EDITORIAL
As the year comes to an end with Mainstream entering its fiftyfourth year, one is reminded of what was written in these very columns a year ago.
Surveying the political scenario of the nation at the end of 2014, it was noted in this (...)
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Primary Task Today
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Time to Rally / Insanity Enthroned / Wanted: Statesmanship of Highest Order / Ayodhya and Hindu-Muslim Unity
26 December 2015, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
Time to Rally
There is nothing unusual for a nation with complex problems to face to go through difficult times, and a great nations like ours with myriads of problems to clear can hardly be expected to enjoy all the time an (...) -
Building the Idea of India
26 December 2015, by Irfan HabibThe following is based on a lecture delivered by the author, a renowned historian, to the students of the Aligarh Muslim University at the AMU’s Kennedy Hall on September 7, 2015. The author has himself edited the text of the lecture’s (...) -
Hindutva {Juggernaut on Roll: Beef-eaters to be out of Indian Nationhood
26 December 2015, by Shamsul IslamThe Hindutva propounder, V.D. Savarkar, in his book, Hindutva (1923), and the prominent ideologue of the RSS, M.S. Golwalkar, in his book, We or Our Nationhood Defined (1939), kept Indian Muslims and Christians out of Indian nationhood. (...) -
All Well for Now — And How
26 December 2015, by Badri RainaWhen I spoke of the historical inevitability of the Constitution of India some months ago (see “Republic Resilient”), in contradistinction to inevitability of another kind that we have been taught to expect—namely, the demise of Capitalism at the (...) -
Sangh Proposes, Modi Disposes
26 December 2015by Arun Srivastava
It was soothing to the ears that the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, praising Jawaharlal Nehru, was reaching out to the Congress leaders, adopting a conciliatory attitude towards the opponents, emphasising “if there is any (...) -
India: Roller-Coastering Democracy
26 December 2015by L.K. Sharma
Those who have seen the Indian Prime Minister’s irresistible rise in politics and heard his inflammatory rhetoric over the years, were astounded by his speech in Parliament. Short of quoting from the Bible, Narendra Modi sought to (...) -
From Bihar to Assam: Understanding and Predicting BJP’s Election Strategies in Upcoming Assam Elections
26 December 2015by Aejaz Ahmad and M. Rafiq Wani
Introduction
The story of religious invocation and incantation in politics is as old as modernity itself. While modernity was supposed to release what is now called ‘modern politics’, of all the parochial (...) -
Yemen Fighting Causing Disaster
26 December 2015, by Harish ChandolaA bigger tragedy than that of Syria is taking place in the small, poor Middle-East country of Yemen, which is being constantly bombed by a coalition of nine countries led by Saudi Arabia, fighting on behalf of Yemen’s deposed govern-ment. Over (...) -
Fear of War rising in Europe
26 December 2015, by Apratim MukarjiThe author was recently in Italy and Greece, the two European countries most affected by the refugee-migrant influx. Here he shares his experiences and impressions of the visit with our readers.—Editor
In late-November, anti-war rallies were (...)