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Editors Guild of India decries Ban on the Documentary ’India’s Daughter’
14 March 2015The Government of India’s move in banning the telecast of the BBC documentary ‘India’s Daughter’ depicting the aftermath of the brutal gang rape and murder of Nirbhaya is wholly unwarranted, based as it is on a misunder-standing of the power and (...) -
Tribute to Ninan Koshy
14 March 2015TRIBUTE
Dr Ninan Koshy (February 1, 1934-March 4, 2015) was a noted political thinker, foreign affairs expert, theologian and social analyst. He was born in 1934 in Thiruvalla. A former Director of the World Commission of the Churches on (...) -
Neo-bondage in the Age of ’Make in India’ and Shramev Jayate
14 March 2015by Dustin Robertson
‘Make in India’ is a spirited slogan and initiative coined by India’s new Prime Minister that aims to “Facilitate investment. Foster innovation. Enhance skill development. Protect intellectual property. And build best-in-class (...) -
Ray of Sunshine
14 March 2015, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following ‘Political Notebook’ by N.C. was written twenty years ago and appeared in Mainstream (March 4, 1995). It is being reproduced here against the backdrop of a two-day seminar in New Delhi (March 4-5, 2015) (...) -
PDP-BJP Alliance, Targeting Mother Teresa
14 March 2015, by Humra QuraishiMUSINGS
There’s a sense of disbelief-cum-outrage at the PDP-BJP merger for government formation in J&K. Nah, not just a marriage of convenience but I would label it to be a mismatched marriage that wouldn’t last long. Perhaps, the PDP has (...) -
Change the People
14 March 2015by L.K. Sharma
In a message to the tax evaders, a frightening voice says: “We know it all! Every single transaction of yours! You can hide nothing!” Meanwhile, [‘Indians are getting more materialistic... Indian crowd celebrate newly elected (...) -
It Is No ‘Treason’, Mr Sachar
14 March 2015COMMUNICATION
The veteran jurist and former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court, Mr Rajindar Sachar, has taken undue offence to the watermark of the Preamble to the Consitution in an advertisement appearing without the words “secular” and (...) -
Wider Perspective of Left Unity
14 March 2015, by Bharat DograIn recent times Left parties and organisations have been increasingly pushed towards the margins. In such a situation their potential to create a better world should be protected. All social forces, which have a potential to contribute to a just (...) -
US - Iran Talks Reaching Ides Of March
14 March 2015, by M K BhadrakumarThe US-Iran negotiations have successfully crossed the boulder that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw in the way via his outreach to the American lawmakers. The conclusion can be safely drawn after Netanyahu’s speech that neither (...) -
Vigilance: Need of the Hour
9 March 2015, by SCEDITORIAL
The Finance Minister’s presentation of the Union Budget on the last day of February naturally attracted national attention. However, several other develop-ments have also hogged the headlines of late.
Serious infighting within the Aam (...)
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