March 1, 2008

• Padmabibhushan to Pranab Mukherjee and its Effect in West Bengal
  1 March 2008, by Amitava Mukherjee
  On many counts the Padmabibhushan award to Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of the last Republic Day is likely to influence the course of politics in West Bengal in the days to come. It is also likely to spike the possibility of any Trinamul  (...)
• Role of the Governor and Multiparty System
  1 March 2008, by Indrajeet Singh
  From time to time, the role of Governor has made Indian citizens feel that they are living in a very fragile democratic realm which can be shaken effortlessly by the Governor. It is a well known fact that the Governors have played a dictatorial  (...)
• Tribute to Indira Gandhi
  1 March 2008, by Fidel Castro Ruz
  [(On February 19, 2008, the hero of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro Ruiz, announced his decision to retire from his official positions. In a statement published online by the Communist Party daily in Havana, Granma, the 81-year-old leader  (...)
• Indira Gandhi : A Candid Evaluation
  1 March 2008, by Arvind Bhandari
  Indira Gandhi, whose 90th birth anniversary fell on November 19, 2007, was a contradiction in terms. In one way, a memorable Prime Minister, having a head-turning personality, she was among the most attractive women leaders in the world who  (...)
• Secret Killings, Open Truths?
  1 March 2008, by Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman
  The Saikia Commission Report investigating the secret killings in Assam between 1998 and 2001 was tabled in the Assam Legislative Assembly on November 16, 2007. The Commission was headed by K. N. Saikia, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of  (...)
• Union Budget 2008-09
  1 March 2008, by Bharat Jhunjhunwala
  The ability of the Budget to garner votes for the Congress will depend upon whether the Opposition can expose the many holes present therein. Much hope lies in the political impact of writing off the loans of farmers. There is a doubt whether  (...)
• Appeal for the Release of Binayak Sen
  1 March 2008, by The Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS)
  The Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS), at its general body meeting held on February 9, 2008 during its Silver Jubilee Conference at Lucknow, unanimously passed the following resolution in the context of the ongoing detention of the  (...)
• Advani’s Remarks Most Disturbing
  1 March 2008, by John Dayal
  The Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial candidate, Lal Krishna Advani, may be trying to score political debating points over the ruling Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, but his ‘Liaquat Ali’ statements on the Union Budget have left  (...)

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