by M.P. Nathanael
way back in July 1989, I was returning to New Delhi after completing an assignment in Srinagar when I found two passengers in the flight harassing a Kashmiri by asking him now and then if he was going to India. When I could no (...)
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The Kashmir Imbroglio
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CAB: A Serious Threat to Every Idea of South Asia
21 December 2019by Partha S. Ghosh
Let us not beat about the bush. The essence of the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) can be limited to just one sentence: it is meant to reduce India’s Muslims to second-class citizens; proof of their Indianness is endlessly (...) -
India’s Looming Financial Crisis, Mounting Expenditure and Exploding Debt
21 December 2019, by B P MathurKautilya, the 3rd century BC philosopher-statesman, had observed that ‘a king with depleted Treasury eats into the very vitality of citizens and the country’. The Indian Government’s Treasury today is empty due to years of profligacy by the (...) -
CITIZENS AMENDMENT BILL : ‘A BLACK SPOT ON INDIAN DEMOCRACY — MUST BE ABROGATED’
21 December 2019
Statement issued by CFD on CAB
The following is a statement on the Citizens Amendment Bill (passed in Parliament) by S.R. Hiremath, President, Citzens For Democracy, N.D. Pancholi, General Secretary and Anil Sinha, Secretary. The statement (...) -
Romesh Chandra: An Extraordinary Builder of Peace
21 December 2019by Archishman Raju
Background to the Peace movement
When a people’s history of the 20th century is written, Romesh Chandra will shine in it as a world historic figure, and one of the most, if not the most, preeminent fighter for peace in the (...) -
Transcending Pluralism: A Threat to Democracy
21 December 2019by Suranjita Ray
A pluralist society is characterised by heterogeneity, diversity and multiplicity in caste, culture, customary practices/traditions, religious belief/faith, language, thought, opinion and understanding. Such diversities and (...) -
Block Development Council Elections-2019 in Jammu and Kashmir
21 December 2019by Farooq Ahmad Waza
In its bid to restart the wheels of democracy in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir1 the State Administrative Council (SAC),2 headed by former Governor Satya Pal Malik, conducted elections to chairpersons of the (...) -
United Kingdom: Collapse of Corbynism
21 December 2019by Sankar Ray
The shattering defeat of Jeremy Corbyn—‘Brexitquake, not Youthquake’—was more unexpected for the fellow-travellers the world over, not of Labour Party of the UK alone. They anticipated a victory of the charismatic challenger to the (...) -
March Succeeds in reaching Srinagar from Jammu in spite of Hurdles
21 December 2019by Sandeep Pandey and Rajendran Narayanan
A ‘Restoration of Democracy’ march, part on feet and part on vehicles, was planned from Jammu to Srinagar between November 26 and December 1, 2019 for restoration of democracy in Jammu and Kashmir after (...) -
When was CPI founded? Some historical questions
21 December 2019, by Anil RajimwaleThere is some confusion and controversy around the question as to when the Communist Party of India (CPI) was founded. There are basically two versions: according to one, it was founded in 1920, and to another in 1925. There are a few other (...)