by Sheel Bhadra Kumar
With the passage of the last two centuries, we have witnessed major paradigm shifts in the nature of international politics. Before World War I broke out, world politics was multipolar but dominated by the European powers (...)
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India - Russia Relations Revisited
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India and Russia vis-a-vis China’s Claims in the South China Sea
7 November 2016by Hasan Hamidullah
India should be far more active in the use of international institutions while promoting its national interests, especially in its territorial disputes and the right of free navigation.
Our support to the Philippines in their (...) -
Saral Patra is No More
7 November 2016Veteran journalist Saral Patra, 93, passed away in New Delhi in the early hours of October 31, 2016. He leaves behind his wife, Protima, and sons, Arun and Sanjay.
Born in Bengal in April 1923, he went to Lahore to work in the UPI (United Press (...) -
Competitive Communalism
30 October 2016POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
Several striking developments of the last few days have hogged the headlines.
These include the removal of Cyrus Mistry from the chairmanship of the Tata Group and the ongoing war in the Parivar of the ruling Samajwadi Party (...) -
PIPFPD’s Latest Call
30 October 2016The following is the press statement issued by the India Chapter of the PIPFPD after the Forum’s National Committee meeting in Jammu on October 22.
The Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD), in its National Committee (...) -
It’s Mandir again
30 October 2016, by Kuldip NayarIt is Mandir again. The controversy over it comes to life whenever there are elections. The Babri Masjid was demolished on December 6, 1992. No doubt, the blame for the destruction is on the extremist Hindus, who did not even care for the (...) -
Aping Israel, Build-up in Ayodhya
30 October 2016, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
Why did this government indulge in all possible publicity stunts on Gandhi Jayanti Day when it was all set to follow the Israeli way to strike? Doublespeak at the highest level! The top brass of the BJP-RSS should not talk of Mahatma (...) -
Whither Justice for Religious Minorities?
30 October 2016by Ram Puniyani
Retired judge of the Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju wrote (September 26, 2016) to the Supreme Court judges: “You are aware that one Ikhlaq was brutally lynched by cow vigilantes in Dadri. Instead of severely punishing the (...) -
The Kashmir Question
30 October 2016by Binish Maryam
The hasty departure of the Britishers from India in 1947 resulted in the emergence of two independent states, India and Pakistan. Though sharing a common history, the two states have been engaged in the most complex and sharply (...) -
Pakistan poses Problems too Serious to be left to Jingoist Anchors and Sangh Parivar Hawks
30 October 2016, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Patriotic quibbling will not hide the basic fact—that Pakistan has boxed India into a tight corner. As happened in the wake of the Mumbai terror attack eight years ago, every muscle in our body politic twitches to take revenge against (...)
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