the only mascot of the BJP’s campaign is becoming more belligerent in his communally polarising rhetoric. Speaking at an election rally on (February 20, 2017) at Fatehpur, the PM, (...) -
In the Name of Ram
5 March 2017, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
To build a temple to mark the brithplace of Ram, a mosque was destroyed by deceit.
Those who swiftly and competently did the demolition job on Sunday (December 6, 1992), did so before the very eyes of those leaders who had (...) -
Why the SP-Congress Alliance is Attractive for the Non-Committed Voter
5 March 2017, by Bharat DograWith the newly-formed SP-Congress alliance making waves in the Uttar Pradesh elections, it is natural for most members and supporters of these two political parties to feel upbeat about the prospects of this alliance. This article, however, is (...) -
On Release of Innocents after Long Imprisonment
5 March 2017, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
After twelve years, two innocents and one ‘half-innocent’ walked out free from the confines of the Tihar Jail, yet not a word of apology and nor a rupee in terms of compensation from the state to the three Kashmiri men—Hussain Fazili, (...) -
Trump’s Foreign Policy of Confusion
5 March 2017by Sanjal Shastri
When Donald Trump was elected as the US President in November 2016, foreign policy observers predicted an era of uncertainty. If the first few weeks of President Trump are anything to go by, we will have to expect the (...)
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