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May 2009
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End of an Era
18 May 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyWhat sort of government will emerge from the election for the new Lok Sabha? This is the obvious question that is uppermost in the minds not only of the political parties contesting this election but of the millions beyond who constitute this (...) -
Post-Election Scenario
18 May 2009, by Bharat DograAs no political party is expected to get close to winning a majority of seats on its own in these Lok Sabha elections, the political scene immediately after the election results have come in will be hectic and full of significance. It is (...) -
Protect the Centre
18 May 2009, by Raj KishoreHearty welcome to Prakash Karat. Even if it is a remote possibility that he will get what was once denied to Jyoti Basu, his name is music to my ears. I am no fan of the CPI-M brand of communism. Yet I would love Karat as the next Prime (...) -
Election time or tamasha time?
18 May 2009, by Sunita VakilLet’s face it. Every five years or even sooner we are subjected to a new circus called ‘’elections’’. Election time is mela time for politicians who have left no stone unturned to convert politics into a free-for-all political circus. Once on the (...) -
Recession—Diagnosis and Remedies
18 May 2009, by P R DubhashiI. The New Face of Financial Capitalism
Business cycles, that is, upswings and downswings in the economy, booms and busts, have been a characteristic of the capitalist economy. Many economists have analysed the phenomenon and come out with (...) -
The Hidden State
18 May 2009, by D. Bandyopadhyay[(Book Review)] Rogue Agent: How India’s Military Intelligence Betrayed The Burmese Resistance by Nandita Haksar; Penguin Books Ltd, New Delhi; 2009; pages 242; price: Rs 299.
The benign and serene face of an Atal Behari Vajpayee or a (...) -
President Obama’s Initiative for Achieving a Nuclear Weapons-Free World
18 May 2009, by Muchkund DubeyTo rid the world of weapons of war has been the age-old aspiration of mankind. The Bible talks about turning swords into ploughshares. In the very first resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly at its meeting in London in (...) -
On the Anniversary of Victory over Fascism
18 May 2009, by Anil RajimwaleThe Nazi German troops surrendered to the Soviet Red Army, and the allied troops, on May 8, 1945 in Berlin. The Second World War ended on May 9, which is celebrated as the Day of Victory over Fascism. Hitler had earlier committed suicide on (...) -
Save Human Lives, Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka!
18 May 2009Save Human Lives, Human Rights and Democracy in Sri Lanka!
Support Tamils’ Struggle for Self-Determination!
Stop War and War Crimes!
The following is a statement of the NAPM and PPF issued on the ongoing civil war in Sri Lanka and in support (...) -
India in the SCO Today
18 May 2009, by Mansoor AliThe instability that has gripped both Afghanistan and Pakistan has caused legitimate concern among other countries of the region, India included; and since the phenomenon shows no signs of abating—rather it is actually growing—it is quite natural (...)