This piece was written before the Afghan presidential poll.
In his distinguished diplomatic career spanning four decades, there is not a trace of record to show that Richard Holbrooke, the United States special representative for Afghanistan and (...)
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September 2009
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Powers Line Up to Stir Afghanistan‘s Pot
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Political Struggle within the CPI-M
12 September 2009, by Dipanjan Rai ChaudhuriThe takeover of the CPI-M party by the neo-liberals was so bloodless, with seasoned social-democrats rooted in the trade unions (like Pandhe saab) and the peasant masses (like Rezzak saab) and voluble intellectuals capitulating with only a (...) -
Swine Flu, Panchayats and NRHM
12 September 2009, by Bidyut MohantyIntroduction
Nowadays the swine flu has created a health scare among the Indian population. It is still confined to the urban areas. But eventually it is likely travel to rural areas. Given the background of villagers’ apathy in health matters (...) -
Swiss Bank Accounts: Need to do More to get the Money Back
12 September 2009, by Arun KumarSwitzerland has reportedly told the Indian authorities that it would not give them names of the Indians holding secret bank accounts in its banks while its largest bank, the UBS, has agreed to give the US Government names of about 4500 US (...) -
Remembering Sarat Chandra Bose
12 September 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttySometimes, in moments of introspection, one is tempted to ask what could have happened if people in authority had behaved differently, had different views about each other. Even orthodox Marxists have not been able to deny the role of the (...) -
Centenary of Madan Lal Dhingra’s Martyrdom
12 September 2009, by Chaman LalMadan Lal Dhingra is perhaps the first Indian freedom fighter, who was executed in London on August 17, 1909. But it is strange that no one in public or the government has thought of comme-morating the event. A brief life-sketch of Madan Lal (...) -
On Gandhi’s Deep Interest in Saving Bhagat Singh
12 September 2009, by Visalakshi MenonBOOK REVIEW
Gandhi and Bhagat Singh by V.N. Datta; Rupa and Co., New Delhi; 2008; pages
126; Hardcover price: Rs 295.
Here is an extremely readable book—rather old-worldish in some ways, but very topical nevertheless. V.N. Datta, the (...) -
Hindutva Undermines the Pristine Values of Hinduism
12 September 2009, by Sailendra Nath GhoshThe RSS is deeply in love with the word “Hindu”, shorn of Hinduism’s values. It owes an obligation to the Indian public to clarify if there is any brand of spirituality that is called Hindutva.
It has recently reiterated that Hindutva is the (...) -
’Innovation Universities’
12 September 2009, by Amiya DevThe Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India is planning to set up fourteen national universities of ‘world-class’ standard, and has circulated a [draft] concept note to that effect bearing (...) -
The Yashpal Committee Report: A Review
12 September 2009, by Bhim S. DahiyaThe key Recommendations of the Yashpal Committee Report is the following:
A holistic view of knowledge, as advocated above, would demand a regulatory system which treats the entire range of educational institutions in a holistic manner. All of (...)