by Arun Srivastava
Initial euphoria giving way to pragmatic analysis and evaluation of the election results of the four State Assemblies, the focus has now shifted to the free-market economy dictating the future character and shape of the Indian (...)
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Kicking in the Womb of Uncertainty
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Lessons from People’s Verdict
19 December 2013, by Bharat DograAs expected, elections to the five State Assemblies this year have turned out to be highly significant. While the overall results clearly point to a victory for the BJP, this cannot be called a clean sweep for the saffron party and much less for (...) -
The Elections and After
19 December 2013, by Uttam SenPost-election time is open season on losers. That license overtook discourse (on the media) last week with customary intensity. Some within predictably sought to seize the moment. But an optimistic disposition would bring home the leftover plus (...) -
Role of Money in State Assembly Polls
19 December 2013, by Kuldip NayarThe elections for the State Legislatures in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Delhi have indicated the mood of the people. Many questions have come to the fore. The political parties face the challenge of finding answers (...) -
Whither Bangladesh?
19 December 2013by Shahriar Kabir
The anxiety about the outcome of the coming general elections in Bangladesh—how the elections will be held, who will be returned to power, what will happen after the elections, etc —has now spread beyond the borders of Bangladesh (...) -
Rise of Religious Fundamentalism in Bangladesh
19 December 2013, by Barun Das GuptaThe phenomenal rise of Islamic fundamentalist forces in Bangladesh has created an extremely critical situation in that country which now seems to be poised on the brink of a civil war. To the casual observer, the growth of jihadi Islam in (...) -
Meaning of Mujib | Communal Amity in Post-Liberation Bangladesh
19 December 2013, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Meaning of Mujib
When Dacca, in the grip of an unprecedented mass upsurge on the triumphant home coming of Bangabandhu, heard lakhs of voices spontaneously calling for “Joi Indira Gandhi”, it was not only an expression of (...) -
Hefazat-e-Jamaat, Nothing Else!
19 December 2013, by Subhash Gatade“Talibaner aar ek naam—Hefazat-e-Islam!” (Another name for Taliban, Hefazat-e-Islam)
—Slogan raised at Shahbag Square
To such a degree has Religion fuelled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations (...) -
Is Bangladesh a Target for a New Cold War?
19 December 2013by Abdul Gaffar Choudhury
When the vicious Cold War between the East and West ended with the collapse of the then Soviet Union, the famous American intellectual, Gore Vidal, predicted that very soon a new cold war will start in surrounding (...) -
Bangladesh’s Politics is Again at Crossroads
19 December 2013by Shahnaj Begum
Bangladesh’s politics is once again at the crossroads. The Constitution requires an election to be held by January 24, 2014. But there is no agreement as yet between the Opposition and the ruling party as to who will conduct the (...)