FROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
Very often nowadays one hears the catch-phrase that “the system has broken down”. It is a common cliché in the intellectual circle all over the country, and has now been taken up by the politician as well—a sort of convenient (...)
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Morals and Politics
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Welcome Addition to Studies on Punjab Politics
8 April 2011, by Ranbir SinghREVIEW ARTICLE
Punjab Politics: Retrospect and Prospect by Bhupinder Singh; Readworthy Publications, New Delhi; 2010; pp. xx + 268; Price: Rs 950.
The study of State politics merits the attention of the Indian scholars in the discipline of (...) -
For Real Scoundrels, Look Beyond Media
7 April 2011, by T J S GeorgeDoes the media distort facts? The Prime Minister thinks so. By “focussing excessively” on scam after scam, does the media spoil India’s image? The Prime Minister thinks so. For the leader of a government that is neck-deep in scams, it is natural to (...) -
Japan, Libya, ‘Cash-for-Votes’ and WikiLeaks
28 March 2011, by SCThe enormity of the natural disaster in Japan on account of the earthquake-cum-tsunami that struck that country on March 11 (lately experts have concluded that the quake measured 9 on the Richter scale and not 8.9 as was earlier stated) is (...) -
Nuclear Power — Real Risks, Real Costs
28 March 2011, by S G VombatkereAssurances
In view of the renewed focus on the nuclear industry following the earthquake-tsunami double-whammy in Japan, India’s nuclear industry and its proponents are in overdrive to assure the public that nuclear safety issues are well in (...) -
Mad Dog on Rampage
28 March 2011, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
[In the wake of the airstrikes by the US, UK and France on Gaddafi’s Libya, one is reminded of the bombing of Libya, led by the same leader, that the US under Ronald Reagan carried out in April 1986, that is, twentyfive years (...) -
A False Dawn and a Long Dark Night in West Asia
28 March 2011, by N A KarimThat the sudden spurt of democratic spirit on a street of Tunis in Tunisia as a result of a rather bizarre incident of self-immolation of an IT trained fruit-seller youth who was publicly slapped by a woman police and its spread to the whole (...) -
Illegitimacy of No-Fly-Zone against Libya: Reflections of the American World Order
28 March 2011, by Arshi KhanThe imposition of the ‘no-fly-zone’ against Libya under the UN Security Council Resolution 1973 on March 17 and subsequent unlawful aggressions by the US, UK and France for two days (March 19-20) seem to show the emerging trend of a new pattern of (...) -
Is Rajasthan Government Selling Farmers’ Interests?
28 March 2011, by Bharat DograDEALS WITH MULTINATIONALS AND OTHER BIG AGRIBUSINESS COMPANIES
A wide range of farmers’ organisations, Gandhian organisations, people’s movements and NGOs have united to oppose a series of disturbing agreements which the Rajasthan Government (...) -
Black Money Criminals — Who will Catch the Big Fishes?
28 March 2011, by A K DasguptaIntroduction
The ghost of “Black Money” stashed in Swiss banks continues to haunt the Government of India. The recent disclosure that more than 100 Indians have deposited their ill-gotten money in these banks and the consequent uproar had forced (...)
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