June 16, 2007

At Home and Abroad
19 June 2007, by SC
Eventually the UPA has been able to find a nominee for the President’s post: Pratibha Patil. A good choice no doubt—the first woman to occupy the office of head of state; because despite the NDA-backed Independent candidate, Vice-President Bhairon (...)
In Search of a President
19 June 2007, by Prem Singh
The Indian Express has initiated a debate on the qualities and the role of the President of India—a debate that would expectedly prove fruitful and significant since the nation is soon about to elect its next President. The present President Dr. (...)
SEZ: Tinkering Won’t Help—the Law should be Repealed
19 June 2007, by Bharat Dogra
Protests against Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have been reported from several parts of the country. These are basically the struggles of people trying to protect their land and livelihood. These sporadic struggles and their demands are highly (...)
On Poverty, Food Inadequacy and Hunger in West Bengal
19 June 2007, by D. Bandyopadhyay
The National Sample Survey Organisation of the Government of India published a report entitled “Perceived Adequacy of Food Consumption in Indian Households 2004-2005”. This is based on NSS 61st Round, July 2004-June 2005. This report has made some (...)
Slower Poverty Reduction but Increasing Inequality
19 June 2007, by Ruddar Datt
THE STORY OF GROWTH IN THE POST-REFORM PERIOD
Planning Commission’s Estimate of Poverty on the basis of 61st Round of NSS—2004-05
The NSSO results on the basis of large sample survey data on household consumer expenditure (NSS 61st Round) for (...)
To Acquiesce
19 June 2007, by Sagari Chhabra
Some years ago, I went to Pararia in Bihar. The women there had been brutally gang-raped by police-men. The judgement in the courts had gone against the women and as Nimmi Devi said: “The police went scot-free, some even got promoted.” I was (...)
Religious Tolerance in Sikhism
19 June 2007, by K S Duggal
There are not a few who believe that Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, never intended to found a new religion. Essentially a man of God, he wanted the Hindus of his time to be good Hindus and the Muslims to be good Muslims, urging them to live (...)
President, Constitution and Democracy
19 June 2007, by Nikhil Chakravartty
An exchange of electioneering polemics has brought to the forefront an issue of first-class significance which no party interested in the maintenance of the present democratic system, despite all its faults, can afford to sleep over.
On May 12 (...)
Urdu and Muslim Identity
19 June 2007, by Balraj Puri
Nineteen eminent scholars, belonging to different disciplines, including foreigners, commissioned by Ather Farouqui, have joined in an exercise in Redefining Urdu Politics in India, in the form of a book with this title.
Many among them do not (...)
Union Budget and the Rural Sector
19 June 2007, by Kripa Shankar
The overall economic performance may be satisfactory but the agricultural sector is stagnating. Foodgrains production has not increased during the last six years and per capita availability of foodgrains is declining and is at the same level as (...)

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