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The Communist Party of India, the oldest Communist Party in the country whose birth took place in Kanpur in December 1925, has held its Twentyfirst Congress in Patna. The CPI-M, which surfaced much later in October 1964 and whose (...)
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Oldest Communist Party elects a New General Secretary
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Defence Preparedness: Learning from the Past
13 April 2012, by S G VombatkereLeaked Letter
The media is full of Army Chief General V.K. Singh writing to the PM that India’s Army is unprepared for war in terms of weapons, ammunition and equipment. This is undoubtedly extremely serious. That the communication was leaked is (...) -
A Dangerous Turn
13 April 2012, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFROM N.C.’S WRITINGS
An ominous stage has been reached in Indian politics—a danger signal for our democracy. By the amazing folly of the government, the former Chief of the Army Staff has been dragged to the centre-stage of a nationwide (...) -
Mishra or Yeddyurappa, it’s the Same Game: Parties Live for Today, Ignore Tomorrow
13 April 2012, by T J S GeorgeNot all High Commands are the same. The originator of the system in India, Indira Gandhi, enforced it with shock and awe. Congressmen, however exalted, were trained to see their High Command the way vassals see their master. Only one Chief (...) -
Inside Pakistan
13 April 2012, by Kuldip NayarPakistan has changed in some ways since my last visit one year ago. Terrorism is absent from most parts of the country. Punjab has not experienced even a single incident in the last 15 months or so. Above all, terrorism is no more a topic in any (...) -
India-Pakistan: Advocating Accommodation
13 April 2012by ALI AHMED
What to make of Pakistan is up to its 180 million citizens. However, what they make of Pakistan is consequential to its neighbours. Therefore, if India wants Pakistan to go along a certain direction, then it must go down the route (...) -
Subterfuge and Lies Spelling Doom for the Congress
13 April 2012, by Diptendra RaychaudhuriThe Age of Brazening Out
It was a sunny morning in Delhi, just a couple of hours through an interesting day of counting of votes polled in five States, including UP. As the first trends of the election started pouring in, a Congress leader with (...) -
Democracy, Development, Politics
13 April 2012, by K SaradamoniWe are very proud of our Democracy. We are equally proud that “We the People” have given unto ourselves a Constitution that ensures the noble aspects of democracy. We have even incorporated Socialism and Secularism into the Constitution. We have a (...) -
Gutsy Women who Stand Out
13 April 2012, by Humra QuraishiAre you finally over with all those picnics, tea parties and seminar sessions on the so-called International Women’s Day? Are you through with those supposed who’s who—those VVIP spouses, indulging in those frilly tamasha events on that day and on (...) -
Systemic Defects in Capitalism
13 April 2012, by P R DubhashiBOOK REVIEW
23 Things they Don’t Tell You about Cpitalism by Ha-Joon Chang; Penguin Publisher, London; January 2011; pages: 304; Hardcover Price: $ 25.
Through his two thought provoking books, Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in (...)
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