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• Remembering the Inheritance of the Congress Socialist Party

  27 May
  by Prem Singh
  At the time of the establishment of the Congress Socialist Party (CSP) on May 17, 1934, in Patna, under the chairmanship of the patriarch of the Indian socialist movement, Acharya Narendra Deva, two goals were clear: to achieve the  (...)

• On the Present State Government in Goa

  27 May, by Eduardo Faleiro
  The present government in Goa is the most unrepresentative ever in this State and possibly in the whole country. Most Ministers in this government were elected on an anti-BJP platform and they defeated the BJP candidates. The present government  (...)

• Engaging Narrative of Past and Present Sino-Indian Economic, Cultural, Social Milieu

  27 May, by Bharti Chhibber
  BOOK REVIEW
  China and India: History, Culture, Cooperation and Competition edited by Paramita Mukherjee, Arnab K. Dev and Miao Pang; New Delhi: Sage; 2016; pp. 232; Rs 945.
  In today’s globalised world in an age of information and communication  (...)

• The moving finger writes on Jadhav case

  27 May, by M K Bhadrakumar
  The initial reports from Pakistan regarding the International Court of Justice’s interim order on the Kulbhushan Jadhav case give a sinking feeling. If chances of Pakistan carrying out the death sentence were evenly poised, the balance now tilts  (...)

• Have States received Adequate Resources to cope with Increased Responsibilities?

  27 May, by Bharat Dogra
  It is well known that following the recommen-dations of the 14th Finance Commission in the financial year 2015-16, the share of Central taxes to be shared with States was increased from 32 per cent to 42 per cent. At the same time the  (...)

• ICJ Speaks Out in Jadhav Case

  20 May, by SC
  EDITORIAL
  The International Court of Justice has spoken out loud and clear.
  Today it instructed Pakistan not to execute Kulbhushan Jadhav, a former Indian Navy officer convicted of alleged espionage and terrorism and subsequently sentenced to  (...)

• French Presidential Elections 2017: Macron’s Victory offers a Much-needed Reprieve against Narrow Nationalism

  20 May
  by Harsh Kapoor
  In the April 23 first round of the French elections, the established parties were eliminated, leaving two final contenders in the final round of May 7—one was Emmanuel Macron (a former Economy Minister/a cosmopolitan political  (...)

• Macron in France, and here Kejriwal makes BJP Strategists’ Life Hell!

  20 May, by Humra Quraishi
  MUSINGS
  What a relief! The French have indeed signalled that all’s not over! The election of Emmanuel Macron has actually relayed that sane and responsible governance will flourish in France. Lesser levels of discriminations and biases and  (...)

• Why Kashmir Remains Disturbed

  20 May, by Kuldip Nayar
  Whether stone-pelting in Kashmir is at the behest of Pakistan or it is a response to the fundamentalists’ call, the fact remains that the Valley is disturbed. Scores of schools have been burnt and there is a fear in the mind of students that  (...)

• Bankruptcy at Policy Level

  20 May
  From N.C.’s Writings
  With all the excitement generated over the Ramaswami impeachement, the Narasimha Rao Government has good reason to thank the Opposition for letting the Budget pass with only a token show of dissent.
  This marks a major  (...)

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