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• Pracharak as Terrorist—On the Bhasmasur of Hindutva Terror

  25 July 2010, by Subhash Gatade

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  Hindu mythology with its plethora of gods and goddesses (which, according to a conservative estimate, numbers around 330 millions or 33 crores) has a number of stories supposedly to show the human face of the almighty. One such story talks of the creation of a demon called Bhasmasur by one of the gods himself. The said demon had the unique power of turning everything into ash if he could touch anybody’s head. The story goes that after ‘conquering’ the world the demon tries to attack his (…)

• The Beautiful Valley on the Boil

  25 July 2010, by Surendra Mohan

  Curfew continues in the cities of Srinagar, Baramullah, Sopore and Anantnag, in the Kashmir Valley and during the last ten days, there has been no improvement in the maintenance of law and order. On July 6, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, visited Anantnag and admitted that three young boys had been shot dead by the security forces when they were chased by the CRPF to their homes. He promised an enquiry within 24 hours. During the month of June, several young persons were killed by the (…)

• Hindutva, Article 370 and J&K Imbroglio

  25 July 2010, by Bilal Ahmad Ganai

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• From Cicero to Sushma (via Bellary)

  25 July 2010, by T J S George

  Normal 0 0 1 573 3271 27 6 4017 11.773 0 0 0 Cicero was a Roman orator and statesman of the 1st century BC whose writings deeply influenced modern thought. He was once retained by the Sicilians to prosecute the Governor of Sicily, C. Verres, who had become unbearably corrupt and cruel. Cicero prepared the first of what was to be a six-part chargesheet against the Governor, analysing the evils of greedy administrators. That first part was so powerful in its logic that (…)

• Fighting the Cancer of Corruption

  25 July 2010, by P R Dubhashi

  Spate of Corruption Cases
  In recent months a spate of corruption cases at very senior levels in administration have come to light. Two senior officers of the Ministry of Home Affairs, considered to be the sanctum sanctorum of the Union Government, were involved in the alleged scam in the purchase of bullet-proof jackets and excise evasion racket in the Union Territory of Daman. In the latter case, O. Ravi, the 1983 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre working as the Joint Secretary in (…)

• Institution Matters

  25 July 2010, by Sunil Roy

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• Rehabilitation of Imre Nagy

  25 July 2010, by Subrata Sen

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• Miles to go for Pakistan

  25 July 2010, by Nikhil Chakravartty

  It is useful to look upon the Indo-Pak Summit against the wider background of social and political awakening in Asia. What do the two states stand for? What has been their respective record in the last twentyfive years since they attained independence? To a large measure, the answers to these questions provide the clue to the ultimate outcome of the Simla Summit which is yet to be known as these lines are being written.
  By the yardstick of accepted ideological categories, India and (…)

• Pashupatinath Temple Row: Indian Priest versus Nepali Priest

  25 July 2010, by Kriti Singh

  The year 2009 witnessed a series of high level political drama in the nascent republic of Nepal. However, one such event, which created a lot of commotion not only in Kathmandu but also in New Delhi, was the Pashupatinath Temple priest row. With its astonishing architectural beauty, the Pashupatinath Temple stands as a symbol of faith, religion, culture and tradition. Regarded as the most sacred temple of the Hindu Lord, Shiva, in the world, the Pashupatinath Temple’s existence dates back to (…)

• Afghanistan: Attempts at ‘Pragmatic’ Course-change by New Delhi

  25 July 2010

  by A Special Correspondent
  Analysing the current US policy in Afghanistan, the implementation of which will result in India turning out to be the “biggest loser”, Bashir Mohammad wrote in a brief article, “India and the US Policy in Afghanistan” (Mainstream, May 8, 2010) that in the circumstances “South Block should support the enhanced presence in the Central and local governments (in that country) of the national minorities, including those in the Northern Alliance as well as former (…)