This article was written before the presidental elections in France and South Korea. Yet its contents are not yet outdated Here it is being published for the benefit of our readers.
The month of May is going to be momentous for international (...)
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Three Cheers for Democracy — in France, Rok and Iran
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Goodbye!
20 May 2017‘Wake up, baby, wake up.’
Cradling his infant twins
sobbing Al-youssef uttered,
choking back his tears.
Toxic gas: the silent killer,
had snuffed out their life.
The grieving father realised
bodies in his arms were dead.
At their final resting (...) -
Iran Elections
20 May 2017, by Harish ChandolaOnce again the hardliners and moderates are confronting each other in the coming Iranian elections on May 19. There are over 100 candidates in the field. The moderates are led by Ebrahim Raeisi and the religious conser-vatives are likely to be (...) -
Martha Farrell Awards for Excellence in Women’s Empowerment
20 May 2017, by Bharat DograThe first Martha Farrell Awards for Women’s Empowerment were presented recently at a well-organised event in Delhi. These have been instituted to honour Dr Martha Farrell and her ideals. These awards recognise and honour mid-career individual (...) -
Highlights of the OBOR Forum: An Analysis
20 May 2017by Jajati K. Pattnaik
The OBOR (One Belt One Road) Forum for International Cooperation was held at Beijing on May 14-15, 2017 to build the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. New Delhi boycotted the meeting because (...) -
Russian Economy Overcomes Long Drawn-out Crisis
20 May 2017, by Arun MohantyThe year 2017 brings good news for the Russian economy that looks all set for a steady growth trajectory overcoming the long crisis stemming from widespread international sanctions. The economy looks confident to register positive growth from (...) -
Three Reasons why Extreme Hostility between Trinamul and CPM Should End
20 May 2017, by Bharat DograCOMMUNICATION
In recent years extreme hostility between the CPM and Trinamul Congress (TMC) has been a predominant characteristic of the political scene in Bengal, so much so that there have been a lot of violent incidents leading to several (...) -
Climate Change: Tracing the Inception of its Scientific and Political Discourse
20 May 2017by Prashant Kumar Sharma
The climate change issue has become a significant part of the global discourse today. Climate change poses an ‘existential challenge’ to the entire humanity. This could lead to the greatest environmental threat facing the (...) -
Exposing Unholy PoliticIan-Bureaucrat Nexus: Call to Reform Governance and Ensure Value-based Public Administration
20 May 2017BOOK REVIEW
by B.P. mathur
On the Corridors of Power: The Theatre of the Absurd by Parimal Brahma; Patridge India; 2017; pp. 302
Parimal Brahma is one of the rare breed of civil servants who have retained intellectual honesty and independent (...) -
Revolutionary Violence and the State in India’s Democracy: A Study of Mass Encounter in Malkangiri
20 May 2017by Kamalakanta Roul
The following article was sent to us sometime ago but could not be used earlier due to unavoidable reasons.
It is being published now as its contents are still relevant.
The globalising Indian economy has emerged as a brutal (...)
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