From N.C.’s Writings
The time has come when we can no longer afford to indulge in mutual recrimination. The time has come for us to hang our heads in shame.
What has happened at Moradabad is a blot on our patriotism. No amount of quibbling, (...)
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Today’s Imperative
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EVM Debate: Securing Faith in the Basic Institution of Free and Fair Franchise
17 February, by Badri RainaThe fundamental postulate of any democratic justice system is that a few that may be guilty may go unpunished but not one that is innocent should be convicted.
In political terms, the concomitant postulate clearly must be that the least finger (...) -
Do Not Undermine Parliament, Please
17 Februaryby D.K. Giri
To read in the papers that the two days (February 5 and 6) in the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha were wholly washed out by disruptions is quite sad and painful for those watching the democratic institutions, mainly Parliament. (...) -
Value System Changes Needed for a Protective World
17 February, by Bharat DograWhile most people in our increasingly troubled world are too absorbed in struggles and problems of daily life to find much time for larger issues, there is nevertheless growing realisation that several serious problems are fast getting out of (...) -
Russia-Ukraine: Brotherly Ties Turning into Hostilities. How and Why?
17 Februaryby R.G. Gidadhubli
Russia and Ukraine were brotherly Slavic states with close, cordial and consistent social, economic and political relations for centuries. They were also major economically and strategically powerful Republics of the former (...) -
Trump’s Pick of Strong Men
17 FebruaryTrump likes strong leadership,
But only from the Right;
When it comes to Leftwing dictators,
Trump turns democrat.
The man who ordered dismemberment
Of a critical journalist—
Being friendly with oil and investment—
Tops Trump’s approval list.
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Triple Talaaq Bill: Limits, Ambiguities and Politics
17 Februaryby Ananya Pathak
The Opposition stood in stark condemnation, as the Triple Talaaq Bill came to be passed in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, January 3, 2019. The Bill seeks to criminalise the practice of instant triple talaaq among Muslims. Under the (...) -
Rising Roar of Faux Faith in Poll-bound India
17 Februaryby L.K. Sharma
If you hear the rising roar of faith, it is election-time in India. Belief in God is stronger than any political belief. Faith rushes to fill the ideological vacuum and goes on to cleanse politics of the residual ideological (...) -
In the Aftermath
17 February, by SCThe mosque was eloquent History,
Everything else was shrouded in mythology.
Yet they, under the spell of fiery oratory,
Chose to chase the mirage of a myth,
Pull down the building
And build hatred in their hearts.
When I, a citizen of this vast (...) -
Whirligig Politics
10 February, by SCEDITORIAL
One had known for quite sometime that the 2019 Lok Sabha elections would witness a no-holds-barred campaign with PM Narendra Modi firmly resolved to stay on in power and the combined Opposition determined to oust him from the office he (...)
