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Sri Lankan War Crimes: Need for an International Inquiry
19 November 2013, by Ambrose PintoDavid Cameron, the Prime Minister of England, is not the first one to call for an international inquiry into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka. Perhaps, he will be the first one among the heads of state to visit the war-ravaged north of Sri (...) -
‘Freedom and People’s Emancipation’: It’s a Political and an Ethical Project
19 November 2013COMMUNICATION
Here is a response to Kobad Ghandy’s “Questions of Freedom and People’s Emancipation” (a six-part essay that appeared in this weekly, the first part on August 18, 2012, the sixth on January 26, 2013) from Bernard D’Mello, Deputy (...) -
India-Russia bhai bhai was working well. Is our US-leaning PM risking it?
19 November 2013, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
Manmohan Singh, considered ineffective and unassertive, was noticeably effective and assertive on one issue: India moving closer to the United States. He succeeded so well that today India is seen as a strategic partner of the US in (...) -
India’s Open Secrets—Effects on Sovereignty and Democracy
19 November 2013, by S G VombatkereJunior Strategic Partner
American spying challenges comprise three categories, namely, friends, enemies and problems. The top two challenges are Brazil and Egypt. That India is No. 3 challenge to U.S intelligence [Ref. 1] is strange, considering (...) -
Power is Only a Corollary
19 November 2013by Bishwajit Sen
This, in my view, is the most revealing self-criticism in recent times to have come from a Communist Party (CPI) which is a part of the Left Front that ruled West Bengal just two years back. The self-criticism comes on the heels (...) -
Mars Mission, Modi’s Manoeuvres
12 November 2013, by SCEDITORIAL
It is yet another feather in the cap of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The successful launch of Mangalayaan—the country’s first probe mission to Mars—made every Indian proud. The ‘blast off’ from the first launch pad in (...) -
The Institution Called Nikhil
12 November 2013by I.A. Rehman
To describe and celebrate the life of a person like Nikhil Chakravartty cliché-ridden encomiums obituary writers often rely upon are not needed. His life speaks for itself. That he was not content with understanding the world but (...) -
Knowledge blended with Wisdom
12 November 2013, by Mubashir HasanDear Sumit,
An unfortunate accident is preventing me to attend the gathering in Delhi in honour of your illustrious father and my friend Nikhil Chakravartty. We had become friends in the early nineties when I became active in improving relations (...) -
Non-Alignment, Human Rights, New: International Order, Regional Cooperation
12 November 2013, by Kamal HossainThe following is the paper the author presented on November 5 at the last session of the two-day conference held in New Delhi in honour of N.C. on his birth centenary.
I am privileged to have the opportunity to honour the memory of the late (...) -
Kolkata Observers N.C.’s Birth Centenary
12 November 2013The birth centenary of Nikhil Chakravartty, the founder editor of Mainstream and the first Chairman of Prasar Bharati, was observed in Kolkata on November 3. Among those who spoke was the nonagenarian Jolly Mohan Kaul, a former secretary of the (...)
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