Ultranationalism, the fifth wheel of the Hindutva rath
By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Flash back to the summer of 1989 when Hindutva jargon sounded Greek. In a press conference after his party passed the watershed Palampur resolution that made construction of a...
View ArticleTarun Gogoi, the last Congress politician
Should Tarun Gogoi be defeated in Assam, we would be seeing the last of the strong state leaders from the Congress. Besides Gogoi, the other powerful state satrap from the Grand Old Party in recent...
View ArticleThe accident at Puttingal Devi temple in Kerala is a disaster that was...
The devastating explosion which killed more than a hundred people and maimed a few hundreds more following at the Puttingal Devi temple near Quilon in Kerala was a tragedy that was waiting to happen....
View ArticleAmbedkar’s Birth Anniversary: Paying lip service is not enough
Father of the Indian Constitution, Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary has been celebrated across the country, but the fervour with which various political parties have tried to outdo each...
View ArticleMaharashtra Water Crisis: Lessons from Bollywood
At a time when the Maharashtra government is facing flak for wasting 10,000 litres of water on Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Eknath Khadse’s flying visit to parched Latur, the efforts to improve...
View ArticleThe jingoistic frenzy being whipped up by the BJP can do the nation serious harm
Finish off the deshdrohi (traitor)! This is the BJP’s new war cry. And the Opposition is reportedly being put on the defensive in the small towns of Uttar Pradesh. This is dangerous, primarily because...
View ArticleMaharashtra Water Crisis: Lessons from Bollywood
At a time when the Maharashtra government is facing flak for wasting 10,000 litres of water on Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Eknath Khadse’s flying visit to parched Latur, the efforts to improve...
View ArticlePankaja Munde Controversy: Target governance not selfies
The virtual war on Pankaja Munde’s selfie taken during her visit to drought-hit areas of Maharashtra seems to be getting bigger, political parties have trained their guns on the 36-year-old minister...
View ArticleFrom Krishna to Arjun: The story of BJP’s tea-seller in Uttar Pradesh
Even since his appointment as the state president of BJP in the politically important state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Keshav Prasada Maurya cannot seem to stay out of headlines. His surprise elevation...
View ArticleHaryana Jat Agitation: Learn from Gujarat model
The recent reports of Haryana policemen deserting their posts during the Jat agitation in February by the Prakash Singh panel exposes hollow claims of the state government that it did all within its...
View ArticleTwo-child norm: Fight poverty, not population growth
Union Minister Giriraj Singh is back with a bang, this time urging his government to enforce a two-child norm for all religions in the country, he said if population rules are not changed, daughters of...
View ArticleUttarakhand Crisis: BJP loses moral high ground
Uttarakhand High Court’s verdict striking down imposition of President’s Rule in the state has not come as a surprise, the way the court had castigated the central government for their action,...
View ArticleUttarakhand High Court judgment a huge setback for the Centre
The Uttarakhand High Court judgment revoking President’s rule in the state is a huge political blow to the Modiled central government and the BJP. It, however, has an asymmetrical fallout: the gain for...
View ArticleKali and Krishna: Uttar Pradesh gears itself for lessons in mythology
The fight for asserting Hindutva supremacy in the Hindi heartland has begun between political parties in Uttar Pradesh (UP) where assembly elections are less than a year away. The conch was blown first...
View ArticleAgusta Westland Deal: Attack is the best form of defence for BJP
The Agusta Westland deal was the ammunition that BJP had kept in its arsenal to tide over rough times. After the Uttarakhand fiasco, BJP had to act fast and counter any political mileage that the...
View ArticleWant GUJCOCA? Confession as evidence has few takers
By Aman Sharma When other evidence or witnesses are not available and we have just a theory to go by, confession becomes the biggest evidence. This assertion, by a senior police officer played by Tabu...
View ArticleA tough Italian Job for PM Modi
By Pranab Dhal Samanta Italy is an unusual candidate as an Indian foreign policy problem. But like it or not, in current circumstances, the country ranks right up there as both a diplomatic challenge...
View ArticleBJP in Rajya Sabha: Swamy fires first salvo, Sidhu waiting in wings
Rajya Sabha has been the biggest headache for the NDA government over the past two years to the extent that Leader of the House, Arun Jaitley wanted a debate on its veto powers, but the...
View ArticleAnti-BJP Alliance: Nitish Kumar faces Mayawati hurdle
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s efforts to project himself as a key player at the national level in the run-up to the 2019 general elections got a boost with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)...
View Article10% Reservation in Gujarat: Catch 22 situation for agitating Patidars
Gujarat government’s decision to give 10% reservation for Economically Backward Community (EBC) in the general category is a masterstroke that aims at extending an olive branch to Patidars and yet not...
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