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Am I a Maoist?
10 May 2010, by Gladson DungdungI appeared in public life through my human rights work, writings and speeches. However, I reached to a larger audience when I got a chance to appear in CNN-IBN and NDTV-24×7 debates on the issue of Naxalism last year. After these debates, I got (...) -
Appeal to PM to Intervene in Manipur Forthwith, Defuse Tensions
10 May 2010(The following are an appeal to the PM by a group of concerned citizens, their press release, and a letter to the Manipur Assembly Speaker by six Independent Naga MLAs announcing their decision to resign from the legislature in view of the (...) -
India and the US Policy in Afghanistan
10 May 2010, by Bashir MohammadBy now it is as clear as daylight what the Americans are up to in Afghanistan.
In case Talibanisation grips Afghanistan (which is inevitable if the US plan to negotiate with the “moderate” Taliban by using the good offices of its client (...) -
UPA’s Success amid Massive Protests
1 May 2010, by SCThe snowballing of the IPL controversy; the charge of the tapping of phones of several politicians being stoutly denied by the Union Home Minister; the BJP/Left’s allegation of the PM’s breach of Parliament’s privilege for having announced outside (...) -
Media is Amoral, but it Works
1 May 2010, by T J S GeorgeApplause greeted the Supreme Court’s ruling that Manu Sharma should spend the rest of his life in prison. The man was a cold-blooded killer. His victim’s only fault was that she declined to pour him a drink after the bar had closed. Annoyed, he (...) -
Labour Day and May Day: Some Lesser Known Features
1 May 2010, by Anil RajimwaleThere are several aspects of the International Labour Day and May Day yet unknown; certain myths need to be clarified and little known facts about them must be highlighted.
It is interesting to know that Labour Day did not originate as ‘May (...) -
An Examination of Conflict: Costs, Benefits and More
1 May 2010, by S G VombatkereThe death of 76 CRPF police personnel on April 6, 2010 in a Maoist ambush in the Dantewada forest of Chhattisgarh is deeply disturbing not only because it is a loss to the families and the nation, but also because it inevi-tably means upscaling (...) -
Save ‘Socialism’ and ‘Revolution’ from Narrow-Minded Approach
1 May 2010, by Bharat Dogra‘Socialism’ and ‘revolution’ are two beautiful words which, however, have been distorted beyond recognition by narrow-minded persons and groups.
Let’s first see what these words actually mean and then we’ll examine how these beautiful words have (...) -
A Learned History of the Socialist Movement
1 May 2010, by Surendra MohanREVIEW ARTICLE (1) Bharat mein Loktantrik Samajwadi Andolan—Bhag Ek: Congress Socialist Party (1934-47) by Girija Shankar; Vishwa Bharati Publications, 4378/4D Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi; 2004; pages 465+ix; Rs 750.
(2) Bharat mein (...) -
Exploring the Amazing Popularity of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
1 May 2010, by Harish K Puri(This article was sent to us before the seventyninth anniversary of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh and his comrades on March 23, 1931 but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons. It is now being published in view of the significance (...)
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